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Jimmie Johnson Driving a Toyota in 2024!
It's official, Jimmie Johnson will drive select races for Toyota in 2024!
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Kyle Busch: Switches from Toyota to Chevrolet in 2023 Jimmie Johnson: Switches from Chevrolet to Toyota for select races in 2024 What kind of world do we live in?
@S.K.R.E.Inc.
Жыл бұрын
Also Kyle Busch: Was in Hendrick Motorsports alongside Jimmie Johnson before getting removed due to his Rowdyness from 2004-2007
@justcody6068
Жыл бұрын
@@S.K.R.E.Inc.I kinda find it hilarious that Hendrick removed Kyle Busch because boy did they get violated by Kyle Busch’s talent I still bet that hendrick still wished to keep Kyle Busch
@RacingFan48_
Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard that brad keselowskis making rfk racing into a Toyota team and Hendrick will switch to ford. Sources? (Myself)
@Bryzfr
26 күн бұрын
2025:Joey Logano switches to toyota
Get Ready, Hendrick Fans Are Gonna Have A Meltdown Over This.
@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
Жыл бұрын
As an HMS fan, I am ready to see Hendrick fans cry
@crystaljon
Жыл бұрын
What's next? Hond-... oh wait.
@stalvey4898
Жыл бұрын
I already am
@TracksideViews
Жыл бұрын
Shouldn’t be a surprise since it was announced the team was switching to Toyota… IMO Jimmie’s personal goal is to probably win another race. At least one race in this car to cap off his career.
@cjlondon720
Жыл бұрын
As a Jimmie fan and just HMS fan in general I love Toyota, but it’s definitely gonna feel reeeeally cursed seeing JJ in a Camry 😂
I’ll forever support JJ, whatever he does to improve his team I’m for it. Happy for Him
@SunFury1079
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!! Real Jimmie fans support the man, not the manufacturer!! I cheered him on to get 5 in a row, I cheered him on to get number 7, and I'll cheer him on to drive a Toyota too.
@ryanbates3319
Жыл бұрын
@russribelin7548 I just hope Jimmie can have a good race without it getting ruined, he had a good day at Daytona until Byron caused the big one.
The thumbnail: Ah yes, the Chevroyota Camary
NASCAR Fans: "omg it's gonna be weird seeing Jimmie Johnson drive in a Toyota" Me: *laughs in McLaren F1 and IndyCar Honda*
As a life time Jimmie Johnson fan all i have to say is its Jimmie Johnsons life i cheered for him in indy i will cheer for him and his new racing team. Lets go 7 time
@andrewahern3730
Жыл бұрын
Given the win-and-you’re-in championship format, the king could be dethroned…
Mrucz has to live with Jimmie in a Toyota LOL
@spheredhawk67
Жыл бұрын
But so do we.
Regardless if I’m happy or not that Jimmie did well at Le Mans last weekend, I’m not very optimistic about this at all. This unfortunately doesn’t change the fact that Jimmie and LMC themselves need to do some serious upgrading on their overall team quality for next year. Maybe Toyota can change this around, but this will be a tough change for everyone to get through. In fact, next year could be even worse than this year because of growing pains. I hope that isn’t the case, but it most likely will be. Hopefully, with Jimmie and Toyota together things can turn around, but I’m not holding my breath right now.
As a Jimmie Johnson fan, all I can say... Oh boy. 2024 will be quite a wild thing indeed. Wishing all best to him and LMC obviously, but... I'm praying that this won't be another Furniture Row or Leavine Brothers PS: And yes, I say that as a rational fan who isn't crying about Toyota if you're wondering, just saying about that last part
@johnhaas2523
Жыл бұрын
They ain't got no alliance with JGR. They are going to be in independent team so won't end up like furniture Row racing sodelete your comment for being uneducated
I think it’s cool how much Toyota supports nascar. They clearly have people that are passionate about the sport and I like seeing that.
