Richard Johns (racing driver)
NASCAR driver
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Richard Johns (born October 23, 1981) is an American professional race car driver from Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is currently racing in the Georgia Asphalt Series and the Camping World East Series. Johns also works as an engineering consultant for several teams in NASCAR.
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
| Richard Johns | |||||||
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| Born | October 23, 1981 Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 44th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Pepsi 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 97th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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Pre-NASCAR
Johns began racing in go-karts at the age of nine, Johns spent time on the go-kart dirt tracks throughout Georgia and the southeast. Moving up, he competed in the Professional Auto Truck Racing Series, the Georgia Asphalt Series and the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Along the way, Johns met Bobby Hamilton, who would be his mentor throughout his career.
Entry into NASCAR
Johns attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte while an employee at Team Rensi Motorsports. He graduated UNC-Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. At the same time, he was promoted to Rensi's head engineer. In 2007, Rensi turned to Johns in driving their No. 25 car to fill in for NEXTEL Cup driver David Gilliland when his Cup and Busch schedule conflicted in 15 races, sponsored by freecreditreport.com. Johns had two top-20 finishes and ended the season with a 44th-place finish in points. Losing not only both sponsors but Gilliland as well, who had mutually left due to the struggles of Yates Racing, Team Rensi downsized to a one team operation. During the offseason, Johns left Team Rensi and signed a sponsorship deal with family internet portal havfun.com. He and havfun were to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series for Wyler Racing in 2008, but the sponsor money never materialized and the deal fell through before Speedweeks, leaving Johns without a ride.
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.)
Busch 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH 34 |
TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH 34 |
KEN 28 |
MLW 19 |
NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY 31 |
IRP 15 |
CGV 25 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH 30 |
DOV 28 |
KAN 26 |
CLT 27 |
MEM 23 |
TEX 34 |
PHO 31 |
HOM 35 |
44th | 1185 | [1] |
Craftsman Truck Series
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN 7 |
KEN 29 |
BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 90th | 285 | [3] | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | DAY | USA | NSH 16 |
SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN 14 |
TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL 4 |
TOL | 54th | 525 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||