{"id":1340866,"date":"2021-03-26T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1340866"},"modified":"2023-08-09T17:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:44:50","slug":"jimmie-johnson-worth-160-million-nascar-regret-crash-that-never-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/jimmie-johnson-worth-160-million-nascar-regret-crash-that-never-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Johnson Is Worth $160 Million After a Legendary NASCAR Career, but He Still Regrets a Crash That Never Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you look at the big picture, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmie-johnson-created-a-classy-tradition-that-binds-nascars-cup-series-champions-together\/\">Jimmie Johnson<\/a> had a pretty impeccable NASCAR career. During his time behind the wheel, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/motorsports\/\">motorsports<\/a> star won seven Cup Series championships and built up a $160 million net worth. He still left the stock car circuit with one regret, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For most professional athletes, regrets fit into a few standard types: usually, they'll have to do with a crucial loss in a big moment or an individual mistake that proved to be particularly costly. Jimmie Johnson, however, has a different regret: he wishes that one particular driver could have spun him out during a race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jimmie-johnson-has-had-a-decorated-racing-career\">Jimmie Johnson has had a decorated racing career <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimmie Johnson&#039;s biggest and best career moments : Best of NASCAR\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBxglpdjZ20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While he's spent most of his career on the NASCAR circuit, Jimmie Johnson has competed in a variety of motorsports. No matter where he's racing, though, he's shown quite the knack for claiming the checkered flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmie-johnson-won-his-first-championship-by-racing-through-a-brutal-broken-leg-on-a-modified-motorcycle\/\">Johnson grew up racing motorcycles<\/a> and established his winning ways early, powering through a broken leg to claim his first championship. He later moved on to off-road racing and, despite some <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmie-johnson-owes-his-nascar-success-to-a-potentially-fatal-crash-i-needed-that-wake-up-call\/\">potentially fatal bumps in the road,<\/a> built up quite the resume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1997, Johnson transitioned into stock car racing, starting out in the American Speed Association before transitioning into NACAR. He made his Busch Series debut in 1998. By 2002, he was ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-is-the-nascar-cup-series\/\">the Cup Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few close calls and the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmie-johnson-owes-legendary-nascar-success-to-mickey-mouse-plates-milk-cookies\/\">&#8216;milk and cookies meeting<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmie-johnson-owes-legendary-nascar-success-to-mickey-mouse-plates-milk-cookies\/\">&#8216;<\/a> Johnson claimed the 2006 Cup Series crown. He'd then go on to win the next four  titles and add two more before retiring, giving him an incredible seven championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-success-unsurprisingly-led-to-a-160-million-net-worth\">That success, unsurprisingly, led to a $160 million net worth <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimmie Johnson: Trailer parks and humble beginnings\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPyEfeGlLHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmie-johnson-totally-stalked-jeff-gordon-and-changed-the-course-of-nascar-history-forever\/\">Jimmie Johnson \u2018Totally Stalked\u2019 Jeff Gordon and Changed the Course of NASCAR History Forever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter the sport, the most successful stars will command top dollar. Given his seven Cup Series titles, Jimmie Johnson unsurprisingly had no trouble earning the big bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a 2017 <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jimmie-johnson\/?sh=1667bfaa63af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a> write-up, Johnson was earning as much as $10 million per season in salary from Hendrick Motorsports. That base figure didn't include any of his prize money, either. Beyond those on-track earnings, the driver also inked sponsorship deals with some big-time brands like Gatorade, Chevrolet, and Seiko.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, Jimmie Johnson's net worth clocks in at approximately $160 million. While he's no longer a full-time NASCAR driver, his star status\u2014and, in turn, fortune\u2014won't vanish anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jimmie-johnson-s-one-nascar-regret-was-never-tangling-with-dale-earnhardt-sr\">Jimmie Johnson's one NASCAR regret was never tangling with Dale Earnhardt Sr.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson sits in the driver's seat\" class=\"wp-image-1340927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg 1850w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=682 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024 1536w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800 1200w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jimmie-Johnson-Regret.jpg?w=90&amp;h=60 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1850px) 100vw, 1850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmie Johnson sits in his car ahead of a NASCAR race | Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In hindsight, it's tough to take much issue with anything that Jimmie Johnson accomplished during his NASCAR career. The driver, after all, claimed seven Cup Series championships and built up a $160 million net worth along the way. There was still one thing, however, that he never got the chance to do: tangle with the<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-sr-always-cringed-at-a-very-specific-compliment\/\"> legendary Intimidator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s one regret I have,&#8221; Johnson explained in a 2014 conversation with Curt Menefee, as documented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onmc.com\/content\/jimmie-johnsons-biggest-regret-in-racing-hint-it-involves-the-no-3\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official NASCAR Members Club.<\/a> &#8220;Again, Richard [Petty] was too far removed for me to say that I had a chance to drive with him on the track. But Dale [Earnhardt], that could have happened. And I so regret that I'll never have that chance to honestly get spun out or crashed by him. That opportunity will never be there for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes without saying that most drivers wouldn't regret avoiding a crash. For Jimmie Johnson, however, it would have been worth it to cross paths with a NASCAR legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I mean every kid, especially my generation, that black No. 3, the black No. 3, you know, that's what you wanted to be and race against,&#8221; Johnson continued. &#8220;And knowing Jeff Gordon as I do and watching him race with Dale all those years and then talking about it with Jeff now there's some really cool experiences there that I would have loved to have had.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all of his NASCAR success, Jimmie Johnson has one regret from his career: a crash that never happened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1575635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[118377],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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