A much needed change, since Chevy hasn’t shown that they care about LMC. If Toyota is offering to make them a key partner and invest, then we’ll see it pay off. In short, it’s an aggressive business move for a team that needs aggressive moves. As for Jimmie, I just want to see him have a solid run/no mistakes race if he’s intent on still driving, but he needs testing to get caught up on the grip level in this car. He’s a year and a half behind the regular guys on finding the edge. Unlikely he wins again, but at the least he should look like he knows what he’s doing.
Happy to see JJ on the track and I don’t care what car it’s in. He’s the GOAT and every time you seen him is a gift at this point.
My son has always been a Jimmie fan, me Toyota fan, this is perfect
He drove a Honda in Indycar so I’m not fully surprised. Hendrick and Roush are the only teams who have not switched manufacturers in the last 15 years. Even Penske switches from time to time. He’s going where he feels like his team will be competitive and their drivers already have connections with TRD from their KBM days
@chandlerwooten6780
Жыл бұрын
Richard Childress Racing?
@codileger4876
Жыл бұрын
@@chandlerwooten6780 Ok I forgot them and technically Gibbs since they’ve been with Toyota since they joined in 08
@markkalkwarf4520
Жыл бұрын
Gibbs started with Chevrolet.
I think it's cool thats he's still trying. Honestly I'd rather see a way past his prime Jimmie Johnson on the track vs not seeing him at all. It's like when Richard Petty ran his last few seasons, people just liked him being there.
@ryanbates3319
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure Jimmie can still run well, problem is he gets caught in other drivers wrecks. He also was having an amazing run in the Daytona 500 until the big one happened :( hopefully Jimmie can get good finishes and maybe a win(I hope)
Gonna be weird seeing a Petty blue #43 camary
It's a business decision simple as that. I know Jimmie is running a couple more races with LMC, but if Le Mans is the last significant race for him in a Chevy, at least he finished well in it. Plus maybe JJ will run in a third TGR car at Le Mans in future years, this time for the overall win- I wouldn't be surprised if there was some discussion on this.
I just want to see him back into a win so hard, or have a flash in the pan moment, similar to Helio Castroneves when he won the Indy 500 in 2021
It’s still weird to me how new(er) NASCAR fans are experiencing Jimmie Johnson being a mediocre driver and will know him as that. Like you said in the video, so far from him dominating every week for years and years.
@hello_alpine1693
10 ай бұрын
It feels a bit like Alfa Romeo-era Kimi Raikonnen in a way
jimmie johnson joining toyota is like luke skywalker joining the dark side 💀
@stalvey4898
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
It’ll definitely be interesting to see him in a Toyota. Hopefully he performs well. Also I wonder how Michael Mrucz feels about this.
I Like this move. LMC is about the 6th best Chevy team rn behind Hendrick, RCR, Trackhouse, JTG, and Kaulig. The absolute lowest they can go with Toyota is 3rd behind Gibbs and 23XI. Getting more attention from a manufacturer will definitely help them.
Good Luck JJ with the Toyota! I think that Garage 56 run at Le Mans last week was a great send-off for Jimmer considering he, Jenson Button and Rockenfeller made the distance by finishing the 24 Hour race.
LMC is going to perform just like Leavine Family Racing. I'm bookmarking it.
A smart business decision but man it’s not going to be the same without him running a Bowtie i am still a Jimmie Johnson fan no matter what he drives
Die Hard JJ fan here, holy this is exciting. Ever since Toyota came to the sport I began to support Kyle Busch as well, since my dad owned a Toyota 4Runner, the rav4 and now the taco, I've also been given my grandmas Toyota 2009 Camry that made me feel like I was driving a nascar lol. I always had my sights set on buying a rare impala one day (that's a dream). But anyways besides that story, I think its awesome seeing my favourite driver drive in my favourite car manufacturer! I hope it'll be a better year for him though as it hurts seeing him decline like this
I’m a Blaney fan now, but I literally grew up a fan of Jimmie Johnson. Like my dad was a Dale Jr fan at first, but then started to root for Johnson on his 1st cup series start. And so I became a Johnson fan when I was just a year old. So yeah, it does hurt growing up seeing your driver win so many races and championships. And then seeing him just fall off a cliff since like 2018 in terms of competitiveness just hurts as a fan. Then now seeing him move to Toyota just makes it even worse. But all in all, I will still root for him and hope he gets at least one more win before he fully retires from racing. To me he’s still the Ol Seven Time.
