Jarit Johnson
| Jarit Johnson | |||||||
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 Johnson being interviewed in 2013 | |||||||
| Born |
January 16, 1979 El Cajon, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | 2013 TORC Off Road Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2010 position | 128th | ||||||
| Best finish | 119th (2009) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 17, 2013. | |||||||
Jarit Johnson (born January 16, 1979) is an American competitive racing driver. He is the brother of NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, and a former NASCAR competitor; he currently drives a Pro 2 Trophy Truck in the TORC: The Off Road Championship series.
Personal life
Johnson was born in El Cajon, California on January 16, 1979 to Catherine and Gary Johnson. He has two brothers: Jimmie, a six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is the oldest of the three brothers; and Jessie, the youngest.
Racing career
After making a name for himself in off-road competition, Johnson made his debut in NASCAR competition in 2005, competing in two events in the Craftsman Truck Series for KW Racing with a best finish of 25th.[1] Johnson made his debut in the Nationwide Series in 2008;[2] between 2008 and 2010, he drove in four Nationwide Series events for Fitz Motorsports, SK Motorsports, and NEMCO Motorsports, posting a best finish of 31st.[3] Johnson also competed in the Camping World East Series for Trail Motorsports in 2009,[4] competing in seven races before the team folded due to lack of sponsorship.
After being unable to find a full-time NASCAR ride, Johnson returned to off-road racing in 2012.[5] Competing in the Traxxas TORC Series Pro-2 class in 2013, he was named the series' Rookie of the Year.[6] He continued in the Pro-2 class and finished sixth in the 2014 points.[7]
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.)
Nationwide Series
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Points | Ref |
| 2008 | Fitz Motorsports | 22 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 32 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 128th | 67 | [8] |
| 2009 | SK Motorsports | 07 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV 33 |
KAN 34 |
119th | 125 | [9] | ||||||
| 44 | CAL DNQ |
CLT | MEM DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH 31 |
KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 128th | 70 | [10] |
Craftsman Truck Series
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| 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 | NCWTC | Points | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | KW Racing | 08 | Chevrolet | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | GTY | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | KAN | KEN | MEM | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH 25 |
NHA | LVS | MAR 28 |
ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 68th | 167 | [1] | |||||||||||||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jarit Johnson - 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ Center, Bill (October 23, 2008). "Jimmie Johnson's younger brother trying to make name for himself". San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ "Jarit Johnson - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ Livingstone, Seth (January 21, 2009). "Brother of Jimmie Johnson to make racing debut". USA Today. McLean, VA. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ Center, Bill (June 21, 2012). "Jarit Johnson returning to resume off-road career". U-T San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ "TORC Off Road Series Names Jarit Johnson Rookie of the Year". Catchfence.com. October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ "2014 Pro 2 driver standings". TORC. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Jarit Johnson - 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ "Jarit Johnson - 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ "Jarit Johnson - 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
External links
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- Official website
- Jarit Johnson driver statistics at Racing-Reference