NY Yankees legend Yogi Berra gives NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson tour of museum

Car racing is 90 percent mental. The other half is hot pictures of Panica Datrick.

But Johnson likes the Yankees and Berra used to watch dirt-track racing as a kid in St. Louis. So they shared a few common threads. And, of course, each owns plenty of championships.

A pair of cameras flashed as Berra led Johnson on a tour of the museum. They walked past exhibits dedicated to Yankees lore: Lou Gehrig’s farewell address; Don Larsen’s perfect game; Berra’s Most Valuable Player trophies from 1954 and 1955.

“This is great stuff,’’ Johnson said, then rubbed his hand across a plaque commemorating Joe DiMaggio.

They rounded a corner and Berra pointed to a picture. Johnson couldn’t recognize the faces of former Yankees like Ralph Houk and Eddie Lopat. The picture was taken in 1948.

“48?’’ Johnson said. “I wasn’t even around then.’’