Justin A. Johnson (born August 9, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the

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and

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Racing career

A Las Vegas native, Johnson grew up competing at the

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's Bullring. By 2019, he held over 50 race victories that placed him in the top five all-time among Bullring race winners; he also won championships in the Thunder Cars and USLCI Bandolero Outlaws classes. In 2010, he won the Pepsi One Super Late Model championship at

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. During the season, he made his

debut at the track with

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, finishing 24th after being collected in a crash with

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on lap 119. The following year, he joined VAR's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series program, which had recently merged with

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, racing alongside

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. Johnson ran four races in 2011 for VAR, recording a top-ten finish at Phoenix International Raceway. Eight years after his last start in the series, Johnson returned to the Truck Series in 2019 for the

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at Las Vegas. He failed to qualify in the No. 08 for

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, but was able to participate in the race after

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crashed in qualifying; although Iwuji's No. 34 team was guaranteed a spot in the race on owners' points, RBR did not have a backup truck available. Johnson provided his No. 08 truck, which was renumbered to No. 34 for the race. After starting last, he finished 23rd.

Personal life

In addition to racing competitively, Johnson works for the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School in

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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.)

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

ARCA Menards Series West

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

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