NASCAR champion's wife expecting this summer
Monday, Jan. 04, 2010
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LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Chef Emeril Lagasse, Chandra Johnson and four time NASCAR series Champion Jimmie Johnson attend a NASCAR Evening with Emeril Lagasse at Delmonico Steakhouse in the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino during day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is set to become a first-time dad.
Johnson and his wife, Chandra, are expecting their first child in July, a spokeswoman for the driver confirmed on Monday.
The Associated Press honored Johnson, 33, as 2009's top male athlete after he locked up a fourth consecutive Cup title last season. He and the former Chandra Janway were married in December 2004.
NASCAR fans will have the chance to follow the Johnsons up-close during Speedweeks in February through HBO's "24/7 Jimmie Johnson: Race to Daytona."
The four-part reality series is expected to provide behind-the-scenes access, along with in-depth interviews with Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus, team owner Rick Hendrick and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team as they prepare for the Daytona 500.
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