On Saturday at Daytona, Johnson revealed that he will also have a familiar sponsor on the door of his No. 48, as Lowe\u2019s Home Improvement makes an unexpected return to NASCAR to sponsor Johnson in his farewell race.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lowe\u2019s was the primary back for Johnson throughout most of his Cup career, before exiting the sport following the 2018 season. When Johnson won each of his seven Cup titles, it was a Lowe\u2019s No. 48 he drove to the championship stage.<\/p>\n
Lowe\u2019s will share the car with Carvana and Ally,\u00a0and Johnson should be locked into the race via the Open Exemption Provisional.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I first called Rick (Hendrick) about the idea he was in immediately,” said Johnson. “I still knew there was a lot of work to be done with Lowe\u2019s, Ally,\u00a0Carvana and all these pieces and how it would play out. But Mr. Hendrick\u2019s commitment to speak to everyone at Lowe\u2019s, looping in our existing partners and obviously Toyota\u2019s support \u2013 once the snowballs started rolling, it all came together. The neat thing is we\u2019ve got a lot of time between now and the Daytona 500 to continue to amplify this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson, who turns 51 next month, is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 (2006 and 2013). He took the No. 48 he will drive next February for a ceremonial lap around the track before the start of Saturday night’s Cup race.<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\nRead Also:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Watch: Jimmie Johnson ‘feels incredible’ after third-place Daytona 500 finish<\/p>\n
We want your opinion!<\/p>\n
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n