Jimmie Johnson gives a MAJOR update on plans for racing in 2025 with LMC

LMC owner-drive Jimmie Johnson has confirmed that he will be driving in the multiple events in the 2025 next-season.

Jimmie Johnson gives a MAJOR update on plans for racing in 2025 with LMC

Jimmie Johnson (Via IMAGO)

Seven times Cup champion Jimmie Johnson returned to NASCAR, after two-year stint in the IndyCar, as the co-owner/ driver of rebranded Legacy Motor Club. While he made some major progress with the team, including a switch to Toyota, on the track the veteran has been underwhelming. He is yet to re-discover the magic that one’s made him untouchable.

But that isn’t stopping him from doing what he loves. Jimmie Johnson is determined to keep racing as believes there is more for him give back to the sport. Following his latest part-time run at Las Vegas, he talked about continuing driving the No:84 Toyota Camry next-season and explained the constraints he is facing.

He admitted that the primary focus of the team while planning the schedule of the No:84 team for 2025, has been making sure that his ventures doesn’t affect their primary entries, the No:42 and 43. So they are taking their time to make the decision, but has asserted that he would be racing next-year multiple times.

FS Video

Yeah, I’ve thought about it. We’re just trying to make sure that it’s not costing the team anything. It’s not hurting the 42 and 43. We don’t have it put together yet, but I’ll be out there a few times at least.

Jimmie Johnson told Frontstretch.com.

Jimmie Johnson explains his struggles with the next-Gen cars

Since making his return, Johnson has been struggling g to produce great performance with his team. He hasn’t yet secured a top-20 finish in the No:84 car and is finding it hard to adjust with the style of racing with the new car. But he now slowly getting the hand of it and hoping he can eventually get better.

Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson (Via IMAGO)

Where you make speed in this car for a long, long time. Easy in, first come back to the gas, that mentality really worked well with the old generation car. It’s not the case with this car. There’s a much different approach to corner entry and how you roll out of the drop and control the car in and slowly getting the hang of that.

Jimmie Johnson said.

The veteran will make one last start of the 2024 season at Phoenix, the season finale. Jimmie Jhonson will be hoping to produce solid run there, which will give him some confidence going into the 2025 season.