I thought it was over: Jimmie Johnson’s brake failure at 150 mph

Racing superstar Jimmie Johnson details two of his scariest crashes, including when his brakes failed at Watkins Glen in 2000 and when he fell asleep at the wheel during the Baja 1000 in 1995. Jimmie says his father Gary had a premonition in a dream and warned Jimmie to “be careful” before the Baja 1000.
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0:00 - 'I went limp in the car'; remembering some of Jimmie's crashes
1:20 - Baja crash; 'I fell asleep'
3:44 - Jimmie's dad's premonition; 'there were tears ... parents are always right'


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[tamilee]

When he stood up on the roof with his hands up is when I became a fan for life. I also remember the Baja crash. 😬 So glad all ended up good.

[jeffreyoldham]

I will never forget that Watkins Glen crash. As soon as I saw him hurtle into that wall and destroy the barriers, I remember saying: "Oh no...that guys dead."
When he miraculously climbed out of the car, onto the roof, and raised his arms in triumph, I knew two things at that moment: 1. I was a Jimmie Johnson fan, and 2. He would be champion.

[josephjohn]

He was actually going 203-204 at Pocono when the breaks failed until he downshifted (on video) and he hit around 120. He was never the same again.

[jesuschristislord]

His career ended, from a competitive standpoint, when he had a stuck throttle at Pocono. Never the same after.

[Tristin]

I didn't like Jimmie Johnson while he was driving in NASCAR, but the older I get, the more I realize that he's an elite driver and one of the best drivers in the modern era (hell, maybe ever)!

[buckeyenation]

That Pocono crash killed his career. So strange how big of an impact it played but he was never even close afterwards

[EricCox]

After the Pocono crash he might have lost his nerve. Some think that's what happened with Darrell Waltrip in 1983 after his wreck at Daytona. Dale Earnhardt was plagued by injuries since 1996, but rebounded in 2000 and probably would have won one more championship. Age just caught up with Richard Petty. Bobby Allison wasn't even finished with racing, but a bad wreck at Pocono in 1988 ended his career. Just circumstances coming together and leading to unforseen events.

[viewerlogic]

Pocono was more than an "Oh shit". Glad he was Ok.

[ThatDodgeCharger]

The Pocono race is what killed his career he could of very easily won 8 but just impact scared him

[tylerhoopes]

Even Jimmy Johnson. The great. The goat. Can fall asleep at the wheel. Even in the most heightened state of motor racing. That’s serious.

[cashkenterprises]

I wish you asked about his Pocono crash

[HiRo-srcc]

Why do they look like Fraternal twins ??

[SoonerStoneAI]

There are only three true sports: bull fighting, mountaineering and auto racing, the rest are merely games-Ernest Hemingway

[roymcdre]

Pocono did nothing to jimmie, doug duchardt leaving hms and ron malac moving up to from the 48, greg ives going to jrm from building the 48 cars and also kenny francis being vehicle director didnt help which is why HMS had to put Darian Grubb in that position to fix them god awful camaros in 2019 for the 2020 season when they didnt have practice b.c of c-l9. Thats alot of key players and the average nascar fan thinks the crew chief setup the car? Lmao ok

[bareavis]

Didn't he have a wreck at Indy where he needed to gather himself?

[Jamesmckenna]

Did anyone else notice the pocono pic as the thumbnail & that wasn't even in this video? lameeee