How many wins does Jimmie Johnson have?

Jimmie Johnson is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE for his team, Legacy Motor Club. Described as one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, Johnson is a racing icon, who etched his name into the sport's record books.

Johnson began his NASCAR career in 1998, making select starts in the Xfinity Series. He then ran 2 full Xfinity campaigns, in 2000 & 2001, prior to making his Cup Series debut in 2001 for Hendrick Motorsports as a part-time driver.

Johnson was then promoted to a full-time Cup ride in 2002 at the age of 26. Johnson showed his talent early on, winning his first Cup race in 2002 and making the playoffs in 2004. Johnson retired from racing full-time in the Cup Series post the 2020 season. He then pivoted to racing in other series, such as IMSA and Indycar - running 2 full seasons in 2021-2022 in the latter series. Johnson also piloted the NASCAR Garage 56 Camaro at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. He now owns a stake in the Legacy Motor Club team, which competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Jimmie Johnson Wins

Jimmie Johnson has won a staggering 83 NASCAR Cup Series races over the course

19 season full-time career in the series from 2002-2020, all of which were spent driving for Mr. Rick Hendrick and his famous Hendrick Motorsports racing team. Johnson started winning from the very start of his Cup Series career, recording three race wins in rookie season in 2002. He then proceeded to win at least two races in every season in the 2002 to 2017 period - only going winless in his final three full time campaigns in the Cup Series. His highest win total came in 2007, when he won a staggering 10 races, of which four were won back to back to back to back.Johnson’s 83 wins has tied with fellow NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough at the 6th position in the all-time Cup Series wins leaderboard, with him being only one win shy of 4th position, which is jointly shared by legends Bobby Allison and Darell Waltrip.

How many races did Jimmie Johnson win in 2023?

In 2023, Jimmie Johnson did not compete full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, after having retired from the series post the 2020 season. Johnson partook in a part-time schedule, making select starts in 3 races.

Johnson raced in the crown jewels of the Daytona 500 and Coke 600, as well as making a road course start at the EchoPark GP at COTA. He was also scheduled to start at the Chicago street course race, but was unable to do so due to some unforeseen circumstances regarding his family.

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Has Johnson won a championship?

Yes, Jimmie Johnson won a championship. Johnson won a total of seven NASCAR Cup Series championships over the course of his illustrious career, all of which came during his time with the eponymous Hendrick Motorsports organization. Rocking the colors of sponsor Lowe’s, Johnson and the #48 crew - lead by crew chief Chad Knaus, won their first championship in 2006.

The first title was followed up by four more, as Johnson displayed an unprecedented run of dominance over the cup Series - winning 5 straight titles 2006 - 2010 period. Johnson then added to the already impressive tally of titles with a dominant run to his 6th Cup in the 2013 season.

He then nabbed his 7th and final title in 2016, surviving in a winner-takes all duel at the final race of the season at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 7th championship cemented Johnson at the top of the hierarchy of NASCAR greats, as it tied him with two of the greatest drivers to ever do it - Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt Sr. - for the record of the most number of championships in the NASCAR Cup Series.