Johnson repeats as Best Driver at '09 ESPY awards

LOS ANGELES -- Jimmie Johnson, disciplinarian of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, best up the ESPY for Best Disciplinarian during the 17th anniversary commemoration Wednesday at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live.

Jimmie Johnson

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Fans can watch the ESPYs, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, July 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

This marks the additional year that Johnson has won the award, which is based aloft a fan vote. Johnson, the three-time arresting Cup Series champion, additionally was nominated for Best Male Athlete, which was presented to 14-time Olympic gold advocate Michael Phelps.

NASCAR has bedeviled the Best Disciplinarian category, acrimonious up 11 of the aftermost 14 awards. Johnson's Hendrick Motorsports teammates accept won bristles of them: Jeff Gordon in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2007, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004.

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