Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: Heads Held High, Helping Out & a Cowboy in the House
We’ve been working on the racecars this summer. Right now, the cars are just sitting here ready to go. They just need some paint and … Continue Reading
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: Behind the Scenes, Still Searching & A New Niece
It’s not easy or cheap to run a race team. You’ve got all the overhead. The way we raced last year we made ends meet … Continue Reading
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: Getting Something Started, Expanding & Family Time
Joe Nemechek gave me an opportunity to go and run his Nationwide Series car at Nashville. It was locked in the show, so we were … Continue Reading
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: A Lot to Offer, Shop Dog & Time Flies!
Greenville was rough. The car got torn up and we had to cut it from the door tops down and replace the whole body. We … Continue Reading
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: Kicking Off 2010, 1 Big Project & 2 Easter Egg Hunts
We had everything put together for Greenville-Pickens. We pretty much had a new car to go down there with and off the trailer we were … Continue Reading
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: Gearing Up for 2010 & Family Time
Right now, we’re taking care of getting ready for 2010. Over the wintertime, we pulled apart the car we ran at Dover, completely stripped it … Continue Reading
Jarit Johnson Driver Diary: From Building Racecars to Behind the Wheel
I started racing motorcycles out in California when I was four years old, and that went on for several years, until Dad decided he wanted Jimmie and me in a roll cage. He wanted it to be safe. So I got into the off-road stuff, and that led into the SCORE off-road series, the desert races.