Defending Cup Series champion Joey Logano won the pole Saturday for Sundays 400-mile race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But he is set to drive the No. [64] Afterward, he recorded a third-place finish in the STP 400 at Kansas on April 22, 2012, and a sixth-place finish in the Capital City 400 at Richmond one week later. Ken Squire sits down with Jimmie Johnson, Junior Johnson, and Ned (Darron Cummings/AP) Article. [129] In the race, Johnson was on the verge of taking the lead with three laps remaining before being spun by Harvick. And is now a NASCAR team owner. Josh Berry, replacing the injured Chase Elliott in the Hendrick Motorsports No. In a few weeks, Ally president Andreas Brimmer and Jimmie Johnson would tell Sweet on a video call that he would have his chance to get his design on Johnson's car. [155], In 2020, Johnson participated in a test with IndyCar Series team Chip Ganassi Racing. Up until 2019, Johnson was the only driver to have qualified for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs every single year since its inception in 2004. Austin Hill took the lead with one lap to go and won Saturdays 300-mile Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After winning in 2013 and 2016, he became the third driver to become a seven-time champion. In 1993, Johnson was given the opportunity to drive for Herb Fishel. Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. In 1998, Johnson and his team, Herzog Motorsports, began stock car racing. May 23, 2022 at 11:33 a.m. EDT. Johnson spent the next several races chasing Matt Kenseth for the points lead, eventually gaining it at Talladega, though losing it when he and Kenseth tied for the points lead at Martinsville. [40] Johnson later became the first racing driver to be named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (in 2009). In his 13th career start, Johnson scored his first career win in the NAPA Auto Parts 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Later during a caution on lap 362, he lost fuel pressure but was able to get the car refired and stayed on the lead lap again. At the Coca-Cola 600, he qualified second, losing the pole position to Kurt Busch by 0.009 seconds. Two years later, he entered two events, which were both held at Daytona International Speedway. Jimmie Johnson Discusses Coming Back to NASCAR and Racing at Le Mans Over 19 seasons in NASCARs premier series with Hendrick Motorsports from 2002-20, the El Cajon, California native scored 83 victories, ranking sixth on the all-time Cup Series list. Jimmie Johnson will return to NASCAR with Richard Petty - NBC Sports He stays in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA together with his family. [176][177] He returned to the race in 2021, driving an Ally Financial-sponsored No. Second place was Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron, who ran 185.153. 48 car for Chip Ganassi Racing. RELATED:These 10 Whopping Homes & Cars Of Celebrities Look Amazing! The third NASCAR Championship for Tony Stewart marked the first time since 2005 (coincidentally Stewart's second) that someone other than Johnson was the champion. Also in the process, he snapped a 20-race-winless-streak. This is a life-changing opportunity for me, and one I had to take, Johnson, 47, said. After the season concluded, he won an ESPY for the second consecutive year, and won the Driver of the Year award for the third time, tying Jeff Gordon, Mario Andretti, and Darrell Waltrip as the only three-time drivers to win the award. After having two separate spins, he drove his way through a large multicar accident off turn 2, involving Playoff drivers Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray, and rebounded with an 11th-place finish. [211], In 2015, Johnson appeared on the series Repeat After Me and voiced a lobster named Jimmie on the animated kids show Bubble Guppies. Will he make another IndyCar start in the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and then compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as a part of what would be just the fifth ever Memorial Day Double attempt? On the last lap, with Johnson in front, he and Earnhardt Jr. were in fifth and sixth off of turn 4, behind two other pairs of cars their Hendrick teammates Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin, and the Richard Childress drafting pair of Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick. 84 Part-Time in 2023", "Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana seal Daytona 500 berths", https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1627453377536991234, "Arrow McLaren SP still interested in Jimmie Johnson despite Ganassi test", "Jimmie Johnson is first NASCAR driver to test positive for coronavirus", "NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson to Drive an IndyCar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway", "NASCAR champ Johnson enamored with IndyCar after test", "NASCAR Legend Johnson Exceeds All Expectations Including His Own in First INDYCAR Test at IMS", "Jimmie Johnson says he wants to do IndyCar 'more than ever' after test", "Jimmie Johnson's IndyCar run impresses Ganassi, Scott Dixon", "Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will race in IndyCar in 2021 and 2022", "Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing", "Jimmie Johnson returning to NASCAR? Jimmie Johnson wrecks late in Indianapolis 500 debut - Yahoo News He finished 19th at Michigan after the race was called for rain on lap 138. Statistically, 2014 was one of Johnson's worst seasons to date. [71] Afterward, Johnson finished sixth after winning his first pole position of the season in the Quaker State 400. Seeing Jimmie in a firesuit with his name on the roof of a Chevrolet at the DAYTONA 500 is going to be very special for a lot of people. Jimmie Johnson, making his return to stock car racing after a two-year dalliance in IndyCar, topped the first practice session for the Daytona 500 on Friday. In winning, he established a Cup record of 23 wins on 1.5-mile tracks, taking what was both his 200th Top 5 and his 300th Top 10 finish. Jimmie Johnson, behind the wheel of a different car, learns Indy 500 At the fall race at Texas Johnson won, passing Brad Keselowski with 4 laps to go. Johnson is also a two-time winner of the