Jarit Johnson
Johnson being interviewed in 2013
Born (1979-01-16) January 16, 1979 (age 45)
El Cajon, California, U.S.
Awards2013 TORC Off Road Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 3 years
2010 position128th
Best finish119th (2009)
First race2008 Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 (Memphis)
Last race2010 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish68th (2005)
First race2005 Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 (Richmond)
Last race2005 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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.

Racing career

Johnson's Pro-2 TORC truck in the pits at Crandon

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 in the No. 08 for Green Light Racing with a best finish of 25th. Johnson made his debut in the Nationwide Series in 2008, driving the No. 22 Dodge for Fitz Motorsports.[1] In 2009, he attempted to qualify for four Nationwide events for SK Motorsports in their No. 07 and No. 44 cars. Johnson also started the 2009 season competing part-time in the Camping World East Series in the No. 23 for Trail Motorsports (the successor team to Fitz),[2] but the team folded due to lack of sponsorship after just one race, and as a result, Johnson formed his own team (initially running Trail's No. 23 before switching to the No. 74) which he would drive for in his races that season instead as well as the season-opener in 2010 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. His final start in NASCAR came in the 2010 Nationwide race at Nashville in the No. 87 for NEMCO Motorsports, where he finished 31st.

After being unable to find a NASCAR ride in 2011, Johnson returned to off-road racing in 2012,[3] where he has remained ever since. Competing in the Traxxas TORC Series Pro-2 class in 2013, he was named the series' Rookie of the Year.[4] The series was renamed as TORC: The Off-Road Championship. He continued in the Pro 2 class and finished sixth in the 2014 points.[5] Johnson raced in selected TORC Pro 2 events in 2015 finishing sixth in the points.[6]

Personal life

Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, on January 16, 1979, to Catherine and Gary Johnson. He has two brothers. Jimmie, a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, is the oldest of the three brothers. Jessie, the youngest, also competes in professional off-road races (as of 2015).[6]

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
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 Pts 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 [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2005 Green Light Racing 08 Chevy 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 [10]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2009 Trail Motorsports 23 Dodge GRE
24 		17th 761 [11]
Jarit Johnson Racing Chevy TRI
26 		IOW
14 		SBO GLN
74 NHA
22 		TMP
15 		ADI LRP NHA
16 		DOV
10
2010 GRE
12 		SBO IOW MAR NHA LRP LEE JFC NHA DOV 52nd 127 [12]

Camping World West Series

NASCAR Camping World West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWWSC Pts Ref
2008 Midgley Racing 09 Chevy AAS PHO
14 		CTS IOW CNS SON IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP AAS 58th 121 [13]
2009 Jarit Johnson Racing 74 Chevy CTS AAS PHO MAD IOW DCS SON IRW PIR MMP CNS IOW
18 		AAS 62nd 109 [14]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARMC Pts Ref
2005 Gerhart Racing 5 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH
35 		ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 165th [15]
2008 Fox Motorsports 38 Chevy DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC
29 		NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 136th 85 [16]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Livingstone, Seth (January 21, 2009). "Brother of Jimmie Johnson to make racing debut". USA Today. McLean, VA. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  3. ^ Center, Bill (June 21, 2012). "Jarit Johnson returning to resume off-road career". U-T San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  4. ^ "TORC Off Road Series Names Jarit Johnson Rookie of the Year". Catchfence.com. October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  5. ^ "2014 Pro 2 driver standings". TORC. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "2015 points results". TORC: The Off-Road Championship. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Jarit Johnson - 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "Jarit Johnson - 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "Jarit Johnson - 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  10. ^ "Jarit Johnson - 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Jarit Johnson – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jarit Johnson – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jarit Johnson – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jarit Johnson – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jarit Johnson – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jarit Johnson – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

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