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{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{For|the British [[Air Chief Marshal]]|Richard Johns}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Richard Johns
{{Infobox NASCAR driver|
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name = Richard Johns |
| caption =
| birth_name = <!-- Only if different from name -->
birth_date =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|23}}
Birthplace = [[Lawrenceville, Georgia]] |
| birth_place = [[Lawrenceville, Georgia]]
First_Busch_Race = [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]] [[Pepsi 300]] ([[Nashville Superspeedway|Nashville]]) |
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
Last_Busch_Race = [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]] [[Ford 300]] ([[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]]) |
updated = January 10, 2008 |
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| height =
| weight =
| achievements =
| awards =
| Total_Busch_Races = 15
| Years_In_Busch = 1
| Busch_Car_Team =
| Prev_Busch_Pos =
| Prev_Busch_Year =
| Best_Busch_Pos = 44th ([[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]])
| First_Busch_Race = [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]] [[Pepsi 300]] ([[Nashville Superspeedway|Nashville]])
| Last_Busch_Race = [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]] [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|Ford 300]] ([[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]])
| First_Busch_Win =
| Last_Busch_Win =
| Busch_Wins = 0
| Busch_Top_Tens = 0
| Busch_Poles = 0
| Total_Truck_Races = 2
| Years_In_Truck = 1
| Truck_Car_Team =
| Prev_Truck_Pos =
| Prev_Truck_Year =
| Best_Truck_Pos = 97th ([[2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2008]])
| First_Truck_Race = [[2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2008]] [[Mountain Dew 250]] ([[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]])
| Last_Truck_Race = [[2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2008]] [[E-Z-GO 200 (fall)|E-Z-GO 200]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
| First_Truck_Win =
| Last_Truck_Win =
| Truck_Wins = 0
| Truck_Top_Tens = 0
| Truck_Poles = 0
}}
}}
'''Richard Johns''' is an [[United States|American]] race car driver from [[Lawrenceville, Georgia]]. He is currently racing in the Georgia Asphalt Series and the Camping World East Series. Richard also works as an engineering consultant for several teams in NASCAR.
'''Richard Johns''' (born October 23, 1981) is an American professional race car driver from [[Lawrenceville, Georgia]]. He is currently racing in the Georgia Asphalt Series and the [[K&N Pro Series East|Camping World East Series]]. Johns also works as an engineering consultant for several teams in [[NASCAR]].


==Pre-NASCAR==
==Pre-NASCAR==
Johns began racing in go-karts at the age of nine, Johns spent time on the go-kart dirt tracks throughout Georgia and the southeast. Moving up, he competed in the [[Professional Auto Truck Racing Series|PARTS]], the [[Georgia Asphalt Series|GAS]] and the [[ARCA RE/MAX Series]]. Along the way, Johns met [[Bobby Hamilton]], who would be his mentor throughout his career.
Johns began racing in go-karts at the age of nine, Johns spent time on the [[kart racing|go-kart]] [[dirt track racing|dirt tracks]] throughout Georgia and the southeast. Moving up, he competed in the [[Professional Auto Truck Racing Series|PARTS]], the [[Georgia Asphalt Series|GAS]] and the [[ARCA RE/MAX Series]]. Along the way, Johns met [[Bobby Hamilton]], who would be his mentor throughout his career.


==Entry into NASCAR==
==Entry into NASCAR==
Johns attended the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] while an employee at [[Team Rensi Motorsports]]. He graduated UNC-Charlotte with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Mechanical Engineering]]. At the same time, he was promoted to Rensi's head engineer. In 2007, Rensi turned to Johns in driving their #25 car to fill in for NEXTEL Cup driver [[David Gilliland]] when his Cup and Busch schedule conflicted in 15 races, sponsored by [[freecreditreport.com]]. Johns had two top-twenty finishes and ended the season with a 44th place finish in points. Losing not only both sponsors but Gilliland as well, who had mutually left due to the struggles of [[Yates Racing]], Team Rensi downsized to a one team operation. During the offseason, Johns left Team Rensi and signed a sponsorship deal with family internet portal [http://www.havfun.com/ havfun.com]. He and havfun were to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series for Wyler Racing in 2008, but the sponsor money never materialized and the deal fell through before Speedweeks, leaving Johns without a ride.
Johns attended the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] while an employee at [[Team Rensi Motorsports]]. He graduated UNC-Charlotte with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Mechanical Engineering]]. At the same time, he was promoted to Rensi's head engineer. In 2007, Rensi turned to Johns in driving their #25 car to fill in for NEXTEL Cup driver [[David Gilliland]] when his Cup and Busch schedule conflicted in 15 races, sponsored by [[freecreditreport.com]]. Johns had two top-twenty finishes and ended the season with a 44th-place finish in points. Losing not only both sponsors but Gilliland as well, who had mutually left due to the struggles of [[Yates Racing]], Team Rensi downsized to a one team operation. During the offseason, Johns left Team Rensi and signed a sponsorship deal with family internet portal [http://www.havfun.com/ havfun.com]. He and havfun were to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series for Wyler Racing in 2008, but the sponsor money never materialized and the deal fell through before [[Speedweeks]], leaving Johns without a ride.