OH MY FUCKIN' GOD! It'll be tough, absolutely.
MARK MY WORDS! Jimmie Johnson will win again. I wrote this down in my notes in 2020 or so when he announced he was going to Indycar in 2021. His plan was the come back the entire time. With the nextgen being a much more aero dependent type of car, what better way to learn how to drive such a vehicle and learn how to better understand the aerodynamic aspects of driving than doing a season and a half of Indycar and a handful of IMSA races. On top of that, doing a handful of races this season in Cup on every type of track and running the 24 hours of LeMans. This man has seen the development of a nextgen car from its base state to the car’s highest potential in its evolution. He’s driven this car such a long period of time under such extreme conditions. This man has been PREPARING for the comeback of a lifetime. The Toyota alliance will make that team faster for sure. Toyota is extremely successful in NASCAR and for a long time have been eager to expand to more cars. We see how David Wilson feels about Jimmie and again the eagerness of Toyota to have more cup teams. Their team is in prime position to get significantly better information from Toyota and the other Toyota teams. And Gragson and Jones are extremely talented ex Toyota drivers. Does anyone really think that this type of guy, who was so dominant would want his career to end being tied in championships and wins with other drivers. I’m sure that ate at him so much for years after 2017. With this format, I think Jimmie Johnson can go out and win two critical races in a season and with an 8th title. Breaking his championship ties and win ties. It’s not over by any means. This is the beginning of something legendary. It’s been so clear since the beginning
I would like to see Jimmie race the full year in the new car. I think it would be cool to see a lot of the older guys like Jimmie, Dale Jr, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, and Carl Edwards try the new car out.
@johnhaas2523
Жыл бұрын
He won't
@bradengreenwood53
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see that too!
I cannot believe jimmie is actually doing this 0:26
In today’s NASCAR everything thought to be impossible, improbable, unimaginable, unthinkable, and no way never ever will it…is 100% plausible.
The child is me is so used to JJ drive in a Chevy but the Toyota fan in me is excited to see him, Noah and Erik drive in the Camrys next year.
I'm a fan of nascar, and i think in the long run nascar benefits most by JJ succeed as a team owner. So whatever JJ think is necessary to improve , then go for it. As of today they got nothing to loose anyway.
I guess I'm a Toyota fan now. Where Jimmie goes, I go.
It does not matter as I followed Jimmie when he was running Mickey Thompson. We had great years, absolute dream years, 5 in a row. And never stopped competing the years between 6 and 7. Even Indy cars when he did the ovals it was amazing what he was doing. I am his fan, thick and thin.
Imagine a Time Traveler goes back to 2010 and tells Jimmie Johnson fan that he's going to run horribly in 2018-2020, barely complete a lap in 2023, and then run a Toyota in 2024...
It is what it is; it isn't like there isn't already precedent. He drove a Honda powered IndyCar for 2 years, so there's that. Plus he's not going to be fulltime, so I just look at it as Jimmie just having fun. So the real question no one seems to be asking is, why did Chevrolet let him go? It's kinda like Kyle Busch leaving Gibbs for RCR. And to be fair, Legacy is so lost right now, it might actually be for the best to get more factory support from Toyota.
As a lifelong Jimmie Johnson fan, it has been tough to see him fall off like he has, but at the end of the day if he’s happy and excited for what he’s doing then I’ll be behind him 100%, doesn’t matter if he’s finishing 1st or 40th I’ll be rooting for him no questions asked.
