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Justin Johnson (racing driver)

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Justin Johnson

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Justin A. Johnson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|9}}

| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| death_cause =

| height =

| weight =

| achievements = 2010 Irwindale Pepsi One Super Late Model champion

| awards =

| Total_Truck_Races = 5

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 80th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2019

| Best_Truck_Pos = 42nd (2011)

| First_Truck_Race = 2011 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2019 World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 1

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = November 25, 2019

}}

Justin A. Johnson (born August 9, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.

Racing career

A Las Vegas native, Johnson grew up competing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring. By 2019, he held over 50 race victories that placed him in the top five all-time among Bullring race winners; he also won championships in the Thunder Cars and USLCI Bandolero Outlaws classes.{{cite web|url=https://www.lvms.com/media/news/bullring-champ-johnson-make-lvms-debut-world-westgate-200.html|title=Bullring Champ Johnson to Make LVMS Debut at World of Westgate 200|work=Las Vegas Motor Speedway|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019}}

In 2010, he won the Pepsi One Super Late Model championship at Irwindale Event Center.{{cite news|last=Lair|first=Keith|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2010/09/18/irwindale-racing-johnson-clinches-title/|title=IRWINDALE RACING: Johnson clinches title|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|date=September 18, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2019}} During the season, he made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut at the track with Vision Aviation Racing, finishing 24th after being collected in a crash with Brandon Davis on lap 119.{{cite news|last=Haddock|first=Tim|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/07/nascar-kn-pro-series-west-visits-toyota-speedway-at-irwindale.html|title=NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits Toyota Speedway at Irwindale|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2010_King_Taco_200/P|title=2010 King Taco 200|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2019}} The following year, he joined VAR's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series program, which had recently merged with Billy Ballew Motorsports, racing alongside Dusty Davis.{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/billy-ballew-motorsports-vision-aviation-racing-merge/2530174/|title=Billy Ballew Motorsports, Vision Aviation Racing merge|work=Motorsport.com|date=December 24, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2019}} Johnson ran four races in 2011 for VAR, recording a top-ten finish at Phoenix International Raceway.

Eight years after his last start in the series, Johnson returned to the Truck Series in 2019 for the World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas. He failed to qualify in the No. 08 for Kart Idaho Racing, but was able to participate in the race after Reaume Brothers Racing's Jesse Iwuji crashed in qualifying; although Iwuji's No. 34 team was guaranteed a spot in the race on owners' points, RBR did not have a backup truck available. Johnson provided his No. 08 truck, which was renumbered to No. 34 for the race.{{cite web|last=Christie|first=Toby|url=https://tobychristie.com/2019/09/13/justin-johnson-gets-shot-to-race-truck-at-las-vegas-after-jesse-iwujis-crash/|title=Justin Johnson Gets Shot to Race Truck at Las Vegas After Jesse Iwuji's Crash|publisher=TobyChristie.com|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019}} After starting last, he finished 23rd.{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2019_World_of_Westgate_200/C|title=2019 World of Westgate 200|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2019}}

Personal life

In addition to racing competitively, Johnson works for the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School in Pahrump, Nevada.

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Gander Outdoors Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! {{Tooltip|NGOTC|NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2011

! Vision Aviation Racing

! 51

! Toyota

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
31

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
15

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| KEN

| IOW

| NSH

| IRP

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| CHI

| NHA

| KEN

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| HOM

! 42nd

! 88

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsju02/2011/C|title=Justin Johnson – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2019}}

rowspan=2| 2019

! Kart Idaho Racing

! 08

! Toyota

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| MAR

| TEX

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| IOW

| GTW

| CHI

| KEN

| POC

| ELD

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| LVS
DNQ

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 80th

! rowspan=2| 14

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsju02/2019/C|title=Justin Johnson – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2019}}

Reaume Brothers Racing

! 34

! Toyota

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
23

| colspan=6|

=ARCA Menards Series West=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=23| ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! Vision Aviation Racing

! 97

! Chevy

| AAS

| PHO

| IOW

| DCS

| SON

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRW
24

| PIR

| MRP

| CNS

| MMP

| AAS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
22

! 51st

! 188

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsju02/2010/P|title=Justin Johnson – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2019}}

2023

! Lowden Jackson Motorsports

! 46

! Ford

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| PIR

| SON

| IRW

| SHA

| EVG

| AAS

| LVS

| MAD

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|12}}

! 50th

! 32

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsju02/2023/AW|title=Justin Johnson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 4, 2023}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

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External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Justin_Johnson}}

{{Lowden Jackson Motorsports}}

{{Reaume Brothers Racing}}

{{Billy Ballew Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Justin}}

Category:Living people

Category:1985 births

Category:Racing drivers from Las Vegas

Category:NASCAR drivers