Ronnie Johncox

Last updated September 20, 2024

Ronnie Johncox (born February 13, 1969, Jackson, Michigan), is a professional racecar driver with over 200 wins. He is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1999-2000 seasons with 8 career starts.

His best career IRL finish was in 11th position in his first contest, the Longhorn 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. In 2002–2003, he stepped down to the Indy Pro Series, where he raced 10 times with one pole, three Top 5 finishes and eight Top 10s. His last professional race was in the 2003 Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

He currently owns and operates Technique, Inc. which is a prototype metal stamping and laser cutting company based in Jackson, Michigan and Technique Engineered Chassis Components in Mooresville, NC that most notably produces "kits" to assemble the racing chassis of the NASCAR Car of Tomorrow. Many of the top teams in NASCAR use Technique Engineered Chassis Components.^[1]

He is a graduate of Michigan State University.^{[ citation needed ]}

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

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IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
1999	Tri-Star Motorsports	Dallara IR9	22	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY	TEX 11	PIK	ATL 25	DOV 20	PIK 24			26th	59	^[2]
1999	Tri-Star Motorsports	Dallara IR9	17	Oldsmobile Aurora V8										LSV 15	TEX 26	26th	59	^[2]
2000	Byrd-McCormack Racing	G-Force	30	Oldsmobile	WDW	PHX 14	LSV 13	INDY Wth	TEX	PIK	ATL	KTY	TEX			27th	33	^[3]

Indy Pro Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2002	REV 1 Racing	KAN 9	NSH 12	MIS 5	KTY 4	STL 8	CHI 5	TXS 8						6th	180
2003	REV 1 Racing	HMS 10	PHX 12	INDY 8	PPIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	STL	KTY	CHI	FON	TXS	17th	62

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References

↑ Poole, David (August 25, 2007). "A racer at heart, Ronnie Johncox builds a new generation of cars". ThatsRacin.com.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Ronnie Johncox – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
↑ "Ronnie Johncox – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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[1] Poole, David (August 25, 2007). "A racer at heart, Ronnie Johncox builds a new generation of cars". ThatsRacin.com.^{[ dead link ]}

[2] "Ronnie Johncox – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[3] "Ronnie Johncox – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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