A family tragedy will keep Jimmie Johnson out of NASCAR’s Chicago street race on Sunday.
Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that Johnson’s No. 84 car has been withdrawn from the Grant Park 220.
The move came shortly after media outlets reported Johnson’s in-laws and his 11-year-old nephew had died in an apparent murder-suicide in Oklahoma.
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB has elected to withdraw the No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago.
The Johnson family has asked for privacy at this time and no further statements will be made
— LEGACY MOTOR CLUB (@LegacyMotorclub) June 27, 2023
Legacy Motor Club said no further statements on the matter will be released by Johnson..
Muskogee, Oklahoma, police told the Muskogee Phoenix that three gunshot victims were found dead inside a home on Monday night and identified as 69-year-old Jack Janway, 68-year-old Terry Janway, and 11-year-old Dalton Janway.
Terry, Johnson’s mother-in-law, was believed to be the shooter, police said. Police were on the scene in time to hear the final gunshot.
Officer Lynn Hamlin told the Phoenix there was no apparent threat to the community and “it’s looking very likely that it’s a murder-suicide.”
Johnson married Chandra Janway in December…
