Dick Johnson

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Richard Johnson (born 26 April 1945) is a former racing driver and part-owner of the V8 Supercar team DJR Team Penske.

He was a five-time Australian Touring Car Champion and a three-time winner of the Bathurst 1000 as a pilot.

Johnson has received more than twenty awards and trophies, including the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame, in which he was inducted in 2001. Dick Johnson was recognised as one of Queensland's most popular sports icons in 2009 as part of the Q150 Icons of Fame.

Early life

As a youth, Johnson attended Cavendish Road State High School in Brisbane, Australia, and it was in this area of Coorparoo that he first started driving with his dad as a young boy. In honor, Cavendish Road State High School has named one of their school houses Johnson. The house's color is blue.

Johnson was drafted into the Australian Army at the age of 20 and began his two-year National Service in 1965 after leaving school. Despite the fact that they didn't know each other at the time, both Johnson and future touring car competitor Peter Brock were stationed together at the Blamey Barracks in Wagga, New South Wales, from 1965 to 1967.

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Career results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Not registered for series & points

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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