INDIANAPOLIS – Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The 44-year-old Johnson is the first driver in any NASCAR series to test positive and the news Friday evening cast a shadow over the historic NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader races coming up Saturday and Sunday.
There was no indication any races would be affected.Hendrick Motorsports said Johnson will not return until he is cleared by a physician.
He was tested earlier Friday after his wife, Chani, tested positive after experiencing allergy-like symptoms.Johnson is asymptomatic."My first priority is the health and safety of my loved ones and my teammates,” Johnson said. “I’ve never.