“I Made the Family Christmas Card” – Clint Bowyer Reveals His Favorite Story With Jimmie Johnson

As Jimmie Johnson bid adieu to the sport, tributes poured in for him from all his fellow drivers. One of them was Clint Bowyer, who also called it quits, looking to start a new phase of his life.

In light of Johnson’s retirement, Bowyer shared a hilarious but interesting story involving himself and the 7-time champion.

Bowyer looked back at an incident involving the two of them. It was after one of Johnson’s 7 championship victories and Bowyer was present at a celebration party for Johnson’s title win.

However, what made that night memorable for Bowyer was that it led to Bowyer being part of the Johnsons’ Christmas card picture.

“I made the family Christmas card because I stayed after one of his championship parties one time. And we had a hell of a good time,” Bowyer reminisced. Bowyer said he was not sure if invited or uninvited, but he did make the Christmas card.

Clint Bowyer had a great celebration with Jimmie Johnson

Bowyer has no recollection of which year it was, or even being in the photo, for that matter. However, Jimmie’s father Gary Johnson sent the picture including Bowyer as a Christmas card from the Johnsons. He does remember having a huge celebration that night.

Following their farewell, Bowyer posted a nice message for Johnson. It was an accurate take on Johnson’s legacy as a champion. He said while Johnson consistently dominated the field, he did it with grace and respect.

“Just like all my other peers, I am both fortunate and unfortunate that my career was during the same time Jimmie Johnson was,” Bowyer said.

His Christmas card story and his post-retirement words for Johnson show the level of respect that the two drivers share for each other and their level of camaraderie.