NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson becomes first time father

July 9, 2010

NASCAR driver  and his wife Chandra Johnson welcomed their first child Wednesday. The child was born at 1:44 p.m. (1744 ) in, North Carolina, and was a female. She weighed six pounds and fourteen ounces, and she was 19.5 inches long. However, they have yet to name the child.

Since the child was born on Wednesday, Jimmie Johnson will be able to race at Saturday. Jimmie Johnson, his, and his had prepared  as a substitute driver, in case Johnson had to leave during a race because of birth.

The Johnsons were not the only family in NASCAR to expect the birth of a child. Some others include, , and Johnson's teammate Jeff Gordon.