News about Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson, a NASCAR legend, thanks to supporters, colleagues, and relatives who attended for the first time since his in-laws and 11-year-old nephew were shot dead in'murder-suicide' in June

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 17, 2024
Jack and Terry Lynn Janway, 69 and 68 respectively, and his nephew Dalton, 11, were killed in an Oklahoma shooting in June 2023. At the time, a female caller alerted officers of a disturbance and that a firearm was involved, according to the Muskogee Police Department. When police arrived on the scene, they discovered one person near the front door of the house and then heard a gunshot from farther inside, where officers later discovered two of the three people dead. Terry Lynn was reported to be the primary suspect at the time of the shooting, and police were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide. There are no official announcements as of July 2023.

Cale Yarborough, three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dead at 84 as tributes are paid to 'one of the toughest competitors ever seen'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 31, 2023
Cale Yarborough, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, died on Sunday morning. He was 84 years old. According to his family, Yarborough was suffering from a rare genetic disorder. From 1976-1978, Yarborough won three straight NASCAR championships before Jimmie Johnson won five in a row from 2006-10. With 83 victories, the two drivers are tied for sixth on the Cup Series' all-time list.

Jimmie Johnson 'devastated' after mother-in-law shot dead husband grandson in murder-suicide

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 28, 2023
Jimmie Johnson, the Nascar star, says his family has been'devastated' by the loss of his in-laws and nephew, who were killed in a murder-suicide. Jack Janway, 69, his wife Terry Janway, 68, and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11, were discovered in late June in Muskogee, Oklahoma, about 50 miles southeast of Tulsa. The heartbreaking post on Johnson's Instagram on Friday read, 'Our family is devastated by Lynn, Jack, and Dalton Janway's tragic death.'

Bodycam footage shows moment cops heard Jimmie Johnson's mother-in-law Terry Janway killer herself

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 11, 2023
The moment responding police officers heard the final gunshot in the horrific murder murder murder shooting that claimed the lives of NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws is shown on a gruesome new bodycam video. Jack Janway, 69; his wife Terry Janway, 68; and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11, were discovered in late June in Muskogee, Oklahoma, about 50 miles southeast of Tulsa. Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself, according to Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin. Chandra's parents, Terry and Jack Janway, are Johnson's wife and daughter. Dalton was her nephew.

Jimmie Johnson's tragic in-laws owed them $475,000 in debt

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 30, 2023
According to DailyMail.com, Jimmie Johnson's tragic in-laws plunged $475,000 into debt and had to be rescued by filing for bankruptcy. Jack and Terry Janway owe almost $175,000 on 15 credit cards as they battled in vain to hold their heads above water, but they had only enough monthly income to pay them off. According to legal records obtained by DailyMail.com, five years after their daughter Chandra wed race car driver Johnson, who is now worth $160 million, the couple applied for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The money woes added to the horror on Monday as Terry gunned down Jack, 69, and grandchild Dalton, 11, before killing herself in a homicide on a quiet tree-lined street in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Jimmie Johnson's mother-in-law had been secretly battling depression since son's death in 2004

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 29, 2023
According to DailyMail.com, Jimmie Johnson, the mother-in-law of NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson, snapped and killed her husband and grandson after secretly fighting depression over the son she lost nine years ago. Terry Lynn Janway, 68, never got over the fact that her father Jordan, a 27-year-old boy, died in a horrific skydiving crash in San Diego in 2004, in an exclusive interview. She brought her sadness to a close end on Monday night as she shot husband Jack, 69, and small Dalton, 11, dead before turning the gun on herself in a gruesome single-story house in Muskogee, Oklahoma. However, high school classmate Seth, 16, Dalton's beloved half-brother, told DailyMail.com: "My grandmother, she was a lovely lady." If you met her, she was the nicest person you'll ever meet in your life. "I suppose unknown to me, and a great many others, she had been dealing with anxiety and stuff we didn't know about until it was too late.' "About nine years ago, my grandparents lost their son, my uncle, in a skydiving crash, and I now believe that's what started her descent into depression.'

Cops in Oklahoma have warned that they may never know why the brother and nephew of the NASCAR were shot by her mother

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
The city's police department is gathering evidence, but they are not sure they will get complete answers. We always want to know why, and in the case of a murder-suicide, we don't want to have those answers,' said Officer Lynn Hamlin. Both Jack and Terry Janway, as well as their 11-year-old grandson Dalton Janway, were discovered dead at their Muskogee family's house on Monday.

Jimmie Johnson's brother-in-law died in a skydiving accident

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
This is not the first time they have had to deal with such tragedy as in 2014 Jimmie Johnson's (pictured with wife Chandra, left) Jimmie Jordan, 27, was killed in a skydiving crash. After becoming unconscious mid-air, the veteran skydiver, 27, who had more than 1,000 jumps to his name, was killed in San Diego, California. It comes as Muskogee Police announced that Jack and Terry Lynn Janway, the parents of Chandra Janway, were discovered dead.

After losing her parents in a'murder-suicide,' Jimmie Johnson's sister-in-law was disbelief

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
Marianne Janway, Jimmie Johnson's sister-in-law, was seen on Facebook on Monday night reacting to a suspected murder-suicide within the family. Soon after 9 p.m. Monday night, Jack and Terry Lynn Janway, the parents of Johnson's wife Chandra Janway, were discovered dead. Dalton Janway, 11, their grandson, was also found dead, with all three children suffering from gunshot wounds at their Oklahoma house.

Who is Jimmie Johnson's wife Chandra Janway?

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 27, 2023
Chandra Janway, a model-turned-altruist, is Johnson's 19-year wife and his top cheerleader. The 44-year-old former actor is often seen by his side at races with their children and on glamorous red carpet shoots, as well as on his Instagram page. On Tuesday, her family's name made a different kind of headline as tragedy struck, as police investigated what is believed to be a murder-suicide. The Daily Mail details who Janway is the couple's whirlwind romance and the tragic events that transpired on Monday night.

After mother-in-law shoots husband and grandson dead, Jimmie Johnson has pulled out of NASCAR

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 27, 2023
Since his mother-in-law shot her husband and grandson dead and then turned the gun on herself, Jimmie Johnson did not race this weekend. Jack and Terry Lynn Janway, the parents of Johnson's wife Chandra Janway's mother, were discovered dead shortly after 9 p.m. last night, according to Muskogee Police. Dalton Janway, the family's 11-year-old grandson, was also found dead, with all three children suffering from gunshot wounds at their Oklahoma home.

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnsons' in-laws and nephew, 11, killed in 'murder suicide'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 27, 2023
According to investigators, Jimmie Johnson's mother-in-law shot and killed her husband and her 11-year-old grandson in a suspected murder-suicide. Jack and Terry Janway, the parents of Johnson's wife Chandra Janway, were discovered dead about 9 p.m. last night, according to Muskogee Police. Dalton Janway, the children's uncle, was also discovered dead, and the three children were found dead at their Muskogee, Oklahoma, with all three children suffering from gunshot wounds. According to cops, a woman called 911 to report a "woman with a pistol" before hanging up. The call has been unclear, but police are suspecting Terry, 68, as the perpetrator in the shooting. Cops have yet to reveal a possible motive.

U-TURN! Jimmie Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, is leaving Indy Car to return to stockcar

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2022
Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR retirement and IndyCar journey lasted two seasons. In 2023, the seven-time NASCAR champion will return to Petty GMS as part-owner. He'll also participate in five Cup events, but he'll still wants to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's All-Star competition on the same day. Johnson told The Associated Press that his first run in Daytona 500, where he is a two-time champion.