Junior Johnson, one of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees, is back in the racing business according to a report published on NASCAR.com.
Johnson, who started as a driver, won 50 races in a career spanning from 1953 to 1966.
In his 31-year span as a team owner, starting in 1995, he won six Cup Championships and 132 single event with drivers such as Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip.
Now, the 80-year-old has started Junior Johnson Racing for his 17-year-old son Robert who was the 2010 United Auto Racing Association’s Rookie of the Year in the short track series, finishing fourth in the standings.
The team will be based at Johnson’s farm in Hamptonville, North Carolina, and will be run by Keith Barnwell, who was the 2010 Daytona 500 winner's, Jamie McMurray, spotter last year.
This year, Barnwell is set to be spotting for Martin Truex Jr. at Michael Waltrip Racing.
According to the report, JJR will compete in the entire K&N Pro Series East which means it is likely to race twice at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Johnson, who started as a driver, won 50 races in a career spanning from 1953 to 1966.
In his 31-year span as a team owner, starting in 1995, he won six Cup Championships and 132 single event with drivers such as Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip.
Now, the 80-year-old has started Junior Johnson Racing for his 17-year-old son Robert who was the 2010 United Auto Racing Association’s Rookie of the Year in the short track series, finishing fourth in the standings.
The team will be based at Johnson’s farm in Hamptonville, North Carolina, and will be run by Keith Barnwell, who was the 2010 Daytona 500 winner's, Jamie McMurray, spotter last year.
This year, Barnwell is set to be spotting for Martin Truex Jr. at Michael Waltrip Racing.
According to the report, JJR will compete in the entire K&N Pro Series East which means it is likely to race twice at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.