CONCORD, NC (January 9, 2025) – Wayne Johnson thought there might’ve been a mistake when he heard his name called during the American Sprint Car Series banquet following the 2024 season. He’d just been named the Lee Maier Crew Chief of the Year for his efforts with TwoC Racing.
The longtime driver wasn’t accustomed to being called a crew chief quite yet.
“I was shocked about that,” Johnson recalled. “I shouldn’t say it this way, but at that point I think I was still thinking I might’ve been a driver. I wasn’t even thinking like that because I was just doing my job here trying to make sure the TwoC team kept going. I know I was in the role of crew chief, but I still felt like a driver at some points. So, when they called my name for crew chief, I was like, ‘Are they talking about me?’”…