Jimmie Johnson npaj rau hnub Saturday kev xyaum rau NASCAR Cup Series 65th Ib Xyoo Daytona 500 ntawm … [+]
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Jimmie Johnson rov qab los rau NASCAR Sprint Cup Sib Tw ntawm Daytona 500 tau suav nrog ntau qhov tseem ceeb.
Hnub Friday, ua ntej coj nws tus lej 84 Carvana Chevrolet mus rau Daytona International Speedway oval rau kev xyaum, Johnson tau ua tiav kev npau suav ntev ntawm kev ya nrog lub npe nrov United States Air Force Thunderbirds.
Johnson tau hais tias "Qhov ntawd yuav nyob ze rau saum toj," Johnson hais. "Kuv tsis tau hnov dab tsi li ntawd, adrenaline, acceleration.
"Thawj yam uas peb tau ua yog peb tau tawm ntawm txoj kev khiav thiab khaws cov iav thiab ua qhov kev ua tau zoo tig mus rau 10,000 ko taw. Tam sim ntawd, kuv yuav tsum tau xyaum ua pa hnyav-G uas lawv tham nrog koj. Nws tsuas yog qus. Tsuas yog qhov hnyav ntawm koj lub cev thiab qhov kev paub ntawm taw tes rau saum ntuj; lawv dov nws dhau thiab tig thiab txhua yam khoom.
"Nws zoo heev."
Johnson qhov kev txhawj xeeb loj tshaj plaws ua ntej ya nrog Thunderbirds tau mob. Nws lees tias nws tau txais kev mob nkeeg yooj yim, uas yog qhov txawv txav uas nws tau tsav tsheb Indy ntawm ntau dua 230 mais toj ib teev ntawm Indianapolis Motor Speedway thiab tau tsav NASCAR Cup Series tsheb ze 200 mais ib teev ntawm ntug dej siab ntawm Daytona thiab Talladega. .
Johnson tau hais tias "Kuv txhawj xeeb tiag tiag txog kev mob thiab kuv zoo siab tau tshaj tawm tias kuv lub hnab 'tau mob' yog qhov khoob," Johnson tau hais lus zoo siab. “Kuv tsis tau mob thaum caij tsheb, yog li ntawd zoo heev. Tab sis kuv tau pw me ntsis.
"Peb rub 9.1G's thiab kuv blacked tawm. Kuv los zaum tom qab xav tias kuv nyob qhov twg, ua dab tsi. Nws yog qus vim kuv tsis hnov dab tsi thiab kuv tab tom saib ib ncig zoo li - Kuv ua dab tsi hauv lub dav hlau?
“Thiab tom qab ntawd kuv tuaj yeem hnov ib tus neeg hais tias 'Jimmie. Jimmie. Jimmie', thiab tom qab ntawd nws tau nrov nrov thiab kuv zoo li 'yog!'. Lawv zoo li, 'Hav, koj rov qab los. Kuv xav tias koj pw tsaug zog. Kuv hais tias, 'Kuv ntseeg tias kuv tau ua. Kuv tsis paub tias kuv nyob qhov twg lossis kuv tab tom ua dab tsi tam sim no'. Qhov ntawd yog qus."
Muaj ntau lub sijhawm qus hauv khw rau Johnson. Nws ua rau nws thawj NASCAR Cup Series pib txij li kev sib tw zaum kawg ntawm 2020 lub caij ntawm Phoenix Raceway nyob rau hnub Sunday 65.th Daytona 500 ib.
Johnson pib lub No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet rau Legacy Motor Club hauv 39thtxoj hauj lwm hauv 40-tsheb teb. Johnson thiab Travis Pastrana yog ob tus tsav tsheb uas tau ntxiv rau hauv kab ntawv raws li kev tsim nyog ceev.
Nrog rau qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm kev sim ntawm Phoenix Raceway thaum Lub Ib Hlis, lub lim tiam no yog thawj zaug uas xya-lub sij hawm NASCAR Cup Series tus yeej tau tsav lub tsheb NASCAR Next Gen.
"Nws tsav zoo li lub tsheb Tshuag," nws hais. “Nws tsis tsav zoo li lub tsheb Indy, Ua Vajtswv tsaug.
