Robert James Johns (May 22, 1932 â March 7, 2016) was an American race car driver and pit road reporter.
Johns raced in the NASCAR series in the 1956âÂÂ1969 seasons, with 141 career starts. He had two wins among his 36 top-ten finishes and finished the 1960 season third in the points. He also attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 seven times and succeeded in both 1965 and 1969, where he finished seventh and tenth, respectively.
Johns was able to race in NASCAR regardless of being conscripted into the United States Army.
Johns died on March 7, 2016, in his Miami, Florida home at age 83.