Daytona 500, winning in 2006 and 2013. Johnson has won the Driver of the Year Award five times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013). diecast 1:24 nascar Junior Johnson | eBay The NTT IndyCar Series raced last weekend without Jimmie Johnson for the first time in 2021, but the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion still was racing - and with family. For Junior, that's where Jimmie Johnson came to the rescue. Johnson was able to charge through the field after the caution and restart to salvage a ninth-place finish. [118][119], On November 20, 2019, Johnson announced that the 2020 Cup season would be his last full-time season of racing,[120][121] although he did not rule out a part-time schedule after that. | NASCAR.com", "Jimmie Johnson advances to Round of 8 | NASCAR.com", "NASCAR Playoffs: Jimmie Johnson fades at Texas | NASCAR.com", "Jimmie Johnson in 'must-win' situation at Phoenix | NASCAR.com", "Jimmie Johnson crashes at Phoenix, ending his chase for record eighth NASCAR title", "Iconic moment as Johnson pushes Elliott to Victory Lane | Hendrick Motorsports", "Chase Elliott on Jimmie Johnson's 'awesome' sportsmanship after first win", "Jimmie Johnson finds new sponsor in Ally Financial for 2019 season", "Jimmie Johnson wins rain-shortened Advance Auto Parts Clash", "Hendrick Motorsports names Cliff Daniels as No. [21], During 2003, Johnson finished ninth on the all-time list for consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 10 in points with 69. He fell back early due to car issues at Homestead but ended with a strong run to make his way to the Top 20 and finish 16th. Johnson said that driving an IndyCar was a "childhood dream" of his. At Chicagoland Speedway, Johnson started fourth and took the lead on lap 7 from Austin Dillon. Johnson said he remains interested in running IndyCar and sports car races (adding his June schedule is clear to allow for the 24 Hours of Le Mans). In 2004, following the plane crash that killed the son of Rick Hendrick, Ricky, along with nine others, the tail number of the Hendrick plane that crashed was added alongside Alexander's initials. [115] The animosity between them lasted until Michigan a week later. [50] During the Subway Fresh Fit 500, he managed a third-place finish. Published: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:49 PM PST. In 2008 Jimmie Johnson also raced in his first-ever truck series race, the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol, where he led 28 laps before spinning out on lap 101. Im 85 years old, so Im not going to be here for another 15 or 20 years, and then Jimmie can kind of take over. He finished 26th and only two points above the playoff cutoff in the standings. Afterward, he won his second consecutive championship title and was named the 2007 Driver of the Year. From there, Chad Knaus and the Hendrick Motorsports No. Jimmie Johnson Quotes - BrainyQuote At Las Vegas, Johnson crashed twice into the outside wall, leaving him with a 41st-place finish. [3] By 1997, Johnson had progressed to SODA's Class 8; Class 8 is short-course off-road racing's class of two-wheel-drive Trophy Trucks which generate about 800 horsepower. Johnson was also named Driver of the Year for the fourth time in his career, joining Gordon as the only drivers to win the award that many times. [145], In the first playoff race, the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington, despite being out of the playoffs, Johnson ran in the top five for most of the night in a throwback scheme that combined those of Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty, to honor the two other seven-time champions. The following week, Johnson would finish just outside the Top 10 at Richmond, after colliding with teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr late in the event, leading to an eventual flat tire and spin for the driver of the No. Junior Johnson. At Martinsville, he overcame a start at 21st[126] and finished third in the first stage,[127] and scored his first stage win of the year and the third of his career in the second segment,[128] but dropped back in the third stage and finished tenth. 48 for final Texas ride", "Jimmie Johnson's final ride comes to a close in Phoenix finale", "Johnson caps off full-time Cup Series career with Phoenix top-five", "Petty GMS and Seven-Time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson Enter Ownership Agreement", "Jimmie Johnson joins Petty GMS in part-owner role, plans return to select Cup races in 2023", "Petty GMS Rebranding to LEGACY Motor Club, Jimmie Johnson Driving No. It worked out.. Me and Maury talk all the time about what can we do to improve our situation, make our business bigger, win some more races, Petty said. At Talladega, he was the only driver besides Matt Kenseth to lead double-digit laps (16) and finished in fifth place. This is a tremendous day for our sport, team owner Rick Hendrick said in a statement. The contact ripped off the left rear quarter-panel. At Chicagoland, he blew a left front tire early in the race but was able to charge through the field to salvage an 11th-place finish. He also reported for ESPN in the Short-course Off-road Drivers Association (SODA). After earning his first Top 5 finish (third) since his Dover victory, fittingly in the fall Dover event, he advanced through the opening round and into the Round of 12. During that time, he became a legend winning a record 7 NASCAR Cup series titles tying him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. Johnson is also one of the six cover drivers of NASCAR Kart Racing. [67] Next, in the Coca-Cola 600, Johnson finished 11th in the race after a penalty on lap 354. That was the mindset, and Paul (crew chief Paul Wolfe) gave me a car that could do that. Jimmie Johnson tops Daytona 500 practice in return to NASCAR Jimmie Johnson on IndyCar struggles: "I still am in a big hole" On the final restart, he passed Kyle Larson, winning the race and his seventh championship, tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time of championships. So Im very excited about this.. If Jimmie comes in, does his deal. The first time was early in the race while running 16th coming out of turn 4 but he was lucky to avoid hitting anything. 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