Jimmie Johnson will race at 5 NASCAR Cup Series events in 2023 Getty Jimmie Johnson waves to fans at the Daytona 500. Johnson finished the race in 28th, his worst finish of the season to that point. He earned his first career pole position for the Daytona 500, becoming the third rookie to do so (the first were Loy Allen Jr. in 1994 and Mike Skinner in 1997). A member of the 2010 inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class, Johnson was lovingly considered a racing hero. 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. What an exciting time for Petty GMS, said Petty, NASCARs all-time winningest driver with 200 Cup victories. Johnson avoided the accident and was put into the position to win the title. He ended up 19th. [26][27] He finished second in the next race at California Speedway and won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas by passing Matt Kenseth on the last lap. Three years later, he won the 60cc class championship, despite having an injured knee. Returning to Daytona, Johnson started 12th and led 35 laps before finishing second to Dale Earnhardt Jr., in a repeat of the Talladega race. Johnson fell down the grid and was involved in a last-lap accident, prompting him to finish 20th. [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. [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. Johnson has won the Driver of the Year Award five times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013). [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. Jimmie Johnson's net worth is $160 million, out of which he has won over $150 million through just race wins. 51 Copy quote. By 2006, he won his first championship. 48. The Johnson family was involved in the whiskey business before he was born. John Raoux/Associated Press. you had to really paint the line between 3 and 4.. 84 Chevrolet is one of them, the two-time Daytona 500 winner technically isnt locked into the race. For Junior, that's where Jimmie Johnson came to the rescue. [166] During his first oval race in the series, the XPEL 375 at Texas, Johnson finished a then career-best sixth. That had to be a plus-plus.. Jimmie Johnson: NASCAR drivers' favorite stories of 7-time champ [111] On March 29 in O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 qualifying at Texas, Johnson got his first pole since 2016 at Texas and scored his first Top 5 finish since the 2018 Coca-Cola 600 two days later. 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. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. However, he didn't keep up with the momentum. The foundation supports several charities, including Habitat for Humanity, Hendrick Marrow Program, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Victory Junction. He donated $17,000 to build a new playground", "Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chvez on 'Bossy,' the Other B-word", "Beyonce, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch join 'Ban Bossy" campaign. They have two daughters together, they are Genevieve and Lydia. He progressed through the field, cracking the Top 10 quickly, but remained stagnant around fifth-place for a majority of the race. Why did Junior Johnson sell off Junior Johnson and Associates? With the retirement of his teammate and mentor, Jeff Gordon, Johnson assumed the active wins record with 75. Johnson made his NASCAR Busch Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series) debut at the 1998 Indianapolis Raceway Park event, where he finished 25th for ST Motorsports. Jimmie Johnson Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements [176][177] He returned to the race in 2021, driving an Ally Financial-sponsored No. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series, driving the No. Instead, the wreck only spoiled Johnson's race Ericsson . Allgaier also passed Smith to finish second. [34][35] At the end of the season, he recorded one pole, 13 Top 5's, 24 Top 10's, and his first championship title (this was also the first in his NASCAR career). I am. The car eventually ran in the 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, finishing 36th due to engine issues. This is a life-changing opportunity for me, and one I had to take, Johnson, 47, said. Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Through Johnson's 19 full-time season at NASCAR's highest level, he racked up 83 wins in 686 starts, including two Daytona 500 wins (2006, 2013), in addition to his record-tying seven . Statistically, 2014 was one of Johnson's worst seasons to date. Subsequent victories in the Coca-Cola 600, the Pocono 500, and the Pennsylvania 500 came in the middle of the season, seeing Johnson sweep the Pocono races. is an imprint of Abdo Zoom . NASCAR Superstar Jimmie Johnson's Workout Secrets", "Johnson graces 'SUCCESS Magazine' cover", "First Watch: The Avett Brothers, 'Ain't No Man', "NASCAR 06: Total Team Control Cover Athletes Announced", "Forza Motorsport 6 NASCAR Expansion released on Xbox One", "Gamers, start your engines: Ally Racing creates nostalgic video game for NASCAR fans", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmie_Johnson&oldid=1141863427, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 06:19. Team ownership makes so much sense at this stage of my career and after spending time with Maury and his family, talking with Mike (Beam), Dave (Elenz, crew chief of the No. He wasn't so lucky on the second spin late in the race; while running fifth, he spun out again at the same place, and hit the wall in pit road, causing some nose damage. At his home track Auto Club, he qualified second, losing the pole position to Clint Bowyer by 0.007 seconds. In 1985, however, Waltrip won his third championship with Johnson's squad, while . Gallagher and Petty formed their team last December when Gallagher purchased Richard Petty Motorsports. Sweet, four months earlier in June, had created a mock