Jimmie Johnson: Toyota move "overwhelming in the greatest of ways"

With LMC’s move from Chevrolet to Toyota in the offseason, Toyota will field eight full-time Cup teams for the first time since the 2011 season. Johnson will run at least nine events himself, putting nine fully funded teams on track in at least a quarter of the races.

Many fans expressed their surprise – and displeasure – when Johnson and team ambassador Richard Petty’s move into the Toyota camp was first announced last May.

Reminded of somewhat polarizing response to LMC’s initial move during Wednesday’s Daytona 500 Media Day, Johnson quipped: “Everybody has just been so kind on Twitter (X), I’m just going to have a standing ovation out there.”

Regardless, Johnson said the organization has had to add additional resources just to keep up with the amount of information flowing from Toyota through its new relationship.