NASCAR Cup Series

No. 48 team holds pep rally before heading to Homestead

Published Dec. 9, 2016 1:24 p.m. ET

Chase Wilhelm

Before heading off to Homestead-Miami Speedway to battle for a record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, Jimmie Johnson spent some time pumping up his No. 48 team.

Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus and team owner Rick Hendrick were all on-hand Wednesday at the Hendrick Motorsports campus for the special pep rally.

The six-time champ -- known for his physical fitness prowess -- has also been chasing seven by going on a number of seven-mile training runs, including a seven-mile hill repeat run early Wednesday morning.

So it's safe to say: Johnson and the No. 48 gang are beyond motivated and fired up to potentially make history once again in South Florida.

What a great send-off for @JimmieJohnson & the @LowesRacing team!

These @Lowes associates got our teammates PUMPED up during our pep rally. pic.twitter.com/wrl6BQcmt0
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) November 16, 2016

What. A. Crowd.

And how cool is it to have some red vests in the crowd to let @JimmieJohnson know we're with him all the way!#se7en pic.twitter.com/1Poz3fprrc
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) November 16, 2016

Cheering on @JimmieJohnson and the @LowesRacing team's run for #se7en with a pep rally! ? pic.twitter.com/qAgcRXrkrl
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) November 16, 2016

Thanks to everyone at @TeamHendrick for sending off @JimmieJohnson and the #lowes48 crew in style today!#se7en pic.twitter.com/G8SC2iTU3s
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) November 16, 2016

Unconfirmed, but we think that @JEBoydston is a professional hype man during the offseason. pic.twitter.com/JaaKJqwLNT
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) November 16, 2016