Joining fellow US racing legend, and now Goodwood regular, Dario Franchitti at the Revival, the addition of the most successful NASCAR Cup Series driver of all time, two of the most successful IndyCar drivers ever and history’s most successful Indy 500 driver will mean the Goodwood has a total of 10 IndyCar championships, eight Indy 500 victories and seven NASCAR Cup Series championships racing against each other.
Johnson, who retired from NASCAR competition at the end of the 2020 season, finished his full-time career with 83 race wins, 222 top five finishes and 35 pole positions from 686 top level races. After ending his stock car career, Johnson moved to IndyCar and qualified inside the top 12 for his first ever Indy 500 this weekend.
New Zealander Dixon’s record of six IndyCar championships puts him only behind A. J. Foyt in the all-time standings, while his record of 51 victories across 21 seasons puts him third behind Foyt and Mario Andretti. Dixon was also a long-time Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate to Franchitti during the team’s most dominant period, during which he added his to-date only Indy 500 victory to his glittering trophy cabinet with victory in 2008.