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He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1982 at Atlanta.
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Herm Johnson
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He raced in 7 seasons (1979–1985), with 35 career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500. He also raced at Industry in 1982, but the race was not part of CART that year. Johnson"s father suffered a fatal heart attack, just days before the 1982 Indianapolis 500.
Also during this race, Rick Mears bumped into the back of his car on a lap 183 pit stop.
Foreign his next race Johnson, who runs a business painting helmets, trimmed the back edge of his rear wing with the message "Rick..if you can read this, you"re too close."
Johnson suffered a serious crash in practice for the 1986 Indianapolis 500. Johnson suffered injuries to his back and neck, and the crash effectively ended his Indycar career.
Johnson currently resides in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, running his custom painting business, "Just Herm Designs". The shop has done work for several Industry 500 winners as well as IRL and NHRA Champions (Eddie Cheever Junior, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Unser Junior, Johnny Herbert and Sam Hornish, Junior, for example) as well as amateur racers like Jon Belanger and 4-time SCCA Champion Brad Ellingson.
The shop specializes in custom paint jobs for helmets, racecars, and motorcycles.
Johnson also is a performance driving instructor at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd Minnesota. SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Complete Universal Service Administrative Company Mini-Industry Series results
Industry 500 results.
