[{"id":7213,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/06\/06\/johnny-johnson-passes-away\/","title":"Johnny Johnson Passes Away","content":"Off-Road racing legend Johnny Johnson has passed away. Johnson had just recently celebrated his 80<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. Johnson was also in attendance at this year\u2019s NORRA Mexican 1000. Johnson was recently diagnosed with liver cancer.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7215\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-7215 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Johnny-Johnson-ORMHOF-VIntage-1024x789.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"493\" \/> Photo courtesy of ORMHOF[\/caption]\r\n\r\nJohnson had 112 career class victories from 1968 to 1992. He has won the SCORE Baja 1000 fifteen times. In 2010, Johnson was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Johnson was often seen hanging out at the Legacy Lodge in Baja. He was known for helping fellow racers whenever it was needed.","excerpt":"<p>Off-Road racing legend Johnny Johnson has passed away. Johnson had just recently celebrated his 80<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. Johnson was also &hellip;<\/p>","date":"June 6, 2023 01:20","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049317,"title":"Johnny Johnson","slug":"johnny-johnson"},{"id":25049318,"title":"off road racing legend","slug":"off-road-racing-legend"},{"id":25049319,"title":"ormhof class of 2010","slug":"ormhof-class-of-2010"}]}]{
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            "content_html": "<p>Off-Road racing legend Johnny Johnson has passed away. Johnson had just recently celebrated his 80<sup>th</sup> birthday. Johnson was also &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com/2023/06/06/johnny-johnson-passes-away/\">Johnny Johnson Passes Away</a> appeared first on <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com\">DirtSportsWorld</a>.</p>\n",
            "content_text": "Off-Road racing legend Johnny Johnson has passed away. Johnson had just recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Johnson was also &hellip;The post Johnny Johnson Passes Away appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.",
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