List of NASCAR race wins by Jimmie Johnson

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Jimmie Johnson is an American race car driver who has won seven Drivers' Championships in the NASCAR Cup Series.[1] He entered NASCAR part-time in the Busch Series in 1998 with the ST Motorsports and later Curb Agajanian Performance Group teams.[2] Johnson drove eight races for Herzog Motorsports in the 1999 Busch Series, and spent two full seasons with the team in 2000 and 2001 before moving to Hendrick Motorsports in the 2001 Winston Cup Series.[3] He was runner-up to Matt Kenseth in 2003 and Kurt Busch in 2004,[3] before winning five successive Cup Series championships from 2006 to 2010, breaking Cale Yarborough's record of three consecutive titles from 1976 to 1978.[4] Johnson claimed a further two titles in 2013 and 2016 to tie Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty with seven career Cup Series championships.[3][4]

A man in his early forties wearing black sunglasses and sporting a graying beard.
Jimmie Johnson won 83 NASCAR-sanctioned races and seven Cup Series championships.

He achieved his first NASCAR victory at the 2001 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Brothers Coffee 300 Busch Series round at Chicagoland Speedway on July 14.[5] Johnson took his maiden Cup Series win at the 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 at California Speedway in a season in which he registered three victories.[3][6] He won 18 races in his first four full seasons with Hendrick Motorsports, including a season-high eight in 2004. Johnson took his first Cup Series championship in 2006 with five wins.[3] He enjoyed his most successful season in terms of race victories with ten in 2007. In Johnson's following three seasons with Hendrick Motorsports, he won no less than six races.[4] He managed only two wins in 2011 and five in 2012. Johnson won six more times as he took his sixth championship in 2013. This was followed by four wins in 2014, five each in 2015 and his seventh championship victory in 2016 and three in 2017.[3] Johnson's most recent victory in NASCAR came at the 13th round of the 2017 season at the 2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway.[7][8]

Over the course of his racing career, he won a total of 84 NASCAR races, 83 of which were in the Cup Series.[7][9] Johnson also won one race in the NASCAR Busch Series.[9] He also won the Daytona 500 twice in 2006 and 2013.[3][10] As of 2020, Johnson ranks sixth on the all-time Cup wins list with 83, tied with Yarborough.[10] He is most successful at Dover International Speedway, where he claimed eleven victories,[11] including a season sweep of wins at the track in 2002 and 2009.[7] Johnson's largest margin of victory in his career was at the 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, a race where he finished 7.002 seconds ahead of the second-placed Clint Bowyer of the Richard Childress Racing team,[12] while the narrowest was in the 2011 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, where he beat Bowyer by 0.002 seconds, one of the closest finishes in NASCAR.[13]

NASCAR

Cup Series

Jimmie Johnson performing a burnout to celebrate a race victory on the edge of a banked turn
Johnson performing a burnout at the 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

In the NASCAR Cup Series, which was sponsored by Winston, Nextel, Sprint, and Monster Energy during Johnson's career, Johnson, the seven-time Cup Series champion for Hendrick Motorsports has won 83 races.[7] Throughout his career, he has won at 20 of the 26 tracks at which he raced on, leaving the Charlotte Roval, Daytona Road Course, Chicagoland Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Rockingham Speedway and Watkins Glen International the six tracks where he has failed to win.[14] As of the end of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series, Johnson's 83 wins rank sixth all-time tied with Cale Yarborough,[10] behind Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105), Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison (84) and Darrell Waltrip (84).[15]

Jimmie Johnson holding a checkered flag in his left hand outside a left-hand side race car window
Johnson holding the checkered flag at the 2008 Tums QuikPak 500
The front side view of a grey and black race car
Johnson's car parked in practice for the 2009 Shelby 427.
A photograph showing the left-hand side of a blue and white racing car adorned with the number 48 and sponsors logos
Johnson took the only road course win of his career at the 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350.
Jimmie Johnson executing a burnout on a flat surface after winning a race
Johnson performing a burnout at the 2012 Tums Fast Relief 500
A man in his late thirties raising both his arms in the air to celebrate winning a race with a crowd of people behind him
Johnson celebrating winning the 2013 AAA 400.
A man in his early forties holding a silver trophy in both his hands against a yellow board with sponsors logos and÷÷
Johnson holding the Sprint Cup trophy after clinching his seventh Cup Series title with a win in the 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400
Johnson performing a burnout at the 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

