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Jimmie Johnson enjoys long-awaited IndyCar run

©Twitter Third time was a charm for NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson who finally got behind the wheel of an IndyCar on Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson was earmarked earlier this year for a test with Chip Ganassi Racing that was twice cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. But the seven-time NASCAR champion who will retire from the series at the end of the year was finally awarded a window to fulfill his childhood dream which includes competing in a few IndyCar races next year. "It only lit the fire more, I want to do this more than ever before," Johnson told the Associated Press after extensively lapping Indy's road course. "It was something new, something...
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