Jimmie Johnson: Struggling to Adapt to Modern NASCAR

Is Johnson really out there for anything other than getting all these new sponsors on legacy Motorsports cars

I really would like Jimmie to return full time in Nascar to see if the stars come together and get his eighth championship (I went too far with that comment)

As a Jimmie fan, I agree the fact he’s gotta completely change his driving style with very little run time is the thing causing this. But as seen before he got caught in someone else’s mess the past couple of races he’s been improving in running position steadily

I think jimmie isnt racing with the goal to win (im sure he still wants to win but hes also not delusional)... i think hes racing as a "team player" hes trying to gather data for his team to help that development plan while also having fun doing what he loves

I feel like Hendrick for a few years had a way of masking two very fast cars between four teams. Ultimately you would see them end up with one championship contender, one very fast car, and two that barely scraped into the playoffs at best. And the way they have so many cogs in that machine, I wouldn't be surprised if the best equipment got moved around at the drop of a hat. It's weird to think going back though of how much the last 6 years vindicated the absolute desperation we saw in Jimmie at that Roval race in 2018 when he dive bombed Truex. If you would have told me that only a year removed from a 3 win season, that would be Jimmie's last genuine shot at a win with over two years left at Hendrick, I would have scoffed.

Raise your hand if you’ve been sweating through this whole season as a Jimmie fan 😓✋🏻

He’s basically the Belichick of the Johnson/Knaus duo. He’s struggling without cheating

I would love to see him make some xfinity starts, the car is very similar to the Gen 6.

I cant remember where he said it, but it was an ontrack interview this season, and Jimmie openly said he just didnt quite understand the next gen car yet. Like you touch on in the video, the current car requires almost a complete stylistic shift from what he is not only used to, but a proven winner utilizing his loose setups. When you watch him run traffic and fight for positions deeper in the field, you can see his talent is still there at times. Ive also speculated for awhile his car is not up to par with the other 2 LMC entries, whether its being used as a test car or whether its just lacking the same quality. If we were to magically just make Jimmie understand what he needs to do overnight, and put him in say the 43 car, Id imagine hed be running consistently in the like 15th to 22nd range.

He is literally in his Cars 3 arc.

Jimmie is really just running for fun these days, i wish Jimmie would run full time but i know its a pipe dream

Thank you for the explanation 😊

Wish he would've stayed in IndyCar doing an oval only schedule. He was making progress and had a 6th at Texas and 8th at Iowa.

I really thought you were going to take a dunk on Jimmie Johnson but you're actually really telling him how he can become better in the next gen car. But what I can heard on something that he said is that he is doing this for fun.

3:25 "Actually, the 5 car is technically Dale Jr's old ride bc it was the 88

Do you realize he was BAD from 2018-2020?

Jimmie should honestly just focus as a co-owner as LMC he's not the same anymore and the Pocono crash from 2017 completely changed him I hate seeing him crash or run bad bc this isn't the way he should come back

It all goes down to that Pocono crash, ever since then, there have been moments of brilliance but very few. He should have got a job with Hendrick motorsports instead of going to indycar and then owning his own cup team.

It's hard to get into a car you're not familiar with and only be allowed 20 minutes of practice

I think Jimmie fell behind as a driver by not racing in 2021 and 2022, and only doing part time the last two years. Even when he "retired" in 2020, his performance had already been off compared to his prime.