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He slid into the outside wall, causing major damage to the No. Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Maury and I connected, this opportunity came to light and its the perfect fit for me. [14] At Watkins Glen International, he had a spectacular accident on lap 46 when his brakes failed entering the first turn. [212][213], In 2016, Johnson appeared in Blaze and the Monster Machines with fellow NASCAR drivers Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne and Danica Patrick. Traffic was really tough. In 2008, Johnson moved to Bob Stallings Racing with Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty to race in the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona, where the team finished second. Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of four. The second time I did and moved him out of the way.[44]. He finished 12th at Martinsville, but was followed by a disappointing 27th-place result at Texas. He also remained the only driver to qualify for the Chase every year since its inception in 2004. At New Hampshire, with eight laps remaining, Kurt Busch, who was running second, bumped Johnson to become the leader, but Johnson returned the favor a couple of laps later to the lead the final two laps. No financial terms were disclosed, and Johnson said he had no partners in the deal. [18][37], In December 2007, Johnson commenced a program of exercise sessions and a run schedule supervised by John Sitaras, in order to balance his strength. At Phoenix, he struggled for most of the day and finished 38th after blowing a tire and crashing out. 48 when the seven-time champion competes for Legacy Motor Club. He became NASCARs third seven-time Cup Series champion in 2016, joining Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt. NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson says the "physicality" of IndyCar vehicles has made adjusting to the sport difficult. At Charlotte, Johnson led a race-high 155 laps and won the Bank of America 500, claiming his eighth win at the track and the third win of the season, also snapping his 24-race winless streak. Returning to Texas, Johnson dominated and held off Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick (and Jeff Gordon, who cut a tire on contact with Brad Keselowski late in the race which led to a post-race brawl) to score his third straight win in the fall Texas race, and also ended an 18-race-winless-streak. At Chicagoland Speedway, Johnson started fourth and took the lead on lap 7 from Austin Dillon. Further announcements will surely be made in due time. Hill, winner of the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, has visited Victory Lane in two of the schedules first three races. He spun out on lap 134 in turn 4, bringing out the seventh caution, and was never a real threat. He is most famous for his coaching career in the NFL, and then later as a TV football analyst. He qualified eighth for the Chase. 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. 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. [93] It was also the first time since 2011 that he finished in the Top 5 at the Auto Club Speedway. He entered as co-owner of Petty GMS Motorsports last month alongside. [214], Johnson has appeared on the cover of several magazines, including NASCAR Illustrated;[215] Sports Illustrated;[216][217] Men's Fitness,[218] and Success. Both have made professional off-road racing starts in the TORC: The Off-Road Championship. [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. JUNIOR JOHNSON WAS BORN TO RUN MOONSHINE. 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He initially had a test scheduled in March with Arrow McLaren SP at Barber Motorsports Park before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[156] a second attempt with Chip Ganassi Racing on the Indianapolis road course in July was postponed when he tested positive for the virus. Johnson made an appearance as himself in the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded, commenting on Herbie's sunroof as unusual for a stock car to have, and his car is also briefly seen from Herbie's POV. 48. [32] He and the team kept their hopes up[33] and rallied with five straight Top 2 finishes including a win at Martinsville to come back from eighth in the points standings to take the championship. He returned to the event two years later but lost the quarter finals 02 to Mattias Ekstrm of Sweden who was DTM German Touring Car champion that year. [5] He also won the season's third event at Antigo before finishing second to Gaughan at Antigo's second race. These finishes moved him back up to fourth in the standings. [153] On February 14, Johnson made the Daytona 500 entry field by scoring the fastest lap among the non-chartered teams. In his last Daytona 500, he started sixth and finished 35th after Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski triggered "The Big One". Johnson now became the only driver to win at least three races in each of his first eight seasons, as well as the only driver to qualify for the Chase for the Championship every year since 2004. "Junior was wide open every lap," Richard Petty, Lee's son and NASCAR's first seven-time champion, says. In the following race, Johnson finished second. The foundation has also assisted the American Red Cross with disaster relief efforts. Fly! In the finale, Johnson raced conservatively to a ninth-place finish to secure his sixth title. After the race, he congratulated teammate Elliott on his maiden championship and performed a Polish victory lap.