Herm Johnson

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Herm Johnson (born March 4, 1953 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 7 seasons (1979-1985), with 35^[1] career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500. He also raced at Indy in 1982, but the race was not part of CART that year. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1982 at Atlanta.

In 1976, Johnson won the SCCA National Championship at Road Atlanta and was the 1977 USAC Super Vee Champion. Johnson's father suffered a fatal heart attack, while watching him race in the 1982 Indianapolis 500. Also during this race, Rick Mears bumped into the back of his car on a lap 183 pit stop. For his next race Johnson, who runs a business painting helmets, trimmed the back edge of his rear wing with the message "Rick...if you can read this, you're too close."

Herm currently resides in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, running his custom painting business, 'Just Herm Designs'. The shop has done work for several Indy 500 winners as well as IRL and NHRA Champions (Eddie Cheever Jr., Al Unser Jr., Johnny Herbert & Sam Hornish, Jr. to name a few). The shop specializes in custom paint jobs for helmets, racecars, and motorcycles.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1980	Lightning	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1981	Lightning	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1982	Eagle	Chevrolet	14th	9th
1983	March	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1984	March	Cosworth	9th	8th
1985	March	Cosworth	Failed to Qualify
1986	March	Cosworth	Practice Crash

[edit] Notes

1. ^ 35 starts do not include the 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.