Ken Johnson (born November 28, 1962, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a former driver in the CART series.
Johnson began his professional racing career in Formula Super Vee, winning the SCCA Pro National Championship in 1985. In 1986 Johnson attempted the first five International Formula 3000 races for BS Automotive. He qualified three times and finished 9th at Vallelunga circuit. That fall he made one American Racing Series start at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In 1988 he made his CART debut at Laguna Seca for Hemelgarn Racing and finished 12th, scoring one point - good enough for 36th in the championship. In 1989 he again drove in the Laguna Seca CART race, this time for Dale Coyne Racing but his engine expired six laps into the race. He later made 3 starts in the SCCA World Challenge in 1990 and finished 8th in the Toyota Atlantic race at Long Beach in 1992.[1]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | BS Automotive | SIL Ret |
VAL 9 |
PAU DNQ |
SPA 18 |
IMO DNQ |
MUG | PER | ÖST | BIR | BUG | JAR | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Provimi / Hagen | Ralt RT5/84 | VW Brabham | LBH 2 |
IRP 10 |
MIL 3 |
DET 4 |
MEA 1 |
CLE 6 |
ROA 5 |
WGI 4 |
MDO 5 |
SAN 3 |
LS 10 |
PHX 4 |
1st | 144 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kodalux Processing Services | MIA | PHX | LBH 8 |
LIM | MON | WGL DNS |
TOR | TRR | VAN | MDO | MOS | NAZ | LS1 | LS2 | 35th | 8 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hemelgarn Racing | PHO | LBG | IND | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG 12 |
MIA | 36th | 1 | [4] |
| 1989 | Dale Coyne Racing | PHO | LBG | IND | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG 27 |
52nd | 0 | [5] |
Ken Johnson, who had taken over the Provimi Veal Ralt from 1984 champion Arie Luyendijk, only won one race and only one pole position but always finished in the top ten and nearly always in the top five and won the title by a scant five points.
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| Preceded by | USFormula Super Vee Champion 1985 |
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