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A Crash at Darlington Ends Johnson’s Happy Day

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Crash at Darlington Ends Johnson's Happy Day
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – MAY 17: Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, is towed away during the NASCAR Cup Series The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway on May 17, 2020, in Darlington, South Carolina. NASCAR resumes the season after the nationwide lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Seven-time champion, Jimmie Johnson leads the pack at Darlington

A crash at Darlington Raceway changes everything for NASCAR Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson. He was leading the last lap in the first stage in the Real Heroes 400 as fans celebrate happy days again. But all that just vanished. Johnson lost control of his car while racing alongside another car. That’s when the No. 48 car went spinning then crashing into the wall to end his day.

“Gosh, what I would do to get that corner back to do it over again,” said Johnson after exiting the car.

“Coming to the end of the stage, I was just trying to make sure I got a good run off of turn two. I felt like I was going to be able to exit the corner side-by-side with him, things just went horribly wrong there.”

After the crash at Darlington, Johnson finished 38th and Kevin Harvick went on to win.

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Fan4Racing Race Day Chat for Real Heroes 400 at Darlington

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Fan4Racing Race Day Chat is with our Fan4Racing Crew during the NASCAR Cup Series Real Heroes 400 race at Darlington Raceway. We’ll open the chat room at least 30 minutes before the green flag and close the door at 30 minutes after the checkered flag.

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Joey Logano Call to Action

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We are experiencing unprecedented times in our history and the COVID-19 pandemic has spread through the world, changing the lives of Americans.  It is creating greater demands on health care and front-line workers, first responders, food banks, and in these challenging times, children, seniors, and families are going hungry.

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ARCA Menards Series Returns at Talladega

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The ARCA Menards Series will race at Talladega SuperSpeedway on June 20, 2020.
Photo – Rich Corbett/ARCA Racing

The ARCA Menards Series will resume its 2020 schedule with a return to the race track at Talladega Superspeedway.

The General Tire 200 at Talladega will run on Saturday, June 20, at 2 p.m. ET, and air live on FS1.

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Jimmie Johnson Retirement Consideration Amid COVID 19

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AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 06: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 06, 2020 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson, was on the Jim Rome Show this week talking about whether he still plans on retiring after the 2020 season given the NASCAR Cup Series interruption amid COVID 19.

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