Famous Snowboarders: Jimmy Johnson

I know little about NASCAR outside of hearing some of the famous names that any casual observer of sports knows: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon, and reaching back a ways, Richard Petty.

Apparently I should have been more familiar with Jimmy Johnson, who won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series back-to-back in 2006 and 2007.

Johnson, born in 1975, was interviewed by the Roanoke (Virginia) Times. When asked about his off-track interests, he mentioned snowboarding:

“Snowboarding is like a constant slide, which is cool to me and reminds me of skateboarding and surfing, which I did as a kid. To be doing the long slides and transitioning from corner to corner and sliding along down the mountain is a good, cool rush.”

There are plenty of ways to enjoy riding, not all of which involve speed. On the other hand, snowboarding can indeed be “a good, cool rush.” (Source: Interview with Jimmie Johnson, March 30, 2008).