Johnson seeks to close oval schedule with 1st IndyCar win

Published August 19, 2022 1:50 PM

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson added ovals to his IndyCar schedule this season and the circuits have been his strength. Now as IndyCar races its final oval of the year Saturday night at Gateway outside St. Louis, Johnson is hoping to at last notch his first series victory. Johnson finished a career-best fifth on the Iowa Speedway oval last month. He’s also raced at Gateway three times in his career, all in NASCAR but not since 2001.

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