The session, according to NASCAR, was spearheaded by race organizers from the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and serves the crucial purpose of simulating a myriad of conditions for drivers, including day, night, rain and dry.

In terms of getting to work, Johnson dove into his “rookie” orientation, enduring more than three hours of multistage simulation training at AOTech near Paris.

So, now it all makes sense to me to be here and to have our car be a part of it, it’s really cool.” How did Jimmie Johnson begin his two-week experience in France?Īfter his arrival to France was delayed by horrendous weather, there was no time to waste for the seven-time Cup Series champion. “And then a photo - I’ve seen this photo before. “They had to be five or six deep along the parade route, which was really impressive,” he added, reflecting on seeing the historic arches near the medieval section of old town Le Mans. “It was just an all-new experience, but really cool to see the fans continue to show up day after day,” revealed Johnson, according to RELATED: NASCAR Drops the Hammer on Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing with Stiff Penalty for Counterfeit Part Thrilled to be representing NASCAR and stock car racing in general at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Johnson spoke to press about soaking up the vibrant buzz in town ahead of the event. What did Jimmie Johnson say about the experience? Because the amalgam of American auto innovation doesn't belong to a standardized racing group, beating the wildly talented field might provide Chevy, Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR some pretty righteous bragging rights, but that’s about it.

While there’s no claim of a true correlation, extrapolate that time over an entire race, and Johnson’s Camaro has a shot at putting every other car built to specific GT regulations in its rearview. According to Road and Track, the Garage 56 Camaro’s quickest time of 3:53:761 was fast enough to blow away that of the GT2-spec cars by a whopping two full seconds. It should come as no surprise that the origin of the ferociously throaty roar, echoing through the city’s medieval arches, was Johnson’s modified Camaro because this beastly beauty isn’t just built to keep up with the competition, it’s built to outpace it.

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