Slick Johnson

Julius David "Slick" Johnson III (February 23, 1948 – February 14, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver. A veteran of short track competition in the Carolinas, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s; his best finish in the series, second, came in a non-points consolation race at Daytona International Speedway. He was killed in a racing accident in an ARCA race at Daytona in 1990.

Career

A native of Florence, South Carolina, Johnson started his racing career on dirt tracks at the age of sixteen; his racing career was interrupted due to his spending time in the military, however he returned to competition in 1968 at Cooper River Speedway; Johnson also competed at other tracks in the Carolinas during the late 1960s and 1970s including Sumter Speedway.

Moving up from local competition during the 1970s, Johnson made his first start in NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition in 1979 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, finishing 27th in his first race in the series. He would go on to compete in a total of 68 Winston Cup Series races between 1979 and 1987, posting a best finish of eighth on two occasions, both in 1980, at North Wilkesboro Speedway and at Rockingham. Johnson also finished second, to Tim Richmond, in a non-points consolation race for Daytona 500 non-qualifiers at Daytona International Speedway in 1982.

Johnson also competed in a single Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race in his career, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1983; he started nineteenth and finished 28th in the event.

He was not related to Jimmie Johnson, also Joe Lee Johnson and Junior Johnson

Death In 1988 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Johnson was injured in a severe crash during a practice session. Following his recovery, Johnson returned to racing in the ARCA Permatex Super Car Series season-opening 200-mile race at Daytona International Speedway in 1990. Starting last in the forty-car field, Johnson was involved in a crash on the race's 76th lap that left him with a basal skull fracture and crushed chest; Johnson had been hit by three other cars during the course of the accident.

The accident in which Johnson was involved, in which paramedic Mike Staley was also injured one lap later, was featured in an episode of Rescue 911 that aired on November 13, 1990 on CBS.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Pts Ref 1979 Satterfield Racing 87 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS 42nd 431 Johnson Racing 51 Chevy CAR ATL ONT 1980 53 RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT 23rd 1851 1981 RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI 65th 216 Ulrich Racing 40 Buick DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 1982 Hylton Motorsports 48 Buick DAY CAR DAR TAL 29th 1261 Pontiac RCH BRI ATL NWS MAR Ulrich Racing 40 Buick NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 1983 Billy Matthews Racing 42 Buick DAY 38th 705 Satterfield Racing 18 Buick RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT Cronkrite Racing 96 Chevy CAR ATL RSD 1984 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI NA 0 Satterfield Racing 18 Chevy DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 1985 Gray Racing 31 Chevy DAY RCH 48th 343 Spohn Racing 05 Ford CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI 51 DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR Blue Max Racing 27 Pontiac ATL RSD 1986 Gray Racing 54 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA - 1987 Hamby Motorsports 12 Olds DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS MAR MAR 47th 444 Chevy DAR BRI TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV Fillip Racing 81 Ford NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 1988 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA - † - Qualified but replaced by Tim Richmond · ‡ - Qualified but replaced by Eddie Bierschwale

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1980 Johnson Racing Chevrolet 39 14 1982 Hylton Motorsports Buick DNQ 1983 Billy Matthews Racing Buick DNQ 1985 Gray Racing Chevrolet 40 20 1986 QL†† - Qualified but replaced by Eddie Bierschwale

Late Model Sportsman Series NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1983 46 Buick DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT HCY MAR 138th 79

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 1983 Satterfield Racing 81 Buick DAY NSV TAL LPR LPR ISF IRP SSP FRS BFS WIN LPR POC TAL MCS FRS MIL DSF ZAN SND NA 0 1989 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL 108th - 1990 Pontiac DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL HAG POC TAL MCH ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL 102nd -