Eric Johnson Jr. (born February 17, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Camry for Jerry Pitts Racing.
Racing career Johnson began his racing career in 2019 at the age of 16, competing at short tracks across the Pacific Northwest in various stock car divisions. After achieving early success, Johnson began preparing and maintaining his family-owned Late Model race cars in the Johnson family’s personal garage. He documented much of the process on his YouTube channel.
On December 30, 2022, it was announced that Johnson would run part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet for Bill McAnally Racing, having previously being a crew member and spotter for drivers like Derek Kraus, Jesse Love, and Cole Moore. Uniquely compared to most professional drivers, he had prepared his own cars prior to his ARCA Series West races alongside his crew chief, Chuck Jones. In his next race at Sonoma Raceway, he would start eighteenth but would go on to finish 27th due to transmission issues halfway through the race. He would return at Evergreen Speedway, this time running in a Toyota, where he would start fourteenth and finish eleventh, and would run the next race at All American Speedway, where he would start eleventh and finish in ninth place.
In January 2024, it was announced that Johnson would compete full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 19 for Bill McAnally Racing. He finished sixth in the championship standings and earned ARCA Menards Series West Rookie of the Year honors, the highest finishing position among rookies.
In December 2024, Johnson signed with Jerry Pitts Racing to drive the No. 5 Toyota Camry full-time in the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season.https://www.arcaracing.com/drivers/eric-johnson-jr/ During the season, he recorded a career-best second-place finish at Tucson Speedwayhttps://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/05/tanner-reif-wins-tucson-speedway/ in a three-wide finish. Johnson finished fourth in the final drivers’ championship standings, recording nine top-ten finishes and six top-five finishes in 12 races.
In December 2025, it was announced that Johnson would return to Jerry Pitts Racing for the 2026 season. Alongside his NASCAR competition, Johnson posted publicly that he plans to continue to compete in various racing divisions across the West Coast, specifically in his new US Legend Car.
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2024 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Chevy DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 101st 24 2025 Jerry Pitts Racing 5 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 101st 33 2026 DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN 100th 31
ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2023 Bill McAnally Racing 19 Chevy PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA 20th 119 Toyota EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 2024 Chevy PHO KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 6th 540 2025 Jerry Pitts Racing 5 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 4th 581 2026 KER PHO TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*
References
External links
Eric Johnson Jr. on YouTube