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PHOTOS: Jimmie Johnson visits Wrigley Field

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Jimmie Johnson (left) chats with Chicago Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman (Photo: Chicagoland Speedway)
Jimmie Johnson (left) chats with Chicago Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman (Photo: Chicagoland Speedway)

NNSracing.com

CHICAGO - Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson visited Wrigley FIeld on Thursday to promote the Sept. 18 GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Johnson threw out the first pitch of the Chicago Cubs-Atlanta Braves game.

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Jimmie Johnson (left) chats with Chicago Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman (Photo: Chicagoland Speedway)

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Jimmie Johnson (48) chats with Chicago Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman (Photo: Chicagoland Speedway)

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Chicagoland Speedway president Scott Paddock (left) and five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson.  (Photo: Chicagoland Speedway)