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06-25-2011, 09:35 AM
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Billy Johnson:
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Born: October 10, 1986
Age: 24
Birthplace: Torrance, CA
Residence: Mooresville, NC
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 160lbs
Years Racing: 9
Billy Johnson made his racing debut in 2000 at the age of 13 racing go-karts. The Californian has won multiple championships at the local, regional, to national level. In 2003, Billy moved up into auto racing after winning the Skip Barber Racing School scholarship. The next day he flew to Valencia, Spain and won another scholarship from BMW AG for the inaugural season of the Formula BMW USA championship. In the 2004 F-BMW season, Billy Finished 5th in the championship as well as received the Sportsman of the Year award.
Over the last five years, Billy has raced in the NASCAR Nationwide, Grand Am Rolex, Grand Am Cup/Koni Challenge, Speed World Challenge, Formula Star Mazda Pro, Formula BMW, Skip Barber Regional and National Series, Super Street Time Attack, Redline Time Attack and many import tuner shootouts and competitions for magazines. In those series, Billy acquired 36 wins, 74 top five finishes and an additional 92 top ten finishes. Billy is also a driving instructor for the Skip Barber Racing School, as well as a private instructor for many regional and national race series including Mustang Challenge, Ferrari Challenge, and Grand-Am.
In the past 4 years, Billy has more victories and top-3 podium finishes than any driver in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) Series with 9 wins, 24 podiums, and 25 top five finishes. 2007 was Billy’s best season to date finishing second in the driver’s championship for the Grand-Am Koni Challenge ST series. His four wins were more than any other driver in either the ST or GS classes of the Koni Challenge series. This year in 2010, Billy was back with Roush Racing in the No. 61 Ford Mustang with Jack Roush Jr. where they won Round 2 marking his father Jack Roush Sr.'s 400th victory as a team owner. With two wins and six podiums, it was good enough for third in the drivers’ championship. Billy also made his debut in NASCAR Nationwide competition in 2010 at Watkins Glen.
Besides working on his driving career, Billy has recently graduated from Cal State University, Fullerton with a degree in Business Administration. Billy also works as a Factory Works Driver for Mazda North American Operations, test driver for automobile and tire manufacturers, as a driver for manufacturer demonstration days, and does setup and chassis development for aftermarket tuning companies and race teams.
LOTS OF LUCK BILLY
Bio
Resume
Career Highlights
Gallery
Archives
Schedule
more...
Billy Johnson:
Picture
Personal Stats:
Born: October 10, 1986
Age: 24
Birthplace: Torrance, CA
Residence: Mooresville, NC
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 160lbs
Years Racing: 9
Billy Johnson made his racing debut in 2000 at the age of 13 racing go-karts. The Californian has won multiple championships at the local, regional, to national level. In 2003, Billy moved up into auto racing after winning the Skip Barber Racing School scholarship. The next day he flew to Valencia, Spain and won another scholarship from BMW AG for the inaugural season of the Formula BMW USA championship. In the 2004 F-BMW season, Billy Finished 5th in the championship as well as received the Sportsman of the Year award.
Over the last five years, Billy has raced in the NASCAR Nationwide, Grand Am Rolex, Grand Am Cup/Koni Challenge, Speed World Challenge, Formula Star Mazda Pro, Formula BMW, Skip Barber Regional and National Series, Super Street Time Attack, Redline Time Attack and many import tuner shootouts and competitions for magazines. In those series, Billy acquired 36 wins, 74 top five finishes and an additional 92 top ten finishes. Billy is also a driving instructor for the Skip Barber Racing School, as well as a private instructor for many regional and national race series including Mustang Challenge, Ferrari Challenge, and Grand-Am.
In the past 4 years, Billy has more victories and top-3 podium finishes than any driver in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) Series with 9 wins, 24 podiums, and 25 top five finishes. 2007 was Billy’s best season to date finishing second in the driver’s championship for the Grand-Am Koni Challenge ST series. His four wins were more than any other driver in either the ST or GS classes of the Koni Challenge series. This year in 2010, Billy was back with Roush Racing in the No. 61 Ford Mustang with Jack Roush Jr. where they won Round 2 marking his father Jack Roush Sr.'s 400th victory as a team owner. With two wins and six podiums, it was good enough for third in the drivers’ championship. Billy also made his debut in NASCAR Nationwide competition in 2010 at Watkins Glen.
Besides working on his driving career, Billy has recently graduated from Cal State University, Fullerton with a degree in Business Administration. Billy also works as a Factory Works Driver for Mazda North American Operations, test driver for automobile and tire manufacturers, as a driver for manufacturer demonstration days, and does setup and chassis development for aftermarket tuning companies and race teams.
LOTS OF LUCK BILLY