<P> On June 11 during the Axalta presents the Pocono 400, Johnson's brakes failed causing him and Jamie McMurray to crash hard, causing McMurray to burst into flames . Johnson was uninjured in the accident . </P> <P> Johnson suffered a big slump during the summer part of the season, only getting 3 Top 10 finishes, no Top 5 finishes, and 3 DNF's from Kentucky, Indianapolis, and Pocono . Regardless, Johnson was able to make the chase from the earlier wins . </P> <P> Johnson first raced in the Race of Champions in Europe in 2002 . He was eliminated in the first runoff by then world rally champion Marcus Grönholm of Finland but he and Jeff Gordon and Colin Edwards racing as Team USA won the teams' championship . He returned to the event two years later but lost the quarter finals 0--2 to Mattias Ekström of Sweden who was DTM German Touring Car champion that year . </P> <P> Johnson entered the 2006 event but did not start due to injury received just days before the race . He still attended the event to cheer for teammate Travis Pastrana . In the 2007 event Johnson was eliminated before the quarter - finals by F1 driver Sébastien Bourdais of France . </P>

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