I can't imagine what Michael Mrucz is thinking
As a Jimmie Johnson fan I’m excited to see what he does in the 84 Toyota Camry for Legacy Motor Club after Johnson retired Kyle Larson has been my driver on a full time basis
I have to admit, I am sick to my stomach about this, but at the same time, we’ve seen this type of stuff many times before with drivers switching manufacturers. Take Matt Kenseth leaving Ford after 2012 to Toyota in 2013 for example, or most recently, Kyle Busch moving back to Chevy with RCR after having a fallout with JGR and Toyota. To me, it doesn’t matter what manufacturer he drives, at the end of the day, i’m still going to support my hero until the day I die, however, as much as I hate to admit it, his glory days are long behind him. Pocono has proven to be a career-killer track, and on that one dreadful day in 2017, little did we Jimmie fans know at the time that a dose of reality was smacked into us at a turn 1 wall at 150mph. 😞
As a chevrolet and jimmie fan it's gonna be weird but good luck jimmie
I've been a Jimmie johnson fan all my life, and I don't really care that he's going to Toyota. I definitely prefer him in a Chevy, but it's just a manufacturer after all.
As a Jimmie fan it will feel weird seeing him in a Toyota but I hope it’ll help him and his team improve their performance, tho the only way to go is up from how they’ve been running this year
I thought this was well known, the reveal video from Toyota had the 84 with the rest of the numbers
Old Man Johnson 👴
It’s like watching someone kick an already dead body
Smart move. Chevy has too many cars in the field and the teams lower on the totem pole like Legacy is were likely seeing very little manufacturer support. Switching to Toyota who only has 6 cars in the field currently is definitely going to improve manufacturer support which would only help Legacy and take them to the next level which Petty never did. This move also balances out the Cup field manufacturer-wise and perhaps even one more Chevy team could switch to Toyota to fully balance it. A team like Spire perhaps could potentially benefit going to Toyota. Best case scenario, I'd like to see a 4th manufacturer enter, specifically for Dodge to return, but it's not looking like it's going to be happening like people initially thought.
No, im actually fine with this. Jimmie is and always will be my favorite driver no matter the car manufacturer. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Jimmie Johnson gonna race into his 60s like Derrike Cope
As a Jimmie fan, I’m looking forward to next season for Legacy MC
As a fan of Jimmie Johnson, I don’t mind. He wanted to change for the team since overall they are scraping by finding few gems along the road. It’s also pretty bold and weird for the guy doing this change lmfao. But if he wants to do it, he’ll do it.
W JIMMIE!!!!!!!!
Well in my best to worst tier video I put Jimmie in just retire categorie so I agree
Mrucz 😮
Went from JJ to KFB to Byron so I’ll be fine. Even though William Byron is my guy I do hope JJ just does well with what he does. Heck I’m a Chevy guy but I drive a ford right now because I can’t afford getting a new car yet.
Sometimes I wonder what really happened at Hendrick, Jimmie don’t hang around them at the track so I wonder if Hendrick forced him to retire
JJ is a field filler. He once was a Champion in multiple racing series. When I retire that means I leave that career and enjoy the simple life that I created. Racing drivers are a special breed. We can't understand unless we all become Nascar drivers. Yes, JJ has to drive to pay for the bills that his wife accumulates as a shops. 😅
As a Jimmie fan man that’s gonna feel weird. I mean Toyota getting more cars to help will be good for them but I do want Jimmie to do well. I loved how happy he was at Le Mans and if this means he can run better and has one crazy happy retirement then awesome Also cota wasn’t his fault I’m sure if he wasn’t in the back of the pack he would’ve done well. Daytona he did great until the final couple restarts and got in someone else’s mess. The 600 everyone makes mistakes, I’d hardly say that he can barely run a lap, take a look at Le Mans
welp, next year, might as well get another diecast for my favorite nascar driver!
Mcruz Is gonna have a meltdown over this
I remember when it was a big deal that Kevin Harvick was going to drive or Ford. And then everybody got over it.
LFG !
Moobs: Dies of stroke
@stalvey4898
Жыл бұрын
I already see his next stream
I know Hendrick fans are gonna lose it over this news, but it doesn't matter to me which manufacturer Jimmie drives. I'm just enjoying having him back in the drivers seat period. It does suck seeing him perform so poorly though and hopefully when he's behind the wheel of a Camry like my guy MTJ, that maybe we will get to witness one final time Johnson getting an 84th win in the 84 car. How fitting would that be!
