The wheel deal: NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson opens the doors to his luxurious $14million West Village family pad which has room for plenty of (toy) cars
- NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has given people a sneaky peek inside the chic NYC West Village apartment he shares with his wife and two daughters
- His love of motor sports has clearly been passed on to his girls who have a toy racing car track in the living room and go-kart to ride around the pad
- The apartment overlooks the Hudson and is full of sparkling sunlight
- The seven-time Sprint Cup Series champion is listed as the 82nd world's highest paid athlete, with a net worth of $120M
With a slot car track on the living room floor and a go-kart to get around the swanky $14million pad it seems speed demon Jimmie Johnson's love of the track is shared by his family in their West Village home.
Accustomed to a life in the fast lane, seven-time Sprint Cup Series champion opened up the Manhattan home he shares with his wife Chandra and two daughters, Evie, six, and Lydia, three.
Although their home base is in NASCAR capital Charlotte, North Carolina, the family spends a lot of their down time in the light and luxurious New York apartment.
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Inside Jimmie Johnson's West Village Apartment: Jimmie and Chandra Johnson's New York home allows the family to always be in the fast lane. Pictured are Chandra (center), Evie (6, right) and Lydia (3, right), enjoying a quiet morning in their lovely apartment
When the seven-time Sprint Cup Series champion isn't racing the tracks, he spends downtime with his wife Chandra and two daughters, Evie (6) and Lydia (3). Although their home base is in NASCAR capital Charlotte, North Carolina, the family spends a lot of its down time in their light and luxurious West Village apartment
Johnson and his fashion-model wife met in Manhattan, and they have since been drawn to the city.
She told Architectural Digest: 'The West Village is heaven.
'It's a really romantic neighborhood and it feels the closest to living in Europe.'
Pictured: The Johnson's West Village apartment building that overlooks the Hudson River. Mrs Johnson told Architectural Digest 'it's a really romantic neighborhood and it feels the closest to living in Europe'
Architectural Digest takes a look at the decor and layout of their West Village apartment in their February 2017 issue
Johnson's is listed as number 82 on the list of 2016's world's highest paid athletes with a net worth of $120 million, and earning upwards of $22.2 million in 2016 alone, according to Forbes
Johnson and his fashion-model wife met in Manhattan, and they have since been drawn to the city
The lush apartment, overlooking the Hudson river, is chic and filled with sparkling sunlight.
Johnson's is listed as number 82 on the list of 2016's world's highest paid athletes with a net worth of $120million, and earning upwards of $22.2 million in 2016 alone, according to Forbes.
The couple were married in 2004, and first moved into a West Village apartment in 2009.
When Chandra became pregnant in 2013, the growing familys sold their three-bedroom unit in the building, buying a five bedroom in the same building for $14.25million, reported Page Six.
The building, Superior Ink, was designed by 'starchitect' Robert AM Stern.
When Chandra became pregnant in 2013, the growing family moved to another apartment in the same building, where they are now
Despite beautiful artwork and fancy furniture, the apartment has a family-like free- spirited vibe.
The two girls can be spotted 'driving go-karts through the hallways or racing slot cars on a toy track in the living room' according to Architectural digest.
Apart from Charlotte and New York, the Johnson's also homes in Aspen, Colorado, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Johnson and his wife, Chandra, live in a beautiful West Village apartment that, despite all the beautiful artwork and fancy furniture, has a family-like free-spirited vibe
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