NASCAR has maintained that it will do whatever it can to get all 36 races races in this season – double-headers, mid-week races, whatever – despite only having four so far. But the future for everyone is uncertain, so hypothetically, if NASCAR can’t get a full season in this year, would Johnson consider postponing his retirement season until 2021?
“I don’t know,” the 44-year-old driver told For The Win by phone from his North Carolina home. “I wouldn’t know yet.”
The No. 48 Chevrolet driver also said he hasn’t thought about that hypothetical situation yet.
“Honestly, I feel like Mr. Hendrick doesn’t want to see me step away yet, Ally is signed up through 2023 – there are all these things that are there that I think would give me the opportunity to do it,” Johnson said when pressed about the idea of coming back in 2021 for what would hopefully be a normal season.
“But I haven’t had any of those discussions. I think the opportunity could be there for me. We’ll just have to see how things unfold.”
— USA Today —
