"Maniac" Jimmie Johnson Warned Against Tarnishing His Legacy By Kyle Larson's Ex-Teammate But Bubba Wallace Insider Defends the Hendrick Motorsports Legend - EssentiallySportsAmerica's Favorites Trending in U.S.A.
Maniac Jimmie Johnson Warned Against Tarnishing His Legacy By Kyle Larson s Ex-Teammate But Bubba Wallace Insider Defends the Hendrick Motorsports Legend
Published 11/10/2022, 11:31 AM ESTBy BRASELTON, GA – NOVEMBER 13: #48: Ally Cadillac Racing Cadillac DPi, DPi: Jimmie Johnson prior to the 24th running of the Motul Petit Le Mans on November 13, 2021 at Michelin Raceway/Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Following the news of NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson’s return to NASCAR as a team owner and a driver, spotter and podcaster, Brett Griffin spoke his mind about Johnson’s return. While the news of having any NASCAR legend return to the sport is amazing in itself, sometimes it can go severely wrong and tarnish their reputation. In the midst of all this, Griffin also gave the example of what happened to Terry Labonte on his NASCAR return. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Brett Griffin mentioned, “I am surprised he wants to run the Daytona 500.” Kyle Larson’s former teammate, Jamie McMurray then said, “Me too.” Bubba Wallace’s Spotter Freddie Kraft disagreed with both of them and said, “Why? This maniac just ran the Indy 500!” ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Later Griffin , “ “ Johnson holds a record number of seven championships, tied with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty, to his name during his first stint in NASCAR. However, since then Johnson has been participating in several other forms of motorsports, including IndyCar. Griffin’s concern was, now that Johnson plans on returning to the sport where he was the most successful. There might be a chance that things may go south as competing after returning from a retirement isn’t going to be an easy task. What happened to Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte is a two-time Cup Series Champion, who had retired from full-time racing for several years and only participated in part-time racing till calling quits after his 890th race. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this adDAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 06: Terry Labonte driver of the #32 C&J Energy Ford, stands on pit road before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) During the 2004 season, which was his final full-time season, Labonte seemed to be struggling a lot with his races, unable to bring in any wins or even race at the top of the field. He understood his prime was over and was soon replaced by a young Kyle Busch. WATCH THIS STORY: ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Labonte later stated that he would be retiring from full-time racing and spent the next few years across various teams in a part-time capacity. However, in his part-time racing era, Labonte usually finished in the bottom ranks, rarely making it into the top 20s. Fans would hope that the next chapter in Jimmie Johnson’s career would be as glittering as his first gig! SHARE THIS ARTICLE
ADVERTISEMENT Srijan Mandal 536 articlesSrijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICK
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