NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson’s dream of driving an IndyCar finally came to fruition on Tuesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway where the seven-time Cup champion climbed into Felix Rosenqvist’s No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing NTT DATA Honda to lap the 2.4-mile road course. It was Johnson’s third attempt to test a Dallara DW12 IndyCar chassis, two previous outings cancelled due to COVID-19. But the 44-year-old finally got a taste of the 750hp 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 Honda power, Firestone tires, and a few thousand pounds of downforce with CGR’s Scott Dixon in attendance as driver coach. “That was incredible,” Johnson said in a social media post. “Today more than exceeded my...
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