WME gets to rev its talent-representation engines with a new client, NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson.
The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will rely on the agency for representation in all areas, and to extend his influence via team ownership, working with brands, entrepreneurial pursuits and media including his Sirius XM podcast, “Never Settle,” which Johnson hosts with Marty Smith.
Johnson won five consecutive NASCAR Cup Series titles between 2006 and 2010 and is recognized as one of the most decorated drivers in motorsports history. His seven overall NASCAR Cup wins are tied for the most-ever won by a driver. He has accumulated 83 career wins, including two Daytona 500 victories. Until 2019, Johnson was the only driver to have qualified for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs every single year since the event launched in 2004. He holds the record for the most consecutive and total playoff appearances.
He has made appearances in films and TV series including “Herbie: Fully Loaded,” “Las Vegas” and “Superstore.” He once voiced an animated lobster named Jimmie on the animated kids’ program “Bubble Guppies,” and appeared in the music video for the Avett Brothers’ song “Ain’t No Man.”
He currently drives on a part-time basis the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club, in which he holds an ownership stake. WME will also provide strategic representation for the racing entity.
Johnson is a lifelong racer, having gotten his start with motorcycles when he was just a child. He began to compete in off-road series, then stock-car races before eventually moving on to some of NASCAR’s biggest events. (Variety)
NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson Races to WME
