We have a couple of releases for you from ESPN. As Jimmie Johnson won his 4th consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, the Alleged Worldwide Leader will have him all over the place on Monday.
ESPN to Welcome NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson on Monday
Johnson to Appear on Multiple ESPN PlatformsAs has become a tradition, the newly-crowned NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson, will appear on multiple ESPN platforms Monday during a visit to ESPN’s campus in Bristol, Conn.
Jimmie Johnson secured his record fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The new champion travels from Miami to Bristol on Monday morning for a day of interviews.
ESPN First Take will host Johnson for an interview at 11:40 a.m. ET on ESPN2, followed by a live chat on ESPN.com at 12:30 p.m. ESPN’s flagship news and information program SportsCenter will welcome Johnson for a live interview at 1:10 p.m.
A live appearance on ESPNEWS at 2:10 p.m. will precede an interview on the Scott Van Pelt program on ESPN Radio at 2:25 p.m. The final live interview will be on ESPN’s Outside the Lines at 2:40 p.m.
Before departing Miami, Johnson will start his day with an 8:10 a.m. phone interview on the popular Mike and Mike In the Morning program on ESPN Radio (simulcast on ESPN2). A recorded interview will air on the evening SportsCenter on ESPN Deportes.
And ESPN Classic will pay tribute to Johnson all day on Monday.
ESPN Classic Paying Tribute to NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson
On the day after winning his history-making fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson will be the subject of a tribute on ESPN Classic on Monday, Nov. 23.
ESPN Classic will replay highlights of the four races in which Johnson won his championships, starting with the 2009 event from Homestead-Miami Speedway at 1 p.m. ET. The 2008 race airs at 4 p.m., followed by the 2007 race at 7 p.m. The race from 2006, in which Johnson won his first title, airs at 10 p.m.
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