CUP: Johnson Ready For Big Night

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CUP: Johnson Ready For Big Night

Jimmie Johnson will be feted tonight in Las Vegas...

Tom Jensen | Posted December 04, 2009 Las Vegas, NV

The Champion Crew Chief Award will go to Chad Knaus (Left) for leading Jimmie Johnson (Right) to his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Award. (Photo: Getty Images)

Following is a complete list of this week’s honorees:

• 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Champion: Jimmie Johnson

• 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Owner Champion: Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports

• Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award – Joey Logano

• Buddy Shuman Award – Dale Inman

• NASCAR Home Depot Humanitarian Award – Michigan International Speedway

• NMPA Myers Brothers Award – Barney Hall

• Chex Cereals Most Popular Driver Award – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

• DirecTV Crew Chief of the Year Award – Darian Grubb

• Dow Automotive Strategic Call of the Race Award – Jimmie Johnson

• Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Year Award – Drew Blickensderfer

• MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award – Hendrick Motorsports

• Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Award – No. 42 team

• Mobil 1 Command Performance Award – Juan Pablo Montoya

• O’Reilly Parts People, Services and Performance Award – Denny Hamlin

• Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Award – Jimmie Johnson

• Tissot Pit Road Precision Award – No. 16 team

• WIX Filters Lap Leader Award – Tony Stewart

• Coors Light Pole Award – Mark Martin

• Sunoco Diamond Performance Award – Jimmie Johnson

• Goodyear Award – Jimmie Johnson

• Championship Sponsor Award – Lowe’s

• Champion Crew Chief Award – Chad Knaus

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of "Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED," and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to

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