Richard Johns (born October 23, 1981) is an American professional race car driver from
Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is currently racing in the Georgia Asphalt Series and the
Camping World East Series. Johns also works as an engineering consultant for several teams in
NASCAR.
Pre-NASCAR
Johns began racing in go-karts at the age of nine, Johns spent time on the
go-kart dirt tracks throughout Georgia and the southeast. Moving up, he competed in the
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, the
GAS and the
ARCA RE/MAX Series. Along the way, Johns met
Bobby Hamilton, who would be his mentor throughout his career.
Entry into NASCAR
Johns attended the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte while an employee at
Team Rensi Motorsports. He graduated UNC-Charlotte with a
Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering. At the same time, he was promoted to Rensi's head engineer. In 2007, Rensi turned to Johns in driving their #25 car to fill in for NEXTEL Cup driver
David Gilliland when his Cup and Busch schedule conflicted in 15 races, sponsored by
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. Johns had two top-twenty finishes and ended the season with a 44th-place finish in points. Losing not only both sponsors but Gilliland as well, who had mutually left due to the struggles of
Yates Racing
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, Team Rensi downsized to a one team operation. During the offseason, Johns left Team Rensi and signed a sponsorship deal with family internet porta
havfun.com He and havfun were to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series for Wyler Racing in 2008, but the sponsor money never materialized and the deal fell through before
Speedweeks, leaving Johns without a ride.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Re/Max Series
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
External links
Official Website*
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ARCA Menards Series drivers
Living people
NASCAR drivers
People from Lawrenceville, Georgia
University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni
Racing drivers from Atlanta
Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)
1981 births
Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area