The following week, he won the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta.[90]. [189][190], Johnson is a triathlete, regularly participating in triathlons and long-distance running; the Jimmie Johnson Foundation's Wellness Challenge also hosts triathlons. 48 car after the 2018 season; Ally Financial assumed primary sponsorship of the team in 2019 on a two-year deal. 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]. Johnson won his first Cup Series championship in 2006 and with further wins in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, he became the first and only driver in NASCAR history[1] to win five consecutive championships. [4] That year, Johnson won both races at Lake Geneva Raceway's first race weekend in May. The seven-time Cup Series champion will retire at the end of the 2020 season when his contract with Hendrick Motorsports is up. At Kentucky, Johnson started third. [115] The animosity between them lasted until Michigan a week later. 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. 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. Although his team was able to salvage the car to meet the minimum speed and finish 17th, DiBenedetto beat him for the last playoff seed by six points. [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. [99], Johnson suffered a big slump during the summer part of the season, failing to earn a Top 5 finish, and only netting three Top 10 finishes. By The Associated Press. Jimmie Johnson children Image Credit: Architectural digest Meet Jimmie Johnson's Children Jimmie Johnson has two daughters. 84 Chevrolet is one of them, the two-time Daytona 500 winner technically isnt locked into the race. On lap 59 of the Daytona 500, he got caught up in a wreck started by Ryan Blaney, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., which also involved his teammate William Byron, Erik Jones, Daniel Surez, Trevor Bayne, and Ty Dillon and ended up 38th. [130], On July 3, 2020, two days before the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, Johnson announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing him to miss the race and Justin Allgaier to take over the No. [110] Johnson and his long-time crew chief Knaus parted ways at the end of the season, ending a 17-year partnership, the longest in NASCAR history. Details. In December, Johnson won the 2006 Driver of the Year Award. [175] He returned to the Rolex 24, in 2011 where his team finished 15th. [98], The rest of the season didn't go smoothly for Johnson. I looked at my dash, because I had water temp flash hot I looked down and then back up to go in the corner, and as soon as I turned in, it was really sideways. 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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. [221] But Petty GMS is a Chevrolet team, and Ganassi runs Hondas, casting doubt on whether the manufacturer conflict would preclude Johnson from returning to the team at the Brickyard. Following a 16th-place finish after the Kobalt Tools 400 he collected two consecutive Top 5 finishes. Fly! [67] Next, in the Coca-Cola 600, Johnson finished 11th in the race after a penalty on lap 354. During 2010, Johnson won his fifth consecutive championship, becoming the third driver who made up points to win the title since 1975. 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. On July 29, 2019, following a string of disappointing finishes during the season, Hendrick Motorsports announced that race engineer Cliff Daniels would replace Meendering as the crew chief of the No. The results were mixed. It was also the first time since his 2006 win that he finished better than 27th in the Daytona 500, after a streak of six years where he had never finished better than 27th because of crashes and mechanical failures. He also reported for ESPN in the Short-course Off-road Drivers Association (SODA). At Las Vegas, Johnson crashed twice into the outside wall, leaving him with a 41st-place finish. He also won Tony Stewart's charity race, the Prelude to the Dream, his first victory on a dirt oval. One of those included Phoenix in which he won on low fuel and high tire wear after crew chief Chad Knaus decided to stay out late in the race. Johnson entered the 2006 Race of Champions but did not start due to injury received just days before the race. [49] During the Bank of America 500, Johnson was involved in a crash and finished 34th. Jimmie Johnson. 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. 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. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. At Phoenix, he struggled for most of the day and finished 38th after blowing a tire and crashing out. Intrigued by the sport and perhaps seeking . They have two daughters together, they are Genevieve and Lydia. I had my mind made up when I went out there that I was going to keep it pinned and whatever happens, happens. At Dover, Johnson led 143 laps but finished 17th when he jumped Juan Pablo Montoya on the last restart causing NASCAR to issue him a penalty. Afterward, he won his second consecutive championship title and was named the 2007 Driver of the Year. 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. During his break, encouragement came from most in the NASCAR community (with the hashtag #WeLoveLefty created and spread), including Johnson himself. [211], In 2015, Johnson appeared on the series Repeat After Me and voiced a lobster named Jimmie on the animated kids show Bubble Guppies. Johnson Brothers has been providing exceptional service to our customers since 1953, representing the world's most famous brands in the beverage industry. 