==Motorsports career results==
== External links ==

*[http://www.richardjohns.com/ Official Website]
===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Busch Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
!colspan=42| [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]]
! [[Team Rensi Motorsports]]
! 25
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Orbitz 300|DAY]]
| [[Stater Brothers 300|CAL]]
| [[Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200|MXC]]
| [[Sam's Town 300|LVS]]
| [[Nicorette 300|ATL]]
| [[Sharpie Mini 300|BRI]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 300|NSH]]<br><small>34</small>
| [[O'Reilly 300|TEX]]
| [[Bashas' Supermarkets 200|PHO]]
| [[Aaron's 312|TAL]]
| [[Circuit City 250|RCH]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[Dover 200 (Spring Race)|DOV]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Federated Auto Parts 300|NSH]]<br><small>34</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Meijer 300|KEN]]<br><small>28</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AT&T 250|MLW]]<br><small>19</small>
| [[Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com|NHA]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 250|DAY]]
| [[USG Durock 300|CHI]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gateway 250|GTY]]<br><small>31</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[NAPA Auto Parts 200|CGV]]<br><small>25</small>
| [[Zippo 200 at the Glen|GLN]]
| [[Carfax 250|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Camping World 300 (Fontana)|CAL]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Emerson Radio 250|RCH]]<br><small>30</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[RoadLoans.com 200|DOV]]<br><small>28</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Yellow Transportation 300|KAN]]<br><small>26</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Dollar General 300|CLT]]<br><small>27</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sam's Town 250|MEM]]<br><small>23</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[O'Reilly Challenge|TEX]]<br><small>34</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Arizona Travel 200|PHO]]<br><small>31</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]<br><small>35</small>
! 44th
! 1185
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsri02/2007/B|title=Richard Johns – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=November 24, 2014}}</ref>
|}

====Craftsman Truck Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
!colspan=45| [[NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2008]]
! [[Lafferty Motorsports]]
! 89
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Chevy Silverado 250 (Daytona)|DAY]]
| [[San Bernardino County 200|CAL]]
| [[American Commercial Lines 200|ATL]]
| [[Kroger 250|MAR]]
| [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 250|KAN]]
| [[North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[Ohio 250|MFD]]
| [[AAA Insurance 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Sam's Town 400|TEX]]
| [[Cool City Customs 200|MCH]]
| [[Camping World RV Sales 200 (Milwaukee)|MLW]]
| [[O'Reilly 200 (Memphis)|MEM]]
| [[Built Ford Tough 225|KEN]]
| [[Power Stroke Diesel 200|IRP]]
| [[Toyota Tundra 200|NSH]]
| [[O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Camping World 200 (Truck Race)|GTW]]
| [[Camping World RV Rental 200|NHA]]
| [[Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350|LVS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mountain Dew 250|TAL]]<br><small>31</small>
| [[Kroger 200 (Martinsville)|MAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[E-Z-GO 200 (fall)|ATL]]<br><small>30</small>
| [[Chevy Silverado 350K|TEX]]
| [[Lucas Oil 150|PHO]]
| [[Ford 200|HOM]]
! 70th
! 152
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsri02/2008/C|title=Richard Johns – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=November 24, 2014}}</ref>
|}

