Jimmie Johnson won’t race through the streets of Chicago this weekend.
The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of Legacy Motor Club announced on Tuesday that he has “elected to withdraw” his No. 84 Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race. The announcement comes a few hours after news broke that Johnson had family ties to a shooting and killing in Muskogee, Okla.
“The Johnson family has asked for privacy at this time and no further statements will be made,” Legacy Motor Club said in a statement.