Jimmie Johnson balancing new challenges as he embarks on secret..
Jimmie Johnson is supposed to be in France today. Instead, he’s in North Carolina.
The seven-time Cup champion had to delay his trip after the Coca-Cola 600 was rescheduled because of rain to Monday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson balancing new challenges as he embarks on secret..
This isn’t a frustrating delay of a vacation. It actually is part of a packed racing couple of weeks for Johnson, who was scheduled to do simulator training Wednesday for rookie drivers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“The reason I need to arrive early is to run in their simulator and learn their procedures and protocols,” Johnson said. “It’s much different than anything else I’ve done before.”
It’s been that kind of frustrating year for Johnson, his first as a co-owner of Legacy Motor Club and a year that should be highlighted by racing in the world’s most famous endurance event in France. He is working with race officials to get in their simulator either later Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Johnson will drive NASCAR’s “Garage 56” entry, a modified Next Gen car designed by Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports. Race organizers set aside Garage 56 at Le Mans for a car that introduces new technology, and the new NASCAR car (debuted in 2022) is the entry for the June 10-11 race.
Co-driving with Johnson will be former Formula 1 champion Jenson Button and sports-car ace Mike Rockenfeller.
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When he “retired” from NASCAR racing following the 2020 season, Johnson said he wanted to race in big events, that as a seven-time Cup champion, why not do everything he can to challenge himself as well as experience what motorsports has to offer?
After two years of IndyCar racing, Johnson is doing a part-time NASCAR Cup schedule and the 24 Hours of Le Mans this season.
“There’s this great excitement in the back of my mind that I know I’m going to jump on a plane Monday or Tuesday and fly across the pond and get into it,” Johnson said Saturday. “It’s just really exciting, but with so many unknowns. It’s hard to really quantify what I’m going to go embark on.”
Jimmie Johnson balancing new challenges as he embarks on secret..
Jimmie Johnson is supposed to be in France today. Instead, he’s in North Carolina.
The seven-time Cup champion had to delay his trip after the Coca-Cola 600 was rescheduled because of rain to Monday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson balancing new challenges as he embarks on secret..
This isn’t a frustrating delay of a vacation. It actually is part of a packed racing couple of weeks for Johnson, who was scheduled to do simulator training Wednesday for rookie drivers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“The reason I need to arrive early is to run in their simulator and learn their procedures and protocols,” Johnson said. “It’s much different than anything else I’ve done before.”
It’s been that kind of frustrating year for Johnson, his first as a co-owner of Legacy Motor Club and a year that should be highlighted by racing in the world’s most famous endurance event in France. He is working with race officials to get in their simulator either later Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Johnson will drive NASCAR’s “Garage 56” entry, a modified Next Gen car designed by Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports. Race organizers set aside Garage 56 at Le Mans for a car that introduces new technology, and the new NASCAR car (debuted in 2022) is the entry for the June 10-11 race.
Co-driving with Johnson will be former Formula 1 champion Jenson Button and sports-car ace Mike Rockenfeller.
READ MORE:NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson unveil hurting his legacy in 2023 as he retreat..
When he “retired” from NASCAR racing following the 2020 season, Johnson said he wanted to race in big events, that as a seven-time Cup champion, why not do everything he can to challenge himself as well as experience what motorsports has to offer?
After two years of IndyCar racing, Johnson is doing a part-time NASCAR Cup schedule and the 24 Hours of Le Mans this season.
“There’s this great excitement in the back of my mind that I know I’m going to jump on a plane Monday or Tuesday and fly across the pond and get into it,” Johnson said Saturday. “It’s just really exciting, but with so many unknowns. It’s hard to really quantify what I’m going to go embark on.”
