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NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson talks about what he did differently this year to prepare for his biggest race of the year.
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Wait for foxhound NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson -- -- just extended its contract is his primary sponsor for another two years.
Now yeah Sunday he won his second Daytona 500.
But since his first 500 victory back in 2006.
His best finish in the race had been 27.
I asked Jimmy what he did differently this year to get -- 2006.
I survived clearly -- -- but the type of racing then was the -- Racine and after shortly after that things change should the rules package changed the tandem draft came into effect.
And I just had about -- through -- the majority of those years.
The Tim drafting is no longer in effect for back to the old style -- in 2006.
Style drafting.
And it worked -- survived -- -- I was fortunate to be ahead -- track on on the racetrack of these new -- into place.
In.
And you kept track position that was really the biggest strategy change -- made.
With this rules package it's very tough to pass and I fought for the lead each -- -- and it paid off.
What kind of racing you think you'll see it Phoenix and then Las Vegas after that -- -- yeah I -- contract.
I feel I feel good about it I think Phoenix is gonna begin its -- surface and new services usually.
Lead to single file racing and I'll I think Las Vegas is going to be a really big race for this car -- for what we hope the car will will do we can we count.
It's a wide track multiple lanes high speeds.
In the company but -- -- With the new body shape and design should allow us him be courageous and driving in the -- harder maybe -- to -- the outsider someone and really mix it up on Irish track.
So the ratings were up big time death -- that the 500 -- -- 24% up polyvinyl lot more in your major markets including new York and Los Angeles.
What can you do.
You think -- maintain.
That level of ratings and does -- cut need to perform well in order to keep the viewers around.
Well I think for performance it is important -- if she.
Can take what she's learned on her -- tracking imply that these other impediments menus we go to.
It's not gonna hurt it's only gonna help and she is hopefully -- a lot of casual fans in and have now made them hardcore racist and so we're all hopeful of that but.
Outside of Dan account we have -- very exciting year and we have race cars that look really really good -- the manufacturers are.
Showcasing their their stuff -- the -- and selling on the showroom floor.
We were seeing some trends at the end of last year having the right way in the -- -- -- increasing.
Commercials you know everything goes with that -- was going the right way were so right -- that momentum.
We're off to a great start it should carry us into a great year welcome -- stake in the year ahead because she started doing trapped wants what you did to last year -- -- So do you have any plan this year -- I say you know there's so much focus on.
The one female driver if you and Casey came produce some more beef cake shocks -- Kids today glass bottles redneck if -- -- yeah additional female draw but what do you have -- terms of triathlon in terms of systemic skin so I'm not sure it's going to be that he did do what I did -- all of pretty cut chocolate thing in this -- his shortlist -- that first China for -- and -- down in Charleston it's.
It's been fun I really enjoy the endurance training and I'm rain and a half marathon two weeks ago and then -- ninety minutes I was excited for that and have a few trapped once circled on the calendar.
Hopefully I can get to you I can find some some downtime and in do a half firemen and -- fourth someday.
And packed and out one let's say at least we know one thing that you can't do that while.
-- well to the final note about that I think the heart of -- Harlan estate yes it's a video about.
It it was supposed to be a photo shoot with the team and it turned in the far more than that and I reluctantly got involved and it's with pretty good video so I -- -- -- gonna enjoy it.
And thanks to -- Johnson 500 champion here's the -- the video you're talking about their college take it did after the victory.
-- This is on the this goes after the victory on Sunday night.
-- small way up.
Party and I would -- so I was and Jimmy can't really dance that well but.
Neither can I suppose to those 'cause that if UST -- -- sentiment look good though and having fun is celebrating the victory the whole thing southern -- iced -- with lots of sugar -- -- -- your.
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