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 two 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, where he ran two 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 also owns a stake in the Legacy Motor Club team, which competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Jimmie Johnson's wins

Jimmie Johnson has won a staggering 83 NASCAR Cup Series races over the course of his racing career, as of February 2025. He spent 19 seasons as a full-time driver 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, as per NASCAR's official website. 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.

Jimmie Johnson's poles

As reported by Motorsports Stats, Jimmie Johnson won 49 pole positions throughout his racing career in the NASCAR Cup Series. He was able to turn 15 pole positions into victories. His best statistics came in the 2008 Cup Series season. On his way to his third consecutive championship, Johnson was able to secure himself 11 pole positions throughout the season. He was able to turn eight of these first row grid starts into a podium finish including five victories. Jimmie Johnson even won the 2008 Brickyard 400 Crown Jewel race from pole position.

Johnson won his first pole position in his Rookie season claiming the pole for the Daytona 500. However, it took him three years until he turned his pole position into victory for the first time. Johnson went on to win the Coca-Cola 600 in 2004 Cup Series from pole position. It was his second consecutive victory at the Crown Jewel race.

Jimmie Johnson's top-10s

According to NASCAR's official website, Jimmie Johnson has secured 375 top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Cup Series, as of February 2025. He finished in top-10 for the first time at the Daimler Chrylser 400 race in 2002 during his debut season with Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson has earned 10 or more top-10s in every season he competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. He was able to claim a best finish of 24 top-10s in a season during the 2006-07, 2009 and 2012-13 seasons. Jimmie Johnson's most recent top-10 finish came at the 2024 Daytona 500 race, where he finished third in the driver standings of the race.

Jimmie Johnson's top-5s

As of February 2025, Jimmie Johnson has appeared in the top-5 233 times in a race during NASCAR Cup Series career, as reported by Motorsports Stats. Johnson set a career high of 20 top-5 finishes during the 2004 and 2007 Cup Series. He was able to win the 2007 series but he stayed a runner up in the 2004 Cup Series season. Johnson claimed third position at the Daytona 500 2025 adding to his top-5 finishes in the 2025 Cup Series.

Jimmie Johnson's DNFs

Jimmie Johnson has started 699 races in the NASCAR Cup Series. As of February 2025, Jimmie Johnson has been unable to finish 72 races in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has a record of finishing nearly 90% races in his career making him one of the most consistent drivers of the Cup Series to win a championship. Additionally in 2004, Johnson faced the most number of DNFs in a single season and was unable to finish seven races throughout the season. Jimmie Johnson still went on to win the second place in the final driver standings of the season.