Ricky Johnson
Richard Bernard "Ricky" Johnson Jr. (born July 6, 1964) is an American former professional motocross, off-road truck and stock car racer. He competed in AMA motocross and Supercross during the 1980s and, won seven AMA national championships. He later switched to off-road racing. He won the Pro 2WD Trophy Truck championship in the 1998 Championship Off-Road Racing and 2010 TORC Series. He also won the Pro 4WD class at the 2011 and 2012 TORC Series. In September 2012, Johnson won the 4x4 world championship race at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway and later that day won the AMSOIL Cup pitting the two and four wheel drive trucks. Johnson won the 2014 Frozen Rush, the first short-course off-road race on snow.
| Ricky Johnson | |||||||
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Johnson celebrates winning the 2012 AMSOIL Cup | |||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Born | Richard Bernard Johnson Jr. July 6, 1964 El Cajon, California | ||||||
| Related to | Luke Johnson | ||||||
| TORC: The Off Road Championship Pro 4 career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2011 | ||||||
| Current team | Vildosola Racing | ||||||
| Championships | 2011, 2012,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2011, 2012 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 1st | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2013, 2021 2009–2010 | Stadium Super Trucks TORC Pro 2 | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1984 AMA 250 1986 AMA 250 and Supercross 1987 AMA 250 and 500 1988 AMA 500 and Supercross TORC Pro 2 (2010) TORC Pro 4 (2011, 2012) | |||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (1999) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee (2012) 1997 and 2003 Baja 1000 winner 1999 American Speed Association Rookie of the Year 2012 AMSOIL Cup winner 2014 Frozen Rush winner | |||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 12 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
| Last race | 1997 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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| Last updated on: February 3, 2014. | |||||||
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