Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Other Drivers Pay Wonderful Tribute to Jimmie Johnson

After this Sunday’s race, Jimmie Johnson has just two races left until he waves goodbye to NASCAR. With the end of an era quickly approaching, a few of his Cup rivals and contemporaries paid tribute to him. The likes of Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr, and Brad Keselowski, all contributed.

Johnson is set to wrap up his 20-year career in the stock car series at the end of the current season. As a 7-time Cup champion, the 45-year-old is considered a legend alongside Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. However, he will hang up his NASCAR boots after the season finale at Phoenix and head to IndyCar.

In their video tribute, the drivers admitted that they all admired Johnson. According to Harvick, the #48 driver means a lot to the sport and will always be considered a champion. Meanwhile, Elliott confessed that there wasn’t anybody better at racing than Johnson.

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Hamlin gushed that not many drivers could reach the level of success that the Hendrick Motorsports driver reached. At the same time, he is highly respected in the community with hardly any enemies.

Meanwhile, Kyle Busch said, “Hey Jimmie, it’s been awesome being able to come into the sport and be your teammate. A true inspiration and an honor to race with you during this time. Although it’s been very aggravating as well too, winning as many championships as you did in a row.”

Truex Jr congratulated the NASCAR veteran for all his accomplishments in his career. He also admitted that he not only respects him as a driver but also as a person away from the track. Finally, Keselowski declared that Johnson brought in a degree of professionalism and class to NASCAR. In addition to that, he raised the game of all of his opponents.

Now, Jimmie Johnson heads into his final Texas Motor Speedway race, as the most successful driver there. He has accumulated 7 wins at the track, a record that will be difficult to overhaul.