Key:

  • No. – Victory number; for example, "1" signifies Johnson's first race win.
  • Grid – The position on the grid from which Johnson started the race.
  • Margin – Margin of victory, given in the format of seconds.milliseconds; caution indicates the race was ended by a yellow flag for an accident or inclement weather
  • † – Driver's Championship winning season.
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NASCAR Cup Series victories[7][8]
No. Date Season Race Track Grid Margin Team Car Ref
1 April 28, 2002 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 California Speedway 4 0.620 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet [6]
2 June 2, 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 Dover International Speedway 10 0.478 [16]
3 September 22, 2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400 Dover International Speedway 19 0.535 [17]
4 May 25, 2003 2003 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway 37[a] Caution [18]
5 July 20, 2003 New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway 6 1.582 [19]
6 September 14, 2003 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway 8 6.240 [20]
7 March 21, 2004 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway 11 0.132 [21]
8 May 30, 2004 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway 1 Caution [22]
9 June 13, 2004 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway 5 Caution [23]
10 August 1, 2004 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway 14 2.138 [24]
11 October 16, 2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway 9 1.727 [25]
12 October 24, 2004 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway 18 1.225 [26]
13 October 31, 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 8 0.293 [27]
14 November 14, 2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway 4 0.959 [28]
15 March 13, 2005 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 9 1.661 [29]
16 May 29, 2005 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway 5 0.027 [30]
17 September 25, 2005 MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 Dover International Speedway 5 0.080 [31]
18 October 15, 2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway 3 0.309 [32]
19 February 19, 2006 2006† Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway 9 Caution [33]
20 March 12, 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 3 0.045 [34]
21 May 1, 2006 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway 16 0.120 [35]
22 August 6, 2006 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 5 Caution [36]
23 October 22, 2006 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway 9 0.544 [37]
24 March 11, 2007 2007† UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 23 2.795 [38]
25 March 18, 2007 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 3 1.311 [39]
26 April 1, 2007 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway 20 0.065 [40]
27 May 6, 2007 Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 Richmond International Raceway 4 0.723 [41]
28 September 2, 2007 Sharp AQUOS 500 California Speedway 2 1.868 [42]
29 September 8, 2007 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway 1 3.007 [43]
30 October 21, 2007 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway 4 Caution [44]
31 October 28, 2007 Pep Boys Auto 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 6 Caution [45]
32 November 4, 2007 Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway 8 0.944 [46]
33 November 11, 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway 6 0.870 [47]
34 April 12, 2008 2008† Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway 7 7.002 [12]
35 July 27, 2008 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 0.332 [48]
36 August 31, 2008 Pepsi 500 Auto Club Speedway 1 2.076 [49]
37 September 7, 2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway 3 0.365 [50]
38 September 28, 2008 Camping World RV 400 Kansas Speedway 1 0.280 [51]
39 October 19, 2008 Tums QuikPak 500 Martinsville Speedway 1 0.708 [52]
40 November 9, 2008 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway 1 0.295 [53]
41 March 29, 2009 2009† Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 9 0.774 [54]
42 May 31, 2009 Autism Speaks 400 Dover International Speedway 8 0.861 [55]
43 July 26, 2009 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16 0.400 [56]
44 September 27, 2009 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway 1 1.970 [57]
45 October 11, 2009 Pepsi 500 Auto Club Speedway 3 1.603 [58]
46 October 17, 2009 NASCAR Banking 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway 1 2.303 [59]
47 November 15, 2009 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway 3 1.033 [60]
48 February 21, 2010 2010† Auto Club 500 Auto Club Speedway 7 1.523 [61]
49 February 28, 2010 Shelby American Las Vegas Motor Speedway 20 1.874 [62]
50 March 21, 2010 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 4 0.894 [63]
51 June 20, 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway 2 3.105 [64]
52 June 27, 2010 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 10 0.753 [65]
53 September 26, 2010 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway 1 2.637 [66]
54 April 17, 2011 2011 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway 2 0.002 [13]
55 October 9, 2011 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway 19 0.548 [67]
56 May 12, 2012 2012 Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway 2 0.781 [68]
57 June 3, 2012 FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway 2 2.550 [69]
58 July 29, 2012 Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 6 4.758 [70]
59 October 28, 2012 Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 1 0.478 [71]
60 November 4, 2012 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway 1 0.808 [72]
61 February 24, 2013 2013† Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway 9 0.129 [73]
62 April 7, 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 Martinsville Speedway 1 0.627 [74]
63 June 9, 2013 Party in the Poconos 400 Pocono Raceway 1 1.208 [75]
64 July 6, 2013 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway 8 0.107 [76]
65 September 29, 2013 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway 8 0.446 [77]
66 November 3, 2013 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway 3 4.390 [78]
67 May 25, 2014 2014 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway 1 1.272 [79]
68 June 1, 2014 FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway 4 0.885 [80]
69 June 15, 2014 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway 7 1.214 [81]
70 November 2, 2014 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway 3 0.513 [82]
71 March 1, 2015 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 37 1.802 [83]
72 April 11, 2015 Duck Commander 500 Texas Motor Speedway 5 1.107 [84]
73 May 9–10, 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Kansas Speedway 19 0.487 [85]
74 May 31, 2015 FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway 14 0.435 [86]
75 November 8, 2015 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway 8 1.082 [87]
76 February 28, 2016 2016† Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 19 Caution [88]
77 March 20, 2016 Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway 19 0.772 [89]
78 October 9, 2016 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway 11 1.474 [90]
79 October 30, 2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 3 1.291 [91]
80 November 20, 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway 14 0.466 [92]
81 April 9, 2017 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Texas Motor Speedway 24 0.340 [93]
82 April 24, 2017 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 11 1.199 [94]
83 June 4, 2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism Dover International Speedway 14 Caution [95]
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Busch Series

