Ricky Johnson

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Ricky Johnson
TORC: The Off Road Championship Pro 4 career
Debut season2011
Current teamVildosola Racing
Championships2011, 2012,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023
Best finish1st in 2011, 2012
Finished last season1st
Previous series
2013, 2021
2009–2010		Stadium Super Trucks
TORC Pro 2
Championship titles
1984 AMA 250
1986 AMA 250 and Supercross
1987 AMA 250 and 500
1988 AMA 500 and Supercross
TORC Pro 2 (2010)
TORC Pro 4 (2011, 2012)
Awards
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (1999)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee (2012)[1]
1997 and 2003 Baja 1000 winner
1999 American Speed Association Rookie of the Year
2012 AMSOIL Cup winner
2014 Frozen Rush winner
Carquest 420K (Las Vegas
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Last updated on: February 3, 2014.

Richard Bernard "Ricky" Johnson Jr. (born July 6, 1964) is an

TORC Series.[3] He also won the Pro 4WD class at the 2011 and 2012 TORC Series. In September 2012, Johnson won the 4x4 world championship race at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway and later that day won the AMSOIL Cup pitting the two and four wheel drive trucks. Johnson won the 2014 Frozen Rush, the first short-course off-road race on snow
.

Racing career

Motocross career

Johnson was born in

David Bailey throughout the 1986 season, coming away with the 250 title and the Supercross crown.[5] De Coster picked Johnson, Bailey and another Honda teammate Johnny O'mara to represent the US in the Motocross des Nations in Maggiora, Italy. Team U.S.A. won with a clean sweep. Back home,[citation needed] he finished second to Bailey in the 500 class. The rivalry was short-lived as just prior to the start of the 1987 season Bailey was paralyzed in a practice crash.[2]

Johnson dominated the 1987 season, winning both the 250 and 500 crowns.[2] In 1987, Johnson also won what is considered one of Supercross history's greatest races in the Super Bowl of Motocross at the L.A. Coliseum.[citation needed] After crashing in the first corner Johnson came back from near dead last to pass Jeff Ward and eventually privateer Guy Cooper on the penultimate lap to squeeze the win. Johnson followed this performance by adding the 1988 Supercross and 500 titles to his name.

Johnson started the 1989 season strongly but suffered a serious injury when he broke his wrist in a practice session.[2] He would never fully recover from the injury. He soldiered on for a few more seasons but the injury proved too debilitating. He announced his retirement at the beginning of the 1991 season.[2]

At the time of his retirement from motocross racing at age 26, he was the all-time leader in Supercross victories. Johnson was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[1] in 2012.

Career after motocross

Johnson went on to have success in

Craftsman Truck Series from 1995 to 1997
.

Off-road racing

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Johnson's 2010 truck

Johnson founded the

Traxxas TORC Series for the 2009 season. He sold the series after the season to the United States Auto Club (USAC) and he concentrated on being a driver. Johnson won the TORC Series Pro2wd Championship in 2010 after a season long battle with Rob MacCachren, the defending champ. This championship came down to the last race of the season at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway with Johnson securing a second-place finish to win the championship.[3]

In 2012, Johnson won the Pro 4x4 World Championship race on Sunday at Crandon's second race weekend. Later that day, he won the AMSOIL Cup pitting the Pro 4x4 and Pro 2 drivers against each other.

In 2013, Johnson joined some Stadium Super Trucks races, with sponsorship from Jegs High Performance.[6] He did not return to the series until 2021 at the Music City Grand Prix.[7]

Johnson started 2014 early by competing in the

TORC and LOORRS) were selected to compete head to head with the victory advancing to the next round. Johnson beat Johnny Greaves in the final round for the win.[8]

In addition to short course truck racing, Johnson has competed in desert off-road races. In 2009 and 2010 he was 3rd in the Unlimited Truck class of the SNORE Mint 400.

Personal life

Johnson now lives in Southern California with his wife, Stephanie, and their children.

Images

  • Johnson after winning a Traxxas TORC Series race in 2010
    Johnson after winning a
    Traxxas TORC Series
    race in 2010
  • Holding US$40,000 check for winning 2012 AMSOIL Cup
    Holding US$40,000 check for winning 2012 AMSOIL Cup
  • 2013 Pro 4 Trophy Truck
    2013 Pro 4
    Trophy Truck

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1995 Vestar Motorsports 01 Chevy PHO
TUS
 SGS MMR POR EVG
I70
LVL
BRI
MLW
 CNS
HPT
IRP
 FLM
RCH
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR

25
PHO
 93rd 88 [9]
1996
Penske Racing
 22 Ford
HOM
PHO
POR

25 		EVG
15 		TUS CNS
DNQ
HPT
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
I70
IRP
FLM
GLN

30
NSV
RCH
NHA
MAR
 31st 786 [10]
Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford
NWS

27
SON

23
MMR

21
PHO

15
LVS

38
1997 Prime Performance Motorsports 63 Chevy
WDW
 TUS
HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
I70
NHA
TEX
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
 CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
NSV
GLN

8
RCH
MAR
SON

4
MMR
CAL

DNQ
PHO
LVS

17 		48th 414 [11]
1998
WDW

DNQ
HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
 I70
GLN
TEX
BRI
MLW
NZH
CAL
 PPR
IRP
NHA
 FLM
NSV
HPT
 LVL
RCH
MEM
GTY
MAR
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS
 NA - [12]

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SSTC Pts Ref
2013
PHO
 LBH
4 		LAN
13
SDG

2*
SDG

5
STL
TOR
TOR
 CRA CRA OCF OCF OCF CPL 8th 123 [13]
2021 STP STP MOH MOH MOH MOH NSH
13 		NSH
13 		LBH LBH 21st 16 [14]

References

  1. ^ a b Ricky Johnson at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rick Johnson at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
  3. ^ a b "Greaves, Johnson, Currie Crowned 2010 TORC Series PRO Champs; Douglas Wins AMSOIL Cup". Race Dezert. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  4. ^ AMA motocross champions
  5. ^ Motocross Action Every champ
  6. ^ "Ricky Johnson joins Robby Gordon's stadium truck series". Racer. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  7. ^ "SST Added To Nashville IndyCar Weekend". Stadium Super Trucks. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Jung, Carter. "Frozen Rush: Ricky Johnson Wins Inaugural Race". Red Bull. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "Rick Johnson – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series By Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rick Johnson – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Rick Johnson – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Rick Johnson – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "2013 SST Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  14. ^ "2021 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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