This was Johnson's record-holding 11th win at Dover and 83rd career victory, tying him with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Cale Yarborough. In the following race, Johnson finished second. Johnson has only ever driven the No. [166] During his first oval race in the series, the XPEL 375 at Texas, Johnson finished a then career-best sixth. By The Associated Press. [221] My fans are always extremely loyal. This was followed up by an inconsistent run at Indy (14th), and poor showings resulting from accidents at Pocono (39th) and Watkins Glen (28th). [148], Johnson's only Top 10 of the playoffs came in his final start with a fifth-place finish in the Season Finale 500 at Phoenix; he was the highest-finishing driver of those not in the Championship Round. Jimmie Johnson: The NASCAR legend's IndyCar challenge - Motorsport Johnson is also a two-time winner of the Daytona 500, winning in 2006 and 2013. Free shipping for many products! He started and finished second behind team-mate William Byron in Duel 2. Junior Johnson, byname of Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr., (born June 28, 1931, Wilkes county, North Carolina, U.S.died December 20, 2019, Charlotte, North Carolina), American stock-car driver who ranks among the most influential figures in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) history. The driver is married to Chandra Janway, his starsign is Virgo and he is now 47 years of age. [85] He almost won the pole position at Indianapolis but was bumped to second by Ryan Newman. [23] Johnson had a total of eight wins, 20 Top 5's and 23 Top 10 finishes. The pairing of two of NASCARs three seven-time Cup Series champions was announced Friday morning at Phoenix Raceway. [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. 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. Later that day, he entered the 2020 Busch Clash as the defending champion. From my standpoint, its a big, big step. He returned to the team in 2010, to race in the Rolex 24 and Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen. 48 for three more years through the 2023 season. [50] During the Subway Fresh Fit 500, he managed a third-place finish. Johnson Brothers is a national family-owned wine, spirits and beer distributor. 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 admitted that seeing teammate Alex Palou walk away from a 220mph shunt during practice for the Indianapolis 500 has played a part in helping ease his safety concerns, as has the. Johnson finished second in the 600 but was disqualified after his car failed post-race technical inspection. Johnson finished eighth, and as a result of a three-way tie with 0 points, he was eliminated in the Round of 16. [155], In 2020, Johnson participated in a test with IndyCar Series team Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2016, Johnson won his seventh championship, tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most Cup Series championships of all time. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. 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. In the Chase, Johnson finished 12th at Chicagoland, fifth at New Hampshire, and third at Dover to advance to the Contender Round. Next: The Xfinity Series rolls on to Phoenix Raceway for a March 11 race. [225], Johnson was also featured in Ally Racer, a mobile game created to honor his final season by Ally Financial. Ol' seven-time has returned to NASCAR after a humbling two years in IndyCar as part owner and sometimes driver at what's called Legacy Motor Club. Since then, Johnson struggled throughout the 2018 season with only two Top 5s and eight Top 10 finishes by the time he barely made the Playoffs for the 15th season in a row. In the Coca-Cola 600, Johnson led 263 laps before he got a penalty for overshooting his pit box. Johnson finished 11th in the rain-shortened race at Texas, and 38th at Phoenix after being penalized a lap for passing the pace car coming down to pit road and involved in a wreck on a restart. During a news conference Friday, Johnson said he initially planned to run eight to 10 races in the NTT IndyCar Series next year, as well as sports car races, in 2023. Returning to Daytona, Johnson started 12th and led 35 laps before finishing second to Dale Earnhardt Jr., in a repeat of the Talladega race. He followed this with a sixth-place finish at Las Vegas. [17], Johnson formally moved to Hendrick in 2002, driving the No. That victory also marked the 75th of his NASCAR Cup Series career, putting him one race win short of tying Dale Earnhardt's career wins. [136] On top of that, his crew committed a penalty for too many crew members over the wall. The opportunity was made available when he connected with Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon during the 2000 Busch season; with Herzog facing shutdown due to sponsorship issues, Johnson approached Gordon and was informed of the team's intention to field a fourth car for him. Jimmie Johnson Leaves Behind a Legacy As He Completes His Final NASCAR Season Jimmie Johnson May Be Done With NASCAR, but Not Auto Racing As the 45-year-old completes his 20th and final. Assisted by fellow Playoff contenders finding trouble, Johnson qualified into the Round of 8, by just nine points.[104]. Johnson finished seventh and sixth at Bristol and Michigan the following two weeks but finished 33rd at Darlington after he spun out of turn 4. Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of four. What an exciting time for Petty GMS, said Petty, NASCARs all-time winningest driver with 200 Cup victories. [79] Afterward, he placed fourth in the first Budweiser Duel, resulting in a ninth-place starting position in the 2013 Daytona 500. ", "Gordon, Johnson finish in top ten at Sonoma", "Earnhardt, Johnson: no hard feelings after Daytona", "Gordon finishes second, teammates in top 19 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway", "Busch stands his ground and grabs third at Pocono", "Jimmie Johnson 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results", "2012 Official Driver Standings: Food City 500", "Johnson ninth, Earnhardt 15th at Bristol", "Jimmie Johnson gets big break with California rain", "Newman wins at Martinsville after leaders crash", "CUP: Biffle Makes Late Charge To Victory", "At long last! 15. Then all of a sudden, there wasnt.. It was also the first race with new sponsor Ally Financial and crew chief Meendering. He went on to finish fourth followed by a third-place finish at the rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 a week later, his best finishes of the season. Jimmie Johnson to drive No. 84 for rebranded Legacy Motor Club This marks the first time in Johnson's NASCAR Cup career that he has finished outside of the Top 10 in the final points. Tyler Reddicks car had engine issues, and he missed the qualifying session. Johnson's No. [116], In September 2019, Johnson missed the playoffs cut for the first time in his NASCAR career after finishing 35th in the Brickyard 400 due to contact with Kurt Busch and William Byron that sent his car crashing hard into the wall.[117]. [81] One week later, Johnson finished 22nd after spinning sideways late in the race. At Fontana, he struggled for most of the race, racing near the back of the pack, but salvaged a 12th-place finish. Johnson qualified third for the 2018 Daytona 500 but had to go to a backup car after wrecking in his Duel. 48 car slammed into the wall, spewed debris over the track and ground the race to a 12-minute, red-flag halt would have been a blown chance at the checkered flag for Marcus Ericsson. John Raoux/Associated Press. Elliott Johnson (born 1975), American artist and designer. [18][24], In 2005, Johnson won at Las Vegas, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, and then again at Lowe's. Im looking further down the road. 48 is also playable in Forza Motorsport 6, via the NASCAR expansion pack. Also, he was one of only three drivers to sweep the top ten, the other two drivers being Ryan Newman and Dale Earnhardt Jr. At New Hampshire for the Camping World RV Sales 301, Johnson qualified second, but failed post-qualifying inspection after his car was found to be too low, and started the race in 43rd,[84] the first time in his career he started dead last. In December, Johnson won the 2006 Driver of the Year Award. One year later, he returned with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for his fifth Rolex 24 appearance. A member of the 2010 inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class, Johnson was lovingly considered a racing hero. Many crashes throughout the season brought down his otherwise promising year. Returning to Texas, Johnson had the dominant car, leading 255 laps to his sixth win of the season. Johnson Brothers is dedicated to promoting a more open and diverse industry and broader Wine & Spirits professions. 1 (lap 2628): Speeding through pit road) Johnson rallied to finish 10th. Johnson began the 2016 season with a 16th-place finish at the Daytona 500. [49] During the last race of the regular season, the Wonderful Pistachios 400, Johnson finished in the 31st position. Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports Jimmie Johnson retired from NASCAR after the 2020 season, but the 46-year-old driver made headlines after saying he's open to returning to the sport to The. Lydia Johnson, 8, climbed aboard a Supercross-style dirt bike and hit a local track for the first time with her dad. Lose with a load of whiskey, and you go to jail. After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season, he was second in 2003 and 2004 and fifth in 2005. [141], The final three races of the regular season saw Johnson battling with Byron and Matt DiBenedetto for the final playoff spots. Junior Johnson, moonshiner turned NASCAR legend, dies at 88 The seven-time Cup Series champion will retire at the end of the 2020 season when his contract with Hendrick Motorsports is up. Jimmie Johnson details what went wrong with Chad Knaus [25] He scored 13 Top 5's, 22 Top 10 finishes, and one pole position. At Bristol, he was running on the lead lap until a spin late-race forced him back to a 22nd-place finish. It worked out.. He progressed through the field, cracking the Top 10 quickly, but remained stagnant around fifth-place for a majority of the race. Johnson has long been attempting to narrow down the list of races in which he wants to compete throughout the year. Intrigued by the sport and perhaps seeking . [89] Johnson's streak of misfortune continued the next several weeks, finishing 42nd for the second week in a row at New Hampshire. [212][213], In 2016, Johnson appeared in Blaze and the Monster Machines with fellow NASCAR drivers Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne and Danica Patrick. Jimmie Johnson spent over 20 years racing in NASCAR. He also won Tony Stewart's charity race, the Prelude to the Dream, his first victory on a dirt oval. Chandler Smith appears to be set for a standout season with Kaulig Racing. This would eventually be Johnson's final NASCAR Cup Series win. His Top 10 finishes during the period came only in the Coca-Cola 600 and Brickyard 400, where he finished third in both races. 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. At the Coca-Cola 600, Johnson ran well and ended up finishing eighth. [147], During the fall Texas race, Johnson would gain publicity by running a special scheme created by designer Noah Sweet, otherwise known as Lefty or Lefty Designs. At Bristol, he avoided tight trouble early in the race and came home second to polesitter Matt Kenseth. Personal Life: Affair, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids In 2006, Jimmie Johnson and his wife, Chandra Janway established 'The Jimmie Johnson Foundation.' At that point, I thought, I dont care if I win or finish. 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. My experience and energy will add value to a team with young drivers like Erik and Noah I feel like I can be a good resource both on and off the track.. This is a life-changing opportunity for me, and one I had to take, Johnson, 47, said. Johnson began his season with a win in the Budweiser Duel.