Jimmie Johnson Makes Brickyard Return, but Don't Expect Much
4 months agoNASCAR's return to the Indianapolis oval also marks the return of the Brickyard 400's second-winningest driver, Jimmie Johnson, for the first time since 2019. Although his four wins are only one shy of Jeff Gordon's five, Johnson's record tended to be hit or miss as he either contended for the win or was completely out to lunch. All but six of his laps led came in races where he finished in the top two; those races were also the only races he had an average running position better than 10th. The Toyotas do seem to have speed this weekend, as Johnson's teammate John Hunter Nemechek qualified 10th while Toyotas locked out the front row. However, despite Johnson's record, he only qualified 33rd, which is commensurate with how he has been running in all his starts this year. Don't expect him to contend today.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference