Jimmie Johnson doesn't allow outside distractions to take up his time.

Driver Jimmie Johnson, left, signs an autograph for Tristi Muir, as he walks to the garages between practices for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Dickies 500 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Driver Jimmie Johnson, left, signs an autograph for Tristi Muir, as he walks to the garages between practices for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Dickies 500 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas.

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, stands on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, sits in car during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson, drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson, drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson, left, and Jeff Gordon talk during a break in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe's Chevroletv during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson (48) and Mark Martin (5) lead the field to the start of the AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, and Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Pop-tarts/CARQUEST Chevrolet, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson speaks during a news conference at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Johnson will start on the pole for Sunday's AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race after qualifying was canceled due to rain.

Driver Jimmie Johnson straps himself into his car before practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

Driver Jimmie Johnson climbs into his car before practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 30: Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 30: Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 30: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Drivers Jimmie Johnson (48), Kurt Busch (2) and A.J. Allmendinger (44) practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

Drivers Kasey Kahne (9) and Jimmie Johnson (48) practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

Before the green even dropped, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson found each other on the track.