🗣️ 'My bucket is full. I'm really happy' Jimmie Johnson says his “heart is full” after finishing his first LeMans24 representing NASCAR in the Garage 56 entry ⬇️
. “For all the reasons we know – coming here with NASCAR, Hendrick, Chevrolet, Goodyear.
“Many of the people here working were on different teams that I won races and championships with. There were so many familiar faces, to have this experience was just off the charts. “The fan reception – whether it was at the parade, or on the cool down lap just now. Even the corner marshals were going nuts. Everything was just incredible.The one-off entry in the centenary Le Mans event was to celebrate 75 years of NASCAR, whose president Jim France was inspired by his father, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr who brought two stock cars to Le Mans for the 1976 edition of the race.“That was unbelievable,” said France.
“I hope my dad and my brother are somewhere up there looking down and smiling, but the goal when we set out was to try and finish the race running at the end and not be last. And we accomplished that.” Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports that built and ran the car, added: “It makes me proud for our sport. The last thing I’d want to do is for us to come over here and fall on our nose. That’s what I was worried about.
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