Think fast: What do champs name their babies?
Monday, Feb. 01, 2010
The top-five names that four-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and is wife, Chandra, might ponder as they anticipate the birth of their first child this summer:
1. Chase – Time to honor the playoff system that helped make dad what he is today (and pay for those piano lessons, ponies and braces in a few years).
2. Chad – In honor of the uncle/crew chief. Hopefully, the kid will have the sense of humor to one day change his last name to Quatro Ocho.
3. Junior – Instant cred with the nostalgia crowd, and maybe the 88 crew, too.
4. Danica – Search engine nightmare for the Googlers and the Bingers. And what an ice-breaker with the new part-time teammate.
5. Charlotte – As in "Motor Speedway." A nod to one of two tracks where he's won a career-best six times. What, you'd prefer "Martinsville" Johnson?
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