===ARCA Re/Max Series===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
!colspan=45| [[ARCA Re/Max Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Re/Max Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[2006 ARCA Re/Max Series season|2006]]
! rowspan=2| [[Roulo Brothers Racing]]
! rowspan=2| 39
! rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Daytona ARCA 200|DAY]]
| [[PFG Lester 150|NSH]]
| [[Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200|SLM]]
| [[Winchester ARCA 200|WIN]]
| [[Harley-Davidson of Cincinnati 150|KEN]]
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Toledo)#Spring|TOL]]
| [[Pocono 200|POC]]
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Kansas Lottery 200 Grand|KAN]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Channel 5 150|KEN]]<br><small>29</small>
| [[Sara Lee/GFS Marketplace 200|BLN]]
| [[Pennsylvania 200|POC]]
| [[Shop 'n Save 150|GTW]]
| [[ARCA RE/MAX 200 (Nashville)|NSH]]
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Allen Crowe Memorial 100|ISF]]
| [[Governor's Cup 200|MIL]]
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Toledo)#Fall|TOL]]
| [[Southern Illinois 100|DSF]]
| [[SK Hand Tool 200|CHI]]
| [[Eddie Gilstrap Motors ARCA Fall Classic|SLM]]
| [[Food World 250|TAL]]
| [[Prairie Meadows 250|IOW]]
! 90th
! 285
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsri02/2006/A|title=Richard Johns − 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! [[2007 ARCA Re/Max Series season|2007]]
| [[ARCA 200 at Daytona|DAY]]
| [[Construct Corps-Palm Beach Grading 250|USA]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Nashville ARCA 150|NSH]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200|SLM]]
| [[Kansas Lottery 150 Grand|KAN]]
| [[Winchester ARCA 200|WIN]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Buckle-Up Kentucky 150|KEN]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Toledo)#Spring|TOL]]
| [[Prairie Meadows 250|IOW]]
| [[Pocono 200|POC]]
| [[Michigan ARCA 200|MCH]]
| [[Sara Lee-GFS 200|BLN]]
| [[Channel 5 150|KEN]]
| [[Pennsylvania 200|POC]]
| [[Toyota ARCA 150|NSH]]
| [[Allen Crowe 100|ISF]]
| [[Governor's Cup 200|MIL]]
| [[Gateway ARCA 150|GTW]]
| [[Southern Illinois 100|DSF]]
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Chicagoland)|CHI]]
| [[Eddie Gilstrap Motors ARCA Fall Classic|SLM]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[ARCA REMAX 250|TAL]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[Hantz Group 200 (Toledo)#Fall|TOL]]
! 54th
! 525
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/johnsri02/2007/A|title=Richard Johns − 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.richardjohns.com/ Official Website]
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Richard_Johns}}

{{Team Rensi Motorsports}}


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[[Category:Sportspeople from Lawrenceville, Georgia]]
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 28 September 2023

Richard Johns
Born (1981-10-23) October 23, 1981 (age 42)
Lawrenceville, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
15 races run over 1 year
Best finish44th (2007)
First race2007 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)
Last race2007 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish97th (2008)
First race2008 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega)
Last race2008 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Richard Johns (born October 23, 1981) is an American professional race car driver from Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is currently racing in the Georgia Asphalt Series and the Camping World East Series. Johns also works as an engineering consultant for several teams in NASCAR.

Pre-NASCAR

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Johns began racing in go-karts at the age of nine, Johns spent time on the go-kart dirt tracks throughout Georgia and the southeast. Moving up, he competed in the PARTS, the GAS and the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Along the way, Johns met Bobby Hamilton, who would be his mentor throughout his career.

Entry into NASCAR

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Johns attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte while an employee at Team Rensi Motorsports. He graduated UNC-Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. At the same time, he was promoted to Rensi's head engineer. In 2007, Rensi turned to Johns in driving their #25 car to fill in for NEXTEL Cup driver David Gilliland when his Cup and Busch schedule conflicted in 15 races, sponsored by freecreditreport.com. Johns had two top-twenty finishes and ended the season with a 44th-place finish in points. Losing not only both sponsors but Gilliland as well, who had mutually left due to the struggles of Yates Racing, Team Rensi downsized to a one team operation. During the offseason, Johns left Team Rensi and signed a sponsorship deal with family internet portal havfun.com. He and havfun were to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series for Wyler Racing in 2008, but the sponsor money never materialized and the deal fell through before Speedweeks, leaving Johns without a ride.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2007 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH
34 		TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH
34 		KEN
28 		MLW
19 		NHA DAY CHI GTY
31 		IRP
15 		CGV
25 		GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
30 		DOV
28 		KAN
26 		CLT
27 		MEM
23 		TEX
34 		PHO
31 		HOM
35 		44th 1185 [1]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2008 Lafferty Motorsports 89 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL
31 		MAR ATL
30 		TEX PHO HOM 70th 152 [2]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
2006 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Ford DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN
7 		KEN
29 		BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW 90th 285 [3]
2007 DAY USA NSH
16 		SLM KAN WIN KEN
14 		TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL
4 		TOL 54th 525 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Johns – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Richard Johns – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Richard Johns − 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Richard Johns − 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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