Jimmie Johnson
No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hometown El Cajon, California
Age 45 Resides Charlotte, North Carolina
2020 Season
18th in standings
31 starts
0 wins
0 pole positions
4 top-five finishes
9 top-10 finishes
103 laps led
Career
682 starts
83 wins
36 pole positions
231 top-five finishes
373 top-10 finishes
18,937 laps led
Track Career
28 starts
3 wins
3 pole positions
9 top-five finishes
19 top-10 finishes
601 laps led
KANSAS WINS: Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has seen plenty of success over the course of his 28 starts at Kansas Speedway, accumulating a record three wins at the 1.5-mile track. The driver’s most recent win there came on May 9, 2015, when he led the final 10 laps to edge Kevin Harvick for the victory. Johnson owns 28 career Cup Series wins on 1.5-mile tracks, the most of all time. At Kansas, he also has the second-most top-five finishes (nine), the most top-10s (19) and the fourth-most laps led (601).
ABOVE AVERAGE AT KANSAS: Johnson had the second-best average finish of 11.1 at Kansas Speedway among active drivers with more than two starts and is fourth among active drivers with more than five starts.
INFIELD HONOR: This week, Kansas Speedway announced a legacy gift for Johnson in honor of his contributions to NASCAR and his passion for cycling. Academy Sports + Outdoors will donate 48 bikes and helmets to pediatric patients at the University of Kansas Health System. In addition, there will be tributes to Johnson on the infield grass and throughout the venue.
PASSING THE TORCH: Last weekend, Johnson and teammate Alex Bowman sat down with NBC Sports’ legendary broadcaster Mike Tirico to talk about Johnson passing the torch to Bowman to drive for the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet team next season. Click here for the extended interview.
O MAGAZINE: Recently, Johnson penned an essay about friend and competitor Bubba Wallace for “O Magazine”. The November issue hit newsstands on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Click here to read the article.
RACE HUB TUNE IN: Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Johnson will be a show-long guest on FOX Sports 1’s Race Hub on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. ET. Johnson and the Hub crew will unveil the “Sign for Jimmie” paint scheme on air.
MURAL HONOR AT CHARLOTTE: Last weekend, president and CEO of Charlotte Motor Speedway Marcus Smith unveiled a 207-square-foot historical mural featuring memorable scenes from Johnson’s victories at America’s Home for Racing. The mural, which recognizes Johnson as the winningest NASCAR Cup Series driver in Charlotte Motor Speedway history, is located on the frontstretch concourse for fans to enjoy for years to come. To learn more about the mural, click here.
TEAM JJF VISOR CAMPAIGN: A number of Johnson’s teammates and competitors will sport a specially designed Jimmie Johnson Foundation visor strip on their respective helmets this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Once raced, the signed visors will be available in an online auction the week prior to the race at Phoenix Raceway, Johnson’s final race as a full-time Cup driver, to raise funds to support K-12 public education. For more information on the Jimmie Johnson Foundation,
CONQUERING KANSAS: Coming off a winning weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval, Hendrick Motorsports will take on the 1.5-mile oval of Kansas Speedway on Sunday. The team is the track’s all-time leader in NASCAR Cup Series wins (seven), runner-up results (six), top-five finishes (35) and top-10s (63). Its average Kansas finish of 13.18 is the best of all organizations. Rick Hendrick’s drivers have led 1,278 laps there.
TEAMMATES SUPPORTING TEAMMATES: At Kansas, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers, along with other Cup Series drivers, will have a special strip across their visors to support the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. The drivers will sign their visors for an online auction that will take place the week before Johnson’s final Cup Series race at Phoenix. Proceeds from the auction will go to Johnson’s foundation, which supports K-12 public school education.
BEST SINCE ’16: Hendrick Motorsports has notched as least one top-10 finish in 14 consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races, its longest streak of the 2020 season. The last time the team reeled off more than 14 consecutive top-10s was in 2016 when it posted 15 in a row during a championship year. Hendrick Motorsports has also led laps in each of the last 10 races, which is the longest active streak of any organization.
PLAYOFF RECORD: Since the inception of the format in 2004, Hendrick Motorsports has 45 NASCAR Cup Series playoff wins – 16 more than any other team. With Chase Elliott’s victory on Sunday at the Charlotte roval, the organization has now scored at least one playoff win in a record-extending 16 different seasons, missing only 2017. A series-topping seven different drivers have won a playoff race for Hendrick Motorsports.
SEVEN AWAY: Since its inception in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports has earned 261 race victories and holds the all-time records for championships (12), pole positions (226), top-five finishes (1,096), top-10s (1,891) and laps led (70,335) in points-paying NASCAR Cup Series competition. Including 2020, the organization has won at least one race in 35 consecutive seasons, the longest-ever streak. Hendrick Motorsports is seven wins away from tying Petty Enterprises’ all-time Cup record of 268.
Driver Jimmie Johnson on Kansas:
“I’ve always loved racing at Kansas. The track shape, design and also the progressive banking in the corners. They just hit it and they gave drivers the opportunity to search for other lanes and to try to find a way by the car in front of you. It’s led to some very strong finishes for us. It really takes 10 to 15 years for a track’s surface to really come in, and if you look at the age of Kansas Speedway they are in that window. It’s quality racing and some of the best out there.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
