Is Jimmie Johnson still racing? NASCAR icon scheduled for 2024 Daytona 500, 8 other races

Jimmie Johnson, who retired from the NASCAR Cup Series fulltime circuit in 2020, has returned to the track in 2024.

Johnson, 48, who was part of the NASCAR 2024 Hall of Fame class, is in his second season running part-time while representing Carvana.

Returning this season will provide Johnson the opportunity to break a tie with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most NASCAR Cup Series championships. All three have seven championships. Johnson already owns the record for most consecutive titles (2006-10).

Jimmie Johnson's 2024 schedule in NASCAR

• Daytona 500, Feb, 18

• Texas Motor Speedway, April 14

• Dover Motor Speedway, April 28

• Kansas Speedway, May 5

• Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 26

• Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, July 21

• Kansas Speedway (Sept. 29)

• Las Vegas Speedway (Oct. 20)

• Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 10)

Forty of Johnson's 83 NASCAR Cup Series wins have come on tracks he is running this season. The nine races on his schedule will be the most for Johnson since his final full-time season.

There is was speculation Johnson may add the Chicago Street Race on July 7 to his schedule, but he said earlier this week he is sticking to only nine races. Johnson was scheduled for the Chicago Street Race in 2003, but withdrew after his mother-in-law Terry Janway, father-in-law Jack Janway and nephew Dalton Janway were involved in a suspected murder-suicide.

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How many Daytona 500s has Jimmie Johnson won?

Jimmie Johnson is going for his third Daytona 500 win. He won the Great American Race in 2006 and 2013. He finished third in 2003.

Johnson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports at the time, won the 2006 Daytona 500 after starting ninth. It was Johnson's 19th career win. He led 24 laps and held off Casey Mears at the finish line. Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart rounded out the top five.

Johnson's second Daytona 500 win in 2013 marked his 400th career Cup start. He started ninth in that race too, led four times for 17 laps, including the final 10, and finished 10.129 seconds ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski and Newman in the top five.

Jimmy Johnson's Daytona 500 finishes

• 2002: 15th

• 2003: 3rd

• 2004: 5th

• 2005: 5th

• 2006: 1st

• 2007: 39th

• 2008: 27th

• 2009: 31st

• 2010: 35th

• 2011: 27th

• 2012: 42nd

• 2013: 1st

• 2014: 5th

• 2015: 5th

• 2016: 16th

• 2017: 34th

• 2018: 38th

• 2019: 9th

• 2020: 35th

• 2021: Did not run

• 2022: Did not run

• 2023: 31st

Where was Jimmie Johnson's last NASCAR Cup Series win?

Jimmie Johnson has 83 NASCAR Cup Series wins at 20 different tracks. His last victory came on June 4, 2017, at Dover International Speedway. It was his third win that season.

He wore a Cale Yarborough tribute helmet in that race because Johnson's victory tied him with Yarborough, who also won 83 races.

Johnson won under caution during overtime, beating Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr., who finished second and third. Ryan Newman and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five.

Jimmie Johnson joins Extreme E racing for 2024

Jimmie Johnson announced Monday he will lead Legacy Motor Club in the Extreme E series in 2024.

Extreme E is an off-road series featuring all-electric SUVs racing in internationally remote locations and extreme environments.

Johnson won't race in the opening weekend (Feb. 17-18) of the E Extreme series because he is in the Daytona 500. Travis Pastrana and Gray Leadbetter are representing Legacy Motor Club in the series, which is kicking off its fourth season in Saudi Arabia.

“The opportunity to field an off-road vehicle in the Extreme E championship is exciting in many ways,” Johnson said in a news release. “We are essentially representing America in this unique and very competitive series and we are committed to the challenge. I’m excited to watch our Legacy Motor Club colors race on foreign soil for the first time while I’m in Daytona for the Great American race. I know Travis and Gray will represent us well and I can’t wait to see what they accomplish.”

Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on X @MikeOrganWriter.

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