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[25] He scored 13 Top 5's, 22 Top 10 finishes, and one pole position. Home, Nascar Racing, Jail. [69] In the Pocono 400, he recorded a fourth-place finish after starting 24th on the grid. 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. . Unfortunately, Johnson's performance slipped in the third round. [132] His first race back was the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky, a track at which he had never won before. In The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington, the first race back after the delay forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson was leading in the final lap of the first stage when he lost control of his car and crashed after contact with Chris Buescher who was a lap down at the time. He only won two races during the season. The size of Johnsons ownership stake also wasnt disclosed, but Petty said he hoped that Johnson eventually would be the majority owner. But he is set to drive the No. Jimmie Johnson joined the NASCAR Cup Series full-time in 2002. [49] Johnson finished in the Top 5 in the following three races. The middle child of seven, Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr. was immersed in the business and lifestyle as early as 4-years-old, when federal agents raided his home and removed hundreds of gallons of illegal moonshine in 1935. [49] During the last race of the regular season, the Wonderful Pistachios 400, Johnson finished in the 31st position. Returning to Daytona for the Coke Zero 400, Johnson led 94 laps and held off Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick on a green-white-checker finish to win his fourth race of the year. He finished seventh and third in the two races while Byron was 28th and fourth, which placed Johnson below Byron by four points with one race before the playoffs, and nine points behind DiBenedetto. The contact ripped off the left rear quarter-panel. He stays in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA together with his family. [89] Johnson's streak of misfortune continued the next several weeks, finishing 42nd for the second week in a row at New Hampshire. He then rebounded with back-to-back wins at the 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 in Texas (started from the rear of the field) and the 2017 Food City 500 at Bristol, his first win at The Last Great Coliseum since 2010. . For other people named Jimmie Johnson or Jimmy Johnson, see, 2023: Legacy Motor Club co-owner, part-time return, Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 06:19, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, Sam's Club Presents the Hills Bros. 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Then all of a sudden, there wasnt.. He enjoyed a pair of top-ten finishes at Bristol and Atlanta. Johnson will be teamed with Petty GMS full-time drivers: Jones (who delivered the teams first win at the Southern 500) and incoming rookie Noah Gragson. Johnson led two laps and, despite a late race crash, was elected Rookie of the Year for the race. 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. We felt like we had a pretty good first round, but there are a lot of cars that went quicker in the second round as the track was still cleaning up from practice and the temp actually went down a little bit, Logano said. With five laps to go, Johnson led a lane with Greg Biffle and Danica Patrick. 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. [101] Regardless, Johnson (from his wins earlier in the season) was able to qualify for the playoffs. Drivers can be granted playoff waivers if they miss a race or multiple races during the regular . Neil Bonnett - 3, 1985-86 After winning premier series championships with Hall of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip (2012) in 1981 and '82, Junior Johnson & Associates expanded to a two-car team in 1984. 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. It fired off OK with a lot of grip. Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of four. RELATED:These 10 Whopping Homes & Cars Of Celebrities Look Amazing! [71] Afterward, Johnson finished sixth after winning his first pole position of the season in the Quaker State 400. "[15] Otherwise, in a rather uneventful season which featured one DNQ at Daytona and six Top 10's, he finished tenth in the point standings. At Martinsville, Denny Hamlin aggressively made contact with Johnson on lap 198 and had a tire rub to cause a caution but was able to stay on the lead lap. Without much space into the corner, and with the obvious mechanical failure, the car broke sideways and impacted the outside retaining wall hard. Johnson finished sixth in the points standings in the 2011 season and third in 2012 before winning his sixth championship in 2013. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. [17], Johnson formally moved to Hendrick in 2002, driving the No. After the restart, he took the lead from Hamlin and led the final 92 laps to win the Goody's Fast Relief 500. France was referring to an Esquire piece about Johnson that labeled him as an American hero. [5] He also won the season's third event at Antigo before finishing second to Gaughan at Antigo's second race. Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson has weighed in after making his return to the NASCAR Cup Series. Damage to the car was severe, prompting him to retire and finish 42nd. 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 finished 12th the following week at Richmond, allowing him to build even further on his point lead. American football coaching legend, Jimmy Johnson, has a net worth of $40 million. My fans are always extremely loyal. John Hunter Nemechek won the first stage, leading 24 of the 45 laps. Three years later, Johnson drove for Herzog Motorsports in the off-road truck series in 1996.