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Jimmie Johnson snubs 2023 Indy 500 for Le Mans debut

Jimmie Johnson will mark his return to NASCAR Cup series in 2023 with the No:84 team in Daytona 500.

by Justin P Joy
February 4, 2023, 1:05 PM IST
in NASCAR
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Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson will lead NASCAR’s first 24 hours of Le Mans entry in 50 years, the Garage 56,  in the 2023 edition of the event. Built by Hendrick Motorsports and affiliated, Johnson, former F1 world champion Janson Button, and LeMans Champion Rockenfeller will drive the Next-Gen endurance car. Four-time IMSA champion, Jordan Taylor will serve as coach and reserve driver.

The 7 times cup champion who returned to NASCAR as owner-driver for LEGACY M.C. had big plans for the 2023 season. Alongside his schedule of part-time Cup entries, he also wanted to race in the Indy 500, where he was the rookie of the year last season. But Johnson has decided to scrap his plans to run double duty on Memorial weekend as the Le Mans has tightened up his schedule. The Le Mans is June 10-11, two weeks after the Brickyard spectacle on May 28.

“Because of the time proximity of the two races, the opportunity to race at Le Mans made it impossible to also do the Indy 500. My interest is still high in doing the Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 double on the same day, but it is totally out for 2023,” Jimmie Johnson said earlier this week.

Johnson is stocked about his Le Mans entry and excited to be part of the All-Star line-up. He said, “I’m super thrilled – it’s been at the top of my bucket list to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans someday. To have this opportunity come – and to partner with everybody and this driver lineup – is truly an incredible opportunity and one that I am thankful to be a part of,”.

In case you missed it: Jimmie Johnson joins ex-F1 World Champion Jenson Button in NASCAR’s LeMans entry Garage 56

Jimmie Johnson explains the significance of the LEGACY MOTOR CLUB

Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

The first and foremost thing LEGACY M.C. wants to do is to embrace the team spirit in the sport’s history. He said, “History plays a big part. We’re trying to honor the people involved all these years … the Pettys, Dale Inman, giants of the sport. Legacy stands out and speaks in the past tense. We want to embrace that and revive the idea of motor clubs where people joined organizations years ago to be part of the process, part of the team,”.

They want to create a team that is known for its legacy and not the drivers that used to race for them. Johnson says, “We want fans to feel like they’re part of us. I never wanted to be a team owner. But when Maury and I got to talking last year, we saw an opportunity to build something different. The history of NASCAR is that drivers are recognized first and the team second. It’s not that way in Formula One with McLaren and Mercedes. It’s not that way in IndyCar with Penske, Ganassi and Andretti,”.

Racing legends @JimmieJohnson, Mike Rockenfeller and @JensonButton are teaming up in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

They’ll race in @NASCAR’s Garage 56 car. pic.twitter.com/sORzEvqLkM

— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) January 28, 2023

The team wants to revive forgotten identities and create a new brand. He said, “This is an opportunity to create our own brand identity while reviving some traditions like the motor clubs of the ‘50s and ‘60s and the Petty heritage. We want to use all of this. It’s different and we welcome that fact. We will have memberships — a logical step for outsiders joins the club,”.

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Justin P Joy

Justin P Joy

Justin P Joy is a NASCAR and Formula 1 writer at FirstSportz. He has been a content writer for more than a year and has written over 1200 articles for the organization. Justin is a sports enthusiast who loves every sport where body and mind matter. A huge motorsports fan, his love for racing started when he discovered Moto GP at the age of 10. That love later guided him into the world of Formula 1. He fell in love with NASCAR after seeing Tom Cruise’s “Days of Thunder” and has been an avid follower of the sport since. Now 22, He has the same passion for the sport and aims to share the love with the masses.

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