Jimmie Kenneth Johnson, popularly known as Jimmie Johnson, is a seven-time Cup Series champion. With 83 Cup Series victories, he is one of the most successful NASCAR drivers. Over the course of his career, Johnson won races in multiple tracks. However, he did not win races in all tracks he raced in.
Jimmie Johnson is a renowned name in the Cup Series fraternity. He claimed the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2016 Cup Series championships, and is tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most NASCAR Cup Series wins.
While he clinched victories in most of the tracks, he raced at, there are several tracks, he did not. He did not win at Kentucky Speedway, Charlotte Roval, Daytona Road Course, Chicagoland Speedway, Rockingham Speedway, and Watkins Glen International.
The tracks where Johnson tasted success include the Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Darlington Raceway, among others.
He also claimed victories at Kansas Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Sonoma Raceway.
Jimmie Johnson retired from the full-time NASCAR Cup Series at the end of the 2020 season. Since 2023, he has been under a part-time obligation for his team, Legacy Motor Club, driving the #84 Toyota Camry XSE.
Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR career in a nutshell
Jimmie Johnson entered NASCAR with the Xfinity Series when he made his debut in the 1998 Kroger 200 at Indianapolis. He has only one victory in the series — the 2002 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Bros. Coffee 300 in Chicago.
The 49-year-old raced 93 times in the Xfinity Series in over 11 years and claimed two pole positions and 24 Top 10s besides the solitary victory in Chicago. Johnson made his Cup Series debut in the 2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte.
His first victory in the Cup Series was at the 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 at Fontana, and his final win in the series was at the 2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover. His latest race in the Cup Series was the 2024 Cup Series championship race at Phoenix.
After racing for over two decades, Johnson called off his full-time racing in 2020. Throughout his illustrious career, the El-Cajon-born driver racked in 698 races in over 22 years, picking up 83 career victories, 36 pole positions, and 374 Top 10s.