"Peb paub tias qhov ntawd mus li cas."
Ob xyoos dhau los, Johnson tau sib tw hauv No. 48 Carvana / Honda Indy tsheb rau Chip Ganassi Racing hauv NTT IndyCar Series.
Johnson tau lees paub kev tawm tsam ntawm txoj kev thiab txoj kev kawm, tab sis nws tau ua tiav kev ua haujlwm siab ntawm cov ovals suav nrog qhov thib tsib ntawm Iowa Speedway thiab qhov thib rau ntawm Texas Motor Speedway xyoo tas los.
Jimmie Johnson tus No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet thaum Daytona 500 Xyaum rau hnub Saturday hauv Daytona Beach, … [+]
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Johnson yog tus tsav tsheb ceev tshaj plaws nyob rau hnub Friday kev xyaum ua haujlwm ntawm 2.5-mais Daytona International Speedway nrog lub nrawm nrawm ntawm 194.225 mais ib teev.
Nws tau khiav 34 laps thiab pom qee qhov zoo sib xws nrog lub tsheb uas nws yav dhau los tau tsav hauv NASCAR Cup Series.
"Nws zoo li caij tsheb kauj vab," Johnson tau hais. "Kuv xav hais tias 70 lossis 80 feem pua ntawm nws tseem yog lub tsheb Tshuag thiab tseem yog cov qauv ntawm no. Yog li, feem coob ntawm nws paub, feem coob ntawm kev paub. Kuv nco qab cov ntsiab lus me me thaum kuv ua laps thiab nkag mus rau hauv thaj chaw uas - yog qhov no ua haujlwm lossis tsis ua haujlwm.
“Tig plaub yog ib txwm ua kom yuam kev. Txoj kab nkag nkag, txoj kab txoj kab tawm, txoj kab sib txuas, tag nrho cov ntsiab lus rov qab los thiab nws tseem muaj tiag. Qhov ntawd yuav pab koj khiav hauv nruab nrab ntawm pob. Tab sis kom yeej qhov kev sib tw, koj yuav tsum nyob ntawm koj qhov kev ua si. Qhov ntawd yog ib feem kuv tseem tab tom sim ua kom zoo dua thiab vim li cas kuv tau khiav txhua lub ceg kuv tuaj yeem tam sim no. Thiab kuv npaj yuav rov ua dua tag kis thiab tom qab ntawd tseem muaj ntau txoj kev kawm los ntawm kev sib tw nws tus kheej. "
Johnson tsis xav kom tshem tawm nrog nws qhov nrawm nrawm rau hnub Friday, tab sis nws muaj kev ntseeg siab tias nws tuaj yeem muaj kev sib tw zoo hauv NASCAR Cup Series rov qab los hauv Daytona 500.
Nws paub tias nws yuav siv li cas los yeej ntawm kev txwv-phaj khiav, qhov twg txhua yam tuaj yeem tshwm sim, suav nrog tus yeej tsis zoo li.
Johnson tau hais tias "Kuv tsis xav tias leej twg tab tom pom qhov yeej tam sim no," Johnson hais. "Kuv xav tias koj tseem tab tom sim xyuas seb koj yuav ua haujlwm nrog leej twg, leej twg tuaj yeem tau txais kev thawb, leej twg tuaj yeem thawb tau zoo, leej twg muaj kev nrawm. Kuv yeej pab kuv tus kheej niaj hnub no los ntawm kev nyob hauv lub pob Chevy ceev thiab ua haujlwm nrog kuv cov phooj ywg qub.
“Tab sis thaum nws los txog rau lub puab tsaig kawg, nws yog txhua tus txiv neej rau nws tus kheej. Kuv tsis xav kom leej twg txiav kuv ib qho slack. "
Nrog xya NASCAR Cup Series kev sib tw thiab ob lub Daytona 500 yeej, Johnson ua tus No. 48 yog ib tus lej nto moo tshaj plaws hauv NASCAR keeb kwm.
Tus lej ntawd yog Daytona 500 tus yeej Bowman.