In NASCAR's second-level series, variously known as the Busch Series, and Nationwide Series during Johnson's driving career and now as the Xfinity Series, Johnson won a single race, the 2001 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Brothers Coffee 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. That win occurred during the period in which Anheuser-Busch's Busch beer brand was series sponsor.[9]

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NASCAR Busch Series victories[9]
No. Date Season Race Track Margin Grid Team Car Ref
1 July 14, 2001 2001 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Brothers Coffee 300 Chicagoland Speedway 4.932 6 Herzog Motorsports Chevrolet [96]
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Number of wins at different tracks

The ‡ symbol indicates Johnson won at a track twice in a calendar year.

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No. Track Years won Wins
1 Dover International Speedway 2002‡, 2005, 2009‡, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 11
2 Martinsville Speedway 2004, 2006, 2007‡, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 9
3 Charlotte Motor Speedway 2003, 2004‡, 2005‡, 2009, 2014, 2016 8
4 Texas Motor Speedway 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015‡, 2017 7
5 Auto Club Speedway 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016 6
6 Atlanta Motor Speedway 2004, 2007‡, 2015, 2016 5
7 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 4
8 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
9 Phoenix International Raceway 2007, 2008‡, 2009
10 Daytona International Speedway 2006, 2013‡ 3
11 Darlington Raceway 2004‡, 2012
12 Kansas Speedway 2008, 2011, 2015
13 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2003‡, 2010
14 Richmond International Raceway 2007‡, 2008
15 Pocono Raceway 2004‡, 2013
16 Bristol Motor Speedway 2010, 2017 2
17 Talladega Superspeedway 2006, 2011
18 Chicagoland Speedway 2001 1
19 Homestead–Miami Speedway 2016
20 Michigan International Speedway 2014
21 Sonoma Raceway 2010
Total number of race wins: 84
Sources:[7][9][11]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Johnson began the race from the back of the field because he changed his engine after qualifying.[18]

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