Eric Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr. atAll American Speedway in 2024
Born	(2003-02-17)February 17, 2003 (age 22) La Center, Washington, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 2 years
ARCA no., team	No. 5 (Jerry Pitts Racing)
Best finish	101st (2024)
First race	2024General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2025General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
18 races run over 2 years
ARCA West no., team	No. 5 (Jerry Pitts Racing)
First race	2023Portland 112 (Portland)
Last race	2025General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 9 0
Statistics current as of March 10, 2025.

Eric Johnson Jr. (born February 17, 2003) is an American professionalstock car racing driver who competes full-time in theARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 5Toyota Camry forJerry Pitts Racing.

Johnson Jr. started his career competing in Baby Grand Stock Cars in 2019. After he captured multiple Baby Grand Series main event wins in 2021, Johnson Jr. made his Super Late Model debut at Mission Valley Super Oval in 2022 in a car he built alongside late model crew chief, Travis Sharpe. Johnson Jr. would go onto finish third with an additional five top-five finishes in seven late model starts that same year. He has also competed in numerous road racing series since 2021. Starting in Spec Racer Fords, Johnson Jr. captured three podium finishes in four starts atPortland International Raceway. Along with this, he built and competed in his own road course late model in which he finished third with in the Portland Rose Cup Races in the Stock Car Class in 2022. He would go on to lead the following years race but ultimately failed to finish after a rear end failure. Additionally, Johnson Jr. has raced at tracks such as Sonoma, Thunderhill Raceway Park, The Ridge Motorsports Park, and many more including wins at The Ridge in the 24 Hours of Lemons (October 2022 and May 2024) and a second-place finish at Sonoma in the NASA Series (May 2022).^[1]

On December 30, 2022, it was announced that Johnson Jr. would run part-time in theARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 19Chevrolet forBill McAnally Racing, having previously being a crew member and spotter for drivers likeDerek Kraus,Jesse Love, andCole Moore.^[2][3] Uniquely compared to most professional drivers, he had prepared his own cars prior to his ARCA Series West races alongside his crew chief, Chuck Jones. Johnson's first start would come atPortland International Raceway, where he would start and finish tenth.^[4][5] In the next race atSonoma Raceway, he would start eighteenth but would go on to finish 27th due to transmission issues halfway through the race.^[6] He would return atEvergreen Speedway, this time running in aToyota, where he would start fourteenth and finish eleventh,^[7] and would run the next race atAll American Speedway, where he would start eleventh and finish in ninth place.^[8]

On January 19, 2024, it was announced that Johnson Jr. would run full-time in the West Series in 2024, driving the No. 19 for BMR.^[9]

On December 23, 2024, it was announced that Johnson Jr. would be driving the No. 5 forJerry Pitts Racing in2025.^[10]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Eric Johnson Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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