Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson (September 2, 1944 – April 1, 2021) was an American dirt modified racing driver. A six-time Mr. Dirt Champion and four-time Super DIRT Series Champion, Johnson won 428 Modified feature races at 35 tracks in ten states and two Canadian provinces.

Racing career Johnson got his interest in racing from his father Rollie Johnson who raced sprint cars. After discharge from the Army in 1966, Johnson began his Modified career at the Fonda Speedway, New York, where he went on to win 11 track championships. Johnson was also nominated to the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2002, but postponed his induction until 2012, saying that he had more races to win.

Personal life Johnson's last win was at Sharon Speedway (Ohio) in 2009, as a crash sidelined him later that year. While in the hospital, doctors discovered a cancerous nodule on Johnson's right lung. He underwent surgery and began the recovery process. Shortly after the operation, Johnson showed symptoms of ALS, and after a long battle, he succumbed to the disease in 2021.