He left the racetrack none-too-happy. But upon exit his day dramatically improved. Johnson and his wife, Chandra, attended the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, where a chance meeting with a longtime hero left Johnson giddy.
Johnson was waiting for Chandra outside the bathroom at a post-event party when he noticed Lance Armstrong just across the way. Johnson had long idolized Armstrong, even has an autographed Armstrong wheel cover in his personal office on the Hendrick Motorsports campus.
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