Jimmie Johnson Unveils Colorful New Helmet for Debut IndyCar Season

Published 01/21/2021, 5:18 AM EST

Jimmie Johnson simply cannot wait for the IndyCar season to begin. Preparations are already underway at the Chip Ganassi Racing camp and in the #48 garage. Recently, Johnson posted a picture of his helmet for the coming IndyCar season.

Normally, in a NASCAR race, a helmet is not entirely visible to the naked eye. This is because the sport is not an open-wheel event.

However, IndyCar exposes the driver a little bit more for the cameras and the spectators. Truthfully, the helmet makes up part of a racer’s identity on the track.

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My open wheel helmet design is coming along nicely. pic.twitter.com/iCEEEchrby
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) January 19, 2021

Johnson’s new lid for the 2021 IndyCar season has a base color of yellow with a sky blue top and dark blue designs. In addition to that, the helmet sports a few hints of orange stripes along the base and above the visor. The helmet design is from Troy Lee Designs and also bears the Honda logo above the visor.

What to expect from Jimmie Johnson in 2021?

Since he is just a rookie driver, nobody is setting extremely lofty targets for the driver. There is also the fact that Johnson is in his 40s and will mostly be focused on getting in the groove of things. The driver recently took part in a few pre-season tests to get used to the car.

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“Looking Really Good” – NASCAR Legend Jimmie Johnson Begins Pre-Season IndyCar Testing at Sebring

According to the seven-time Cup Series champion, it was mostly about him judging the car’s braking point. In addition to that, he was also assessing how to maximize the car’s potential in the braking zones. The 45-year-old insisted that his teammates have been a big help in getting him up to speed.

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As per a few reports, the NASCAR legend clocked a session-high 160 laps during the day and even recorded a best lap of 53.691 seconds.

Admittedly, he was still some way off from teammate Scott Dixon, whose best lap was 52.350 seconds. On the lap charts, Johnson was last among the seven drivers and more than a half-second slower than Dalton Kellett in sixth place. Hopefully, the NASCAR legend has a successful IndyCar career and excels in whatever he does.

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Dhruv George is a senior Formula One and NASCAR analyst for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.