[149][150]. He followed it up by finishing eighth in the first duel race. 2 in NASCAR Cup Series points standings", "Jimmie Johnson leads Hendrick onslaught, holds off Kevin Harvick to win at Kansas", "Johnson Ties Earnhardt Victory Mark as NASCAR Returns to Normal", "Jimmie Johnson gets past Kevin Harvick in OT to win at Fontana", "Race Recap: Johnson battles for top-10 finish at Martinsville", "Kyle Busch extends streak; corrals Texas win", "Jimmie Johnson wins second race in a row, captures Food City 500 at Bristol", "Pocono wreck: Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray take hard hits", "Add Jimmie Johnson to those who wreck out of Brickyard 400", "WATCH: Jimmie Johnson crashes out of NASCAR race at Pocono", "NASCAR Playoffs: 2017 Monster Energy Series field set", "NASCAR Playoffs: Who advanced to Round of 12? Following in the top five were Allgaier, Austin Hill, Chandler Smith and Riley Herbst. Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, also won the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. At Sonoma, Johnson led the most laps at 45 laps, but a late-race caution caused by Casey Mears' broken wheel axle cost him, and he was passed by Kyle Busch with five laps to go and slipped back to sixth place. [73] After finishing seventh during the Lenox Industrial Tools 301,[59] Johnson recorded his third victory of the season and his fourth career win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, tying Jeff Gordon for what was the record for the most wins in the Brickyard 400.[74]. Johnson finished sixth in the points standings in the 2011 season and third in 2012 before winning his sixth championship in 2013. Johnson started racing motorcycles in 1980 when he was four. [9], During his time in the SODA, SCORE, and MTEG series, he accumulated over 25 wins, 100 Top 3 finishes, six championships, and received Rookie of the Year honors in all three leagues.[10]. In total, Johnson had four consecutive wins at his sponsor (Lowe's) sponsored track in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jimmie Johnson: Wife, Dating, Family . Next: The Xfinity Series rolls on to Phoenix Raceway for a March 11 race. [133][134][135] He finished the race in 18th. In 2009, he became the first racing driver to win the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year Award in the United States. [100] The following week, Johnson had another run-in with teammate Kasey Kahne, resulting in a second consecutive DNF; his third in the last four races. Both Johnson and McMurray were uninjured in the accident. Johnson's pit crew worked hard to repair the car, fixing the plug on the last pit stop, and managing to salvage a 13th-place finish after racing near the back of the pack for most of the race. [10][18] However, despite the strong season, Ryan Newman won rookie of the year honors over Johnson, partially due to Newman having 22 Top 10's compared to Johnson's 21. At the season finale at Homestead, Johnson finished ninth and closed out finishing 11th in points. Legacy Motor Club replaces Petty GMS, the name the two . A few days later in the Toyota 500 at the same track, Johnson bounced back with an eighth-place finish in the same track. [85] He almost won the pole position at Indianapolis but was bumped to second by Ryan Newman. The deal left open the possibility of running select NASCAR Cup Series events in conjunction, as Ganassi fielded two cars in NASCAR and could've added a part-time car for Johnson, staying under the four-car maximum for Cup teams. Petty GMS was formed in December 2021 when Gallagher, a two-time NASCAR Truck Series Championship team owner, purchased Richard Petty Motorsports. An announcement is expected this week. However, on a restart on lap 246, Johnson was slow to get up to speed and was subsequently touched and spun by Joey Logano, costing Johnson a shot at the win and giving the race to Matt Kenseth. Hill passed Chandler Smith for the lead with one lap remaining Saturday and won the 300-mile Xfinity race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With Kenseth finishing 23rd, Johnson took a 28-point lead to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. At the time of his retirement, Johnson's 83 career points-paying victories made him the winningest active NASCAR driver, in sixth place among the all-time Cup Series winners; he is also ranked third among those who have competed during the sport's modern era (1972present). [107] Johnson finished 10th in the final standings, his 15th and final Top 10 finish in the points standings. Other drivers and teammates have also lauded Johnson for his leadership and helpfulness, including younger drivers Corey LaJoie (for whom Johnson advocated to get a seat in a Cup car),[199] Chase Elliott, William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, and Ryan Blaney[200] as well as veterans including Brad Keselowski,[201] Kevin Harvick,[202] Jeff Gordon,[203] and more. In the race, his wife and children waved the green flag at the start of the race. In the Chase for the Championship, he recorded 14 wins, eight more than any other driver. [68] After the Coca-Cola 600, Johnson went on to win his second race of the season in the FedEx 400. 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[10][18][36], During the 2007 season, Johnson continued on a streak and recorded 10 wins, four poles, 20 Top 5's, and again 24 Top 10 finishes. [71] Afterward, Johnson finished sixth after winning his first pole position of the season in the Quaker State 400. During the season, he won seven races (including a sweep at Phoenix), a career-high of six poles, 15 Top 5's, and 22 Top 10's. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series, driving the No. [13] He continued his limited slate in 1999 with Herzog Motorsports before moving to a full-time schedule in 2000. 48 team guided Johnson to five consecutive championships between 2016-2010. [132] His first race back was the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky, a track at which he had never won before. Endorsements add another $10 million every year. Jimmie Johnson children Image Credit: Architectural digest Meet Jimmie Johnson's Children Jimmie Johnson has two daughters. 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