Ken Johnson (racing driver)

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Ken Johnson (born November 28, 1962, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a former driver in the CART series.

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Johnson began his professional racing career in Formula Super Vee, winning the SCCA Pro National Championship in 1985. In 1986 Johnson attempted the first five International Formula 3000 races for BS Automotive. He qualified three times and finished 9th at Vallelunga circuit. That fall he made one American Racing Series start at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In 1988 he made his CART debut at Laguna Seca for Hemelgarn Racing and finished 12th, scoring one point - good enough for 36th in the championship. In 1989 he again drove in the Laguna Seca CART race, this time for Dale Coyne Racing but his engine expired six laps into the race. He later made 3 starts in the SCCA World Challenge in 1990 and finished 8th in the Toyota Atlantic race at Long Beach in 1992. [1]

Motorsports career results

International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1986 BS Automotive SIL
Ret
VAL
9
PAU
DNQ
SPA
18
IMO
DNQ
MUG PER ÖST BIR BUG JAR NC0

American openwheel results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Formula Super Vee

YearTeamChassisEngine123456789101112RankPoints
1985 Provimi / Hagen Ralt RT5/84 VW Brabham LBH
2
IRP
10
MIL
3
DET
4
MEA
1
CLE
6
ROA
5
WGI
4
MOH
5
SAN
3
LS
10
PHX
4
1st144
Source: [2] [3]

Toyota Atlantic Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1992 Kodalux Processing Services MIA PHX LBH
8
LIM MON WGL
DNS
TOR TRR VAN MOH MOS NAZ LS1 LS2 35th8

CART/Indy Car

YearTeam123456789101112131415RankPointsRef
1988 Hemelgarn Racing PHOLBGINDMILPORCLETORMEAMCHPOCMOHROANAZLAG
12
MIA36th1 [4]
1989 Dale Coyne Racing PHOLBGINDMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHPOCMOHROANAZLAG
27
52nd0 [5]

References

  1. Ken Johnson - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-01-20
  2. "1985 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ken Johnson - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. "US Formula Super Vee 1985". oldracingcars.com. Old Racing Cars. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Ken Johnson, who had taken over the Provimi Veal Ralt from 1984 champion Arie Luyendijk, only won one race and only one pole position but always finished in the top ten and nearly always in the top five and won the title by a scant five points.
  4. "Ken Johnson – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. "Ken Johnson – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by US Formula Super Vee
Champion

1985
Succeeded by