President honors NASCAR champion

U.S. President Barack Obama honored NASCAR Spring Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson (left). NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin (right) with several other drivers also attended the event. | photo by Charlie Leffler, Mechanicsville Local/Media General News Service

By: Elizabeth Farina | midlothianexchange.com
Published: September 08, 2011

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Heading into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup cut-off race at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson was honored by President Barack Obama at The White House on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The event also included NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France, plus several drivers from the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field, including hometown favorite Denny Hamlin