Jimmie Johnson scheme adorned with pride flag colors, which had led to an excess of harassment towards Sweet and led him to take a temporary break from social media. The following weekend at Phoenix, Johnson avoided trouble in tight racing on two separate occasions (a near scrape in turn 4 on the first lap, and later a near spin after contact with Carl Edwards in turn 1) to escape with a third-place finish. The driver is married to Chandra Janway, his starsign is Virgo and he is now 47 years of age. He also remained the only driver to qualify for the Chase every year since its inception in 2004. During the season, he scored two poles, 17 Top 5's, 23 Top 10's, and six wins. At Sebring, his team finished third but they were moved to the rear of DPi classification for violating drive time rules after Pagenaud was found to have driven more than the maximum 4 hours within a 6-hour time period. The following week at Pocono, Johnson won another pole position, setting another track qualifying record. On January 11, 2022, Johnson announced Charlotte FC's first ever MLS draft pick, and the first overall draft pick of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, when Charlotte drafted Ben Bender out of the University of Maryland, College Park.[206]. 271. [105] Entering the final race in the round at Phoenix, Johnson was 51 points behind the Playoff cutoff, and in a near must-win situation. He finished 38th. He started and finished second behind team-mate William Byron in Duel 2. Heading into turn 3, the two race leaders Brad Keselowski and Kasey Kahne battled one another, allowing Johnson to close in and make a three-wide move to the inside. "I always hated Jimmie Johnson when I . This marks the first time in Johnson's NASCAR Cup career that he has finished outside of the Top 10 in the final points. Basically, I was selling the team to Lowe's, which was fine with me. His second victory of the season came in the fifth race, the Auto Club 400, where Johnson passed Harvick in an overtime finish. Jimmie Johnson. Alongside Pagenaud and Kobayashi, he will participate in all IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races for 2021 which include Sebring, Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta. However, trouble struck when he finished 40th and 17th in the next two races. Jimmie Johnson will return to NASCAR and compete in select NASCAR Cup Series races in 2023, starting with the Daytona 500, after entering an ownership agreement with Petty GMS owner Maury Gallagher and chairman Richard Petty. The foundation helps children, families, and communities in need. [170] He still attended the event to cheer for teammate Travis Pastrana. From there, Chad Knaus and the Hendrick Motorsports No. Johnson started the Chase seeded in second place. Get a shot at VIP tickets to the Daytona 500, a meet and greet with NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson, flights, hotel, and more - Enter today for your chance to win! He is tied in first with Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Richard Petty for most NASCAR Cup Series championships, with 7. [4] That year, Johnson won both races at Lake Geneva Raceway's first race weekend in May. Smith took third, followed by Kyle Busch and Josh Berry. "I think it's hilarious," Johnson said. Afterward, he won his second consecutive championship title and was named the 2007 Driver of the Year. Jimmie Johnson already knows that he won't win an eighth NASCAR Cup Series championship this year. During that time, he became a legend winning a record 7 NASCAR Cup series titles tying him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. [146] His teammates at Hendrick Motorsports also drove in throwback schemes to honor him in his last year. He followed it up by finishing eighth in the first duel race. Following in the top five were Ryan Blaney, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Busch. He rebounded at Bristol by finishing 4th but had bad luck once more at Darlington. 7-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson acquires ownership stake in Petty Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR's Unlikely Prodigal Son, Returns at Daytona Jimmie Johnson. During the race, his team finished seventh. However, a 24th-place finish kept him from advancing to the Eliminator Round. [18][24], In 2005, Johnson won at Las Vegas, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, and then again at Lowe's. In 2013, Johnson began his season with a 14th-place finish in the 2013 Sprint Unlimited when he crashed on lap 14 along with Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and Denny Hamlin. Junior Johnson | Biography, NASCAR, & Facts | Britannica In the 2007 event, Johnson was eliminated before the quarter-finals by Formula One driver Sbastien Bourdais of France.[171][172]. Jimmie Johnson and LEGACY MOTOR CLUB are ready to take command on the track, like @jamindavis25 does on the field. 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. In his 13th career start, Johnson scored his first career win in the NAPA Auto Parts 500 at Auto Club Speedway. In five of those seven wins, he started from the pole. [139], Prior to the Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona road course, the No. At Richmond, he finished third. Petty GMS announced Friday that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has entered into an ownership agreement with the team, becoming part-owner of the organization alongside. [175] He returned to the Rolex 24, in 2011 where his team finished 15th. Johnson began the Chase for the Championship by leading a race-high 118 laps at Chicagoland, but received a speeding penalty during a green flag pit stop late in the race, ultimately finished 12th. 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). After losing his starting spot due to a pre-race inspection fault, Johnson started at the rear of the field.