Everybody gangsta until jimmay leaves hendrick cars and goes to make joe gibbs racing alive again 💀💀
Let’s hope he can finish a lap now
I really cant see Johnson Driving a Toyota, He has been with Chevy his whole stock car career. I really hope he would have just come on to Hendrick in a position like Jeff Gordon.
@johnhaas2523
Жыл бұрын
He wanted to still do some races and no room for that at Hendrick Motorsports
@salty_flightdeck_cpo
Жыл бұрын
@@johnhaas2523Seems as if Hendrick had a bunch of races that required a substitute driver so far this year. And the season is only at the halfway point.
Legacy motor club is an dumpster fire
This is great, I mean JJ drove a Honda in INDYcar so why not a Toyota in NASCAR? I still support whatever he drives until he call it quits for good.
Windshield: Chevy Car: Toyota 😂
@crouchb15
Жыл бұрын
Dat Camry zr1 yo
Whoopie-doo...
This is like Michael Jordan playing for the Washington Wizards.
@ChrisMolyneaux93
Жыл бұрын
@@Dupontman627 Yeah but Tom Brady at least led Tampa to a Super Bowl
Hey we may see him run in other series in a Toyota. Nurburgring 24 hours anyone.
Well, Jimmie drove a Honda powered Dallara in IndyCar for a couple years; so I guess you never know!
Poor michael mrucz he is probably still having a meltdown hopefully he recovers soon
Honestly, I'm just hoping this means that Toyota no longer will put all its eggs in the Gibbs/Hamlin basket.
_*That thumbnail*_💀
It’s painful. Much like Scuderia Ferrari now. I wish both were competing for wins on a regular basis, but reality paints a different narrative. On the other hand, considering he’s drive a McLaren with a Merc engine, and an IndyCar with a Honda engine, it won’t be weird for me to see him in a Toyota.
I expected a Ford team to do that, but Chevy? It can either go Joe Gibbs or founder like Furniture Row and Leavine
@johnhaas2523
Жыл бұрын
Lagacy motor club isn't going to have alliance with JGR
They aren't getting any support from Chevy now.
Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt both drove Fords at one point. Calm down, y'all.
The boomer rage will be intense
Hack. I remember SHR went from Chevrolet to Ford & didn't think that would happen. It make no difference with Johnson to Toyota.
After all Mr. H & Chev have done for Jimmy can't understand how he can justify this !
Its going too be wrong seeing the 43 on a Toyota, but something has too give . They can't seem to get out of their own way in the Camaros right now
@johnhaas2523
Жыл бұрын
It just about happened several years with bubba and Hamlin would have come in also on the ownership side. I assume Andrew Murstein would have sold his share to Hamlin and probably MJ
@louislepage5111
Жыл бұрын
@@johnhaas2523 Ok thanks for the info
Jimmie Johnson Wrecking a Toyota in 2024*
Well Chevy took Kyle Busch from Toyota so it only makes sense for Toyota to get revenge and take one of NASCAR's goats lol Jimmie Johnson driving a Toyota will be weird. I've been a very neutral JJ fan since he announced his retirement so I'm very numb to the pain he's had to deal with since
Marty Robbins
He had joined the dark side
why did you think erik jones went to petty
Comments would be fun 🍿
I rather want to see Jimmie drive in NASCAR instead an Alfa Romeo, BMW, Porsche or Maserati, not Toyota.
POV MICHEAL MRUCZ: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😤😤😤😤
Cursed ahh thumbnail 💀
@imr991
Жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty weird seeing the nose of the car having the top half be toyota and the bottom half being a chevy.
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I doesn’t matter what they drive they will run in the rear every week
Jimmie Johnson is a hasbeen. Have you guys forgot his last years at Hendrick Motorsports? all the other HMS were running well except for JJ he was always single car spinning and wrecking maybe taking someone else out in the process. Or just plain running horribly. even if the equipment is good or not, the driver isnt there anymore, hes not a driver hes a rider.
Man I cannot wait to see the looks on HMS and Johnson Fans and laugh at them