Jimmie Johnson has just one top-10 finish so far in 2018, but will try to get back on track at a race track where he has won seven times before. Johnson will start in ninth position on Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The seven-time NASCAR champion finished ninth in Fontana three weeks ago but that is his only top-10 finish of 2018. He is a two-time winner of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 but has also won the AAA Texas 500 five times, also held at Texas Motor Speedway.
Johnson’s current 29-race streak without a win is the longest drought of his career.
“Retirement hasn’t been on my mind,” Johnson said two weeks ago in Martinsville. “I want to win. I want to win an eighth championship. It’s really my desire to compete and to compete at a high level. I’m not done yet.”
Kurt Busch has the pole position on Sunday.
Fox Sports 1 will televise Sunday’s race beginning at 2 p.m. ET, with the green flag at approximately 2:10 p.m.; online streaming will be available through Fox Sports Go.
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Position | Driver | Make |
---|---|---|
Position | Driver | Make |
1 | Kurt Busch | Ford |
2 | Kevin Harvick | Ford |
3 | Clint Bowyer | Ford |
4 | Ryan Blaney | Ford |
5 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota |
6 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota |
7 | Joey Logano | Ford |
8 | Kyle Busch | Toyota |
9 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet |
10 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet |
11 | Brad Keselowski | Ford |
12 | Aric Almirola | Ford |
13 | Trevor Bayne | Ford |
14 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota |
15 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Chevrolet |
16 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet |
17 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet |
18 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet |
19 | Paul Menard | Ford |
20 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet |
21 | Erik Jones | Toyota |
22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevrolet |
23 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet |
24 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet |
25 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet |
26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford |
27 | Michael McDowell | Ford |
28 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet |
29 | David Ragan | Ford |
30 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford |
31 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet |
32 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota |
33 | William Byron | Chevrolet |
34 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet |
35 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet |
36 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet |
37 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet |