Eddie Johnson is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Johnson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 19 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,959 ranks Johnson 1233th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1996-09-08 | Richmond | P36 | −138 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +96 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1960 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +82 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1959 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +79 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1953 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +77 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| +40 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −138 | 4,959 | |
| 1995 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −113 | 5,096 | |
| 1994 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P45 | −159 | 5,210 | |
| 1983 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P43 | −484 | 5,368 | |
| 1982 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −282 | 5,852 | |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Trevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P13 | +96 | 6,135 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +82 | 6,039 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +77 | 5,957 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −78 | 5,879 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +16 | 5,958 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Trevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +40 | 5,942 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Pawl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −88 | 5,902 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +79 | 5,990 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Trevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,561 | 5,911 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Parsons | 4,321 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett | 4,439 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Ellis | 3,759 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,497 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane CarterHigher-rated | 6,176 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,223 | 🇪🇸 Mikel Azcona | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,966 |
| 1,224 | 🇧🇷 Thiago Camilo | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,966 |
| 1,225 | 🇲🇨 Benjamin Goethe | WEC | 4,965 |
| 1,226 | 🇧🇷 Gino Bianco | Formula 1 | 4,965 |
| 1,227 | 🇺🇸 Dave Steele | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,963 |
| 1,228 | 🇷🇺 Viktor Maslov | International Formula 3000 | 4,963 |
| 1,229 | 🇮🇹 Alvaro Barba | FIA GT Championship | 4,961 |
| 1,230 | 🇺🇸 Derek Hill | International Formula 3000 | 4,961 |
| 1,231 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 2 | 4,961 |
| 1,232 | 🇯🇵 Teppei Natori | Super GT | 4,961 |
| 1,233 | 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,959 |
| 1,234 | 🇧🇷 Paulo Carcasci | GT4 America | 4,958 |
| 1,235 | 🇩🇪 Luca Engstler | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,953 |
| 1,236 | 🇺🇸 George Mack | IndyCar | 4,952 |
| 1,237 | 🇦🇺 Blake McDonald | European Le Mans Series | 4,950 |
| 1,238 | 🇦🇺 Jack Le Brocq | Supercars Championship | 4,950 |
| 1,239 | 🇷🇺 Alex Malykhin | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,949 |
| 1,240 | 🇫🇷 Eric Hélary | WEC | 4,949 |
| 1,241 | 🇺🇸 Grant Enfinger | NASCAR Truck | 4,949 |
| 1,242 | 🇮🇹 Valerio Rinicella | European Le Mans Series | 4,949 |
| 1,243 | 🇮🇹 Valerio Scassellati | FIA GT Championship | 4,949 |
Eddie Johnson was an established professional racing in single-seater championships across fourteen years, from 1952 to 1960 in Formula 1 and 1982 to 1996 in NASCAR Xfinity. He raced exclusively on oval circuits in the NASCAR Xfinity series and drove for Kurtis Kraft in Formula 1, a team that won five races across its history and fielded one of the sport's stronger drivers in Duane Carter.[1]
Johnson's record spanned two eras and two distinct single-seater categories. His Formula 1 career comprised nine starts for Trevis between 1952 and 1960, competing in a world championship that drew from amateur and semi-professional grids. His NASCAR Xfinity career ran from 1982 to 1996, with ten oval-track starts in what was then a national single-seater series. His final season of racing, 1996, saw him finish thirty-eighth in the championship standings. Across both series, he accumulated nineteen starts without a championship title.[2]
Johnson raced regularly against established professionals at his level. Tony Bettenhausen, who made eleven Formula 1 starts, and Jimmy Bryan, who started nine Formula 1 races, were regular opponents with whom Johnson was closely matched. He also finished ahead of Duane Carter, an established professional who drove eight Formula 1 races for Kurtis Kraft, and once beat Tony Stewart, who would go on to win the 1997 IndyCar championship and later race ninety-four times in NASCAR Xfinity.