Jimmie Johnson's Nationwide Series schedule

Jimmie Johnson, the two-time NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion, will race in three Nationwide Series races in 2008. One of those races will be Aug. 30 at California Speedway.
Johnson will drive the No. 5 Chevrolet Impala in both races at Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina in addition to the California Speedway race.
“I always love running the Nationwide car,” said Johnson, whose No. 5 Chevrolet will be fielded by JR Motorsports in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. “We have raced in this series a few times over the last few years and performed pretty well. It’s a fun series to drive in. I want to have fun, but I would like to get a few more victories there. I have one from 2001, but I would like a lot more.”
Johnson has raced these same three races, in what was the Busch Series, in each of the past two years. Johnson has won the past two Cup Series championships. Last year, he won 10 races, the most of any driver in the series, and has 33 career Cup victories, which ties him for 18th in NASCAR history.
“We are very pleased to sponsor Jimmie in this series again in 2008,” said Bob Gfeller, Lowe’s senior vice president of marketing and advertising. “Our customers, employees and race fans love to see the two-time NASCAR champion on the track on Saturday as well as Sunday.”
Johnson has 87 starts in the old Busch Series and won the Chicagoland Speedway race in 2001.