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We’ve seen drivers changing from one racing series to another countless times before. This includes some transitioning from NASCAR to IndyCar, which, while less travelled, has been completed by the likes of Danica Patrick. And yet, rarely have we ever seen a driver as successful as Jimmie Johnson in NASCAR choose to take the plunge into single-seater racing.
2020, for all of its craziness and misery, looks set to be the year that one of America’s greatest ever drivers tries his hand at IndyCar, fulfilling a lifelong ambition in the process. In a series of recent tests, Johnson has impressed in an IndyCar, a vehicle that is a far cry from the heavy, V8 monster the California native is more accustomed to.
Despite the obvious hurdles still to be overcome, here are just a few reasons why the 44-year-old looks set to join IndyCar, and why he could go on to become a big hit in the series next year.
What do you do when there are no more worlds left to conquer? If you’re Jimmie Johns0n, you try and do it all over again, even at the ripe old age of 44. Having been in NASCAR since 2002, Johnson leaves behind a legendary legacy in the sport, one which few other drivers in the history of motor-racing can ever hope of matching.
Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, though not for quite a few years now, with his last title coming in 2016. With that in mind, n0w is surely the best time to try something new. Having retired from the series at the end of the 2020 season, he will surely go down as one of the greatest to ever race. IndyCar, therefore, will provide the driver with the perfect opportunity, and the perfect stage to prove this once and for all.
RELATED: Remember The Time Jimmie Johnson Swapped Cars With Fernando Alonso?
More so that anybody else, Jimmie Johnson has done a great deal to change the stigma surrounding NASCAR drivers, and their overall ability. To prove that they know how to do more than simply race around an oval track, Johnson took to the tarmac in 2018 to drive a Formula One car. On the Bahrain International Circuit, the American did a car swap with F1 legend Fernando Alonso, taking a 2013 McLaren out for a spin in the process.
Johnson impressed with his pace in the F1 car, running Alonso’s fastest time fairly close – thereby demonstrating his racing credentials. Suffice to say, Johnson can more than hold his own on the race track – as you can read about here. Should Johnson accomplish his goal of racing in single-seaters, he could follow in the footsteps of Alonso, who himself is currently striving for success in
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By: Tom Fenton
Title: Here’s Why NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson Is Perfect For IndyCar
Sourced From: www.hotcars.com/why-nascars-jimmie-johnson-perfect-indycar/
Published Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:45:51 GMT
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