Ironically, Johnson's No. 84 Chevrolet tau khiav ob peb laps ib sab nrog Bowman's No. 48 Chevrolet rau hnub Friday.
Jimmie Johnson hauv No.84 coj nws lub tsheb qub, No.48 tsav los ntawm Alex Bowman, nyob rau hnub Friday Daytona … [+]
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"pom nws tsis yog qhov txawv, tab sis muaj kuv tus neeg saib xyuas hais tias lub tsheb 48 nyob sab nraum kuv yog qhov txawv heev," Johnson nco qab. "Ob lossis peb zaug, kuv yuav tsum nco ntsoov kuv tus kheej vim kuv xav tias nws yog kuv thaum kuv hnov qhov No 48. Kuv zoo li - yog, kuv nyob ntawm no. Vim li cas koj thiaj qhia kuv tias tus lej 48 nyob ntawm kuv.'
“Kuv tsis tau tsav tsheb No.48 txij li thaum kuv tawm lub tsheb No.48, yog li ntawd qhov ntawd txawv. Tab sis los ntawm qhov pom kev pom, kuv tau siv los pom Alex (Bowman) hauv lub tsheb thiab qhov ntawd zoo. Tab sis dhau ntawm kuv lub pob ntseg, hnov txog Tshooj 48, muab kuv pov tseg. "
Nyuam qhuav pib hnub Friday, Chevrolet Camaro uas NASCAR thiab Hendrick Motorsports tau nkag mus rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb 56 rau 24 Teev ntawm Le Mans Kev Ua Si Tsheb Sib Tw tau nthuav tawm ntawm Daytona. Johnson yuav sib koom tsav tsheb ntawd nrog rau German Sports Car ace Mike Rockenfeller thiab yav dhau los Formula One lub hnub qub Jenson Button ntawm Le Mans thaum Lub Rau Hli.
Johnson tau hais tias "Kuv zoo siab los ua ib feem ntawm nws thiab lub tsheb lom zem zoo li cas," Johnson hais. "Kuv paub tseeb tias koj pom qee qhov tshwj xeeb rau nws - ntau npaum li cas lub tsheb sib tw, lub zog qis ntawm nws, cov pa roj carbon nres, paddle hloov - nws yog qhov kev lom zem tiag tiag rau kev tsav tsheb. Kuv ua tsaug ntau uas yog ib feem ntawm qhov program.
“Kuv cia li tawm hnub Sunday no; tsav tsheb hauv tsheb xauj mus rau Sebring ua 24-teev kev sim siab nrog cov txiv neej. Nws yuav yog ob peb hnub ntawm kev tsav tsheb. "
Kev sim 24-teev ntawm Sebring Raceway hnub tom qab khiav Daytona 500 yuav paub tseeb tias Johnson yog "Hnub ntev tshaj plaws."
Tab sis nws kuj yog ib qho kev sim tseem ceeb heev rau cov neeg tsav tsheb sib tw uas muaj lub siab xav ua kom tiav, txawm tias muaj hnub nyoog 47 xyoo.
Johnson tau hais tias "Qhov tseeb, qhov kev sim uas peb tab tom ua yog ib qho ntawm nws," Johnson tau hais. “Tab sis
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txoj cai, chij, muaj ntau yam sib txawv ntawm txoj kev lawv ua haujlwm rau qhov xwm txheej tshwj xeeb. Kuv yuav tsum dhau mus ua ntej kev sib tw thiab siv sijhawm ib hnub hauv simulator kom paub qhov twg lawv cov chaw nres tsheb flagman, lawv cov chij txhais li cas. Muaj qee cov txheej txheem ntawm txoj kev uas kuv yuav tsum tau paub txog thiab ua tib zoo mloog. Yog li, kuv mam li mus rau ob peb hnub ntxov mus rau hauv lawv lub simulator kom tsav qhov ntawd.
“Thiab tom qab ntawd hauv tsev, kuv nyuam qhuav tau siv kuv lub sim rig thiab ua ib pawg ntawm iRacing. Kuv tau tawm hauv Corvette GT
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/2023/02/18/jimmie-johnson-survives-thunderbird-experience-prepares-for-24-hour-test-after-daytona-500/