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Jimmie Johnson Locks In Plans For Final NASCAR Cup Series Race

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 13: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #84 Carvana Toyota, enters his car in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)
Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images

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Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will make his final NASCAR Cup Series start next season in the 2027 Daytona 500, marking the end of a career that began in 2001.

  • Johnson, 50, retired from full-time NASCAR action in 2020 before returning as a part-time driver in 2023. Since 2023, he has entered every Daytona 500, only missing the 2021 and 2022 events since his 2002 full-time debut at Hendrick Motorsports.
  • Johnson announced this plan Saturday morning, joining his long-time friends Marty Smith and Ryan McGee of ESPN on their show, Marty & McGee. In a post to his social media, Johnson, who is slated to race at the San Diego Street circuit later this season, said, “Only three left! Let’s make them count.”
  • The former Hendrick Motorsports star, and seven-time Cup Series Champion, is likely turning his attentions to Legacy Motor Club. The team, of which he is now the majority owner, is expanding to three full-time cars in 2027, a move that many fans speculated would see Johnson move fully into his ownership role.
  • Though he can see the end of the tunnel, Johnson still has this weekend’s 500, the San Diego Street race at Naval Base Coronado, and a Truck Series race that same weekend to look forward to. In his 14 starts at LMC since 2023, Johnson has an average finish of 30.3 and a best finish of third in last year’s Daytona 500.

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