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| Jimmie Johnson has won eight times at Charlotte. |
“I would rather win the 600 than the All-Star Race. That event means so much to so many, and I have had the honor of winning it four times in my career. I’d like for nothing more than to take Sgt. Donlan to Victory Lane. I’m looking forward to the Indy 500 as well – I haven’t been able to see one of those races since the early '90s, so the schedule worked out perfectly to take advantage of this opportunity. The 600 is a long race. You have to set up your car with some flexibility to go from day to night. Everyone’s working hard and has one common goal – to get this No. 48 car back to Victory Lane.”
RANKING JOHNSON: There are eight drivers in NASCAR history who have three or more wins at the 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip has five, Jimmie Johnson has four and Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and David Pearson all have three wins apiece. Waltrip, Kahne, Gordon and Johnson have all won the 600-mile race while driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson's 1,030 laps led in the 600 are the third-most all-time behind only NASCAR Hall of Famers David Pearson and Bobby Allison.
THE DOUBLE, OF SORTS: Before taking on the 600-mile race at Charlotte on Sunday, Johnson will pull a double duty of sorts as he will visit the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. He will be available to members of the media at 9:15 a.m. local time on Sunday in the media center at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson will take in the revelry and tradition of pre-race ceremonies at the Brickyard before heading back to Charlotte. Fans can follow the driver's social media handles for exclusive behind-the-scenes content.
JJxALO CAR SWAP DROP: Jimmie Johnson Racing released several “JJxALO Car Swap in Bahrain” videos on Johnson’s YouTube channels this week. The series of videos can be seen here.
CROWN JEWEL: The 600-mile race at Charlotte over Memorial Day weekend is considered one of the crown jewels in the sport of NASCAR along with the Daytona 500, Southern 500 at Darlington and Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson, who has won 12 of the crown jewel races, is one of four drivers who have won each of them in the modern era along with Gordon, Earnhardt and Kevin Harvick.
IMPRESSIVE AT CHARLOTTE: Johnson’s statistics at Charlotte Motor Speedway include eight career points wins at the track (four in the 600) and four All-Star wins – both of which are the most all-time. Johnson has led in 26 of his 34 starts at the 1.5-mile track, which sits less than two miles from Hendrick Motorsports’ headquarters, for a total of 1,930 laps – the second-most all-time behind Allison.
1.5-MILERS: Johnson is tied with Gordon for the most top-five finishes all-time on 1.5-mile tracks with 74. With 113 top-10s on the track length, he is just one top-10 finish behind Gordon's 114, which are the most all-time.
SALUTE TO SGT. DONLAN: Johnson will race a military-themed camouflage paint scheme or the 600-mile event at Charlotte this Sunday. Army Sgt. Richard Donlan, a native of Hampton, Virginia, who died in combat during the Vietnam War, will replace Johnson’s name on the windshield of the No. 48 Ally Patriotic Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The initiative is part of the NASCAR Salutes program designed to honor fallen soldiers during the Memorial Day weekend race at Charlotte. Johnson revealed the car during an event at the Hendrick Motorsports campus as 50 volunteers from Ally, the USO and the No. 48 pit crew assembled approximately 1,000 care packages and pocket-size American Flag folds for active service members.
CAMO WHEEL: In addition to the camo-themed paint scheme, Johnson will also race an all-camo steering wheel designed by Max Papis Innovations.
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