Jimmie Johnson made NASCAR history by winning four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships; Wednesday Johnson continued his run of consecutive awards scoring his third straight ESPY.
Johnson won the Best Driver award beating out 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch, four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr., 2009 IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and six-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher.
He was one of five finalists for the Best Male Athlete Award. That award went to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.
Including the Male Athlete of the Year, Brees received four trophies. He also won Best Championship Performance, Best NFL Player and shared the team award with his Super Bowl-champion Saints.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver, who is the reigning Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, has won the ESPY award for the Best Driver in 2008 and 2009.
Johnson is no doubt on top of the world after winning the award exactly one week after his first child, Genevieve Marie, was born.
Johnson is also one of the Best Driver nominees along with 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch, four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr., 2009 IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and six-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher.
2010 ESPY Winners
Special Awards
Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High School coach Ed Thomas' family
Jimmy V Award For Perseverance: George Karl, Denver Nuggets coach
Best in Sport
Best Female Athlete: Lindsey Vonn, Olympic skier
Best Male Athlete: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best Comeback: Kim Clijsters, tennis player
Best Performance Under Pressure: Landon Donovan, soccer
Best Moment: Landon Donovan, World Cup soccer, U.S. vs. Algeria
Best Team: New Orleans Saints
Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Best Game: Canada vs. USA, Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game
Best Championship Performance: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best Play: Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings
Best Upset: Northern Iowa over Kansas, NCAA tournament
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans
Best Record Breaking Performance: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut, longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon
Best Sports Movie: "The Blind Side"
College Athletic Program: Duke men's athletics and Stanford women's athletics
Individual Sports
Best Baseball Player: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Best WNBA Player: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Best NFL Player: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Best MLS Player: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White, skateboarding/snowboarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Torah Bright, snowboarding
Best Bowler: Walter Ray Williams Jr.
Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather
Best Male Golfer: Phil Mickelson
Best Female Golfer: Lorena Ochoa
Best Jockey: Calvin Borel
Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer
Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams
Best U.S. Male Olympian: Shaun White
Best U.S. Female Olympian: Lindsey Vonn
Best Track and Field Athlete: Usain Bolt
Best Male College Athlete: John Wall, Kentucky basketball
Best Female College Athlete: Maya Moore, Connecticut basketball
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Steve Cash, hockey
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Amy Palmiero-Winters, track and field
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