Ken Johnson (racing driver)

Ken Johnson (born November 28, 1962, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a former driver in the CART series.

Johnson began his professional racing career in Formula Super Vee, winning the SCCA Pro National Championship in 1985. In 1986 Johnson attempted the first five International Formula 3000 races for BS Automotive. He qualified three times and finished 9th at Vallelunga circuit. That fall he made one American Racing Series start at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In 1988 he made his CART debut at Laguna Seca for Hemelgarn Racing and finished 12th, scoring one point - good enough for 36th in the championship. In 1989 he again drove in the Laguna Seca CART race, this time for Dale Coyne Racing but his engine expired six laps into the race. He later made 3 starts in the SCCA World Challenge in 1990 and finished 8th in the Toyota Atlantic race at Long Beach in 1992.^[1]

Motorsports career results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
1986	BS Automotive	SIL Ret	VAL 9	PAU DNQ	SPA 18	IMO DNQ	MUG	PER	ÖST	BIR	BUG	JAR	NC	0

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1985	Provimi / Hagen	Ralt RT5/84	VW Brabham	LBH 2	IRP 10	MIL 3	DET 4	MEA 1	CLE 6	ROA 5	WGI 4	MDO 5	SAN 3	LS 10	PHX 4	1st	144
Source:^[2]^[3]

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
1992	Kodalux Processing Services	MIA	PHX	LBH 8	LIM	MON	WGL DNS	TOR	TRR	VAN	MDO	MOS	NAZ	LS1	LS2	35th	8

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points	Ref
1988	Hemelgarn Racing	PHO	LBG	IND	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MCH	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG 12	MIA	36th	1	^[4]
1989	Dale Coyne Racing	PHO	LBG	IND	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG 27	52nd	0	^[5]

^ Ken Johnson - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-01-20
^ "1985 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ken Johnson - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "US Formula Super Vee 1985". oldracingcars.com. Old Racing Cars. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Ken Johnson, who had taken over the Provimi Veal Ralt from 1984 champion Arie Luyendijk, only won one race and only one pole position but always finished in the top ten and nearly always in the top five and won the title by a scant five points.
^ "Ken Johnson – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Ken Johnson – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Arie Luyendyk	US Formula Super Vee Champion 1985	Succeeded by Didier Theys

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