# Slick Johnson

Julius David "Slick" Johnson III (February 23, 1948 – February 14, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver. A veteran of short track competition in the Carolinas, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s; his best finish in the series, second, came in a non-points consolation race at Daytona International Speedway. He was killed in a racing accident in an ARCA race at Daytona in 1990.

## Career

A native of Florence, South Carolina, Johnson started his racing career on dirt tracks at age 16; his racing career was interrupted due to his spending time in the military, however he returned to competition in 1968 at Cooper River Speedway; Johnson also competed at other tracks in the Carolinas during the late 1960s and 1970s including Sumter Speedway.
Moving up from local competition during the 1970s, Johnson made his first start in NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition in 1979 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, finishing 27th in his first race in the series. He would go on to compete in a total of 68 Winston Cup Series races between 1979 and 1987, posting a best finish of eighth on two occasions, both in 1980, at North Wilkesboro Speedway and at Rockingham. Johnson also finished second, to Tim Richmond, in a non-points consolation race for Daytona 500 non-qualifiers at Daytona International Speedway in 1982.
Johnson also competed in a single Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race in his career, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1983; he started 19th and finished 28th in the event.

## Death

In 1988 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Johnson was injured in a severe crash during a practice session. Following his recovery, Johnson returned to racing in the ARCA Permatex Super Car Series season-opening 200-mile race at Daytona International Speedway in 1990. Starting last in the 40-car field, Johnson was involved in a crash on the race's 76th lap that left him with a basal skull fracture and crushed chest; Johnson had been hit by three other cars during the course of the accident. Transported to Halifax Medical Center in critical condition, Johnson died three days later; he was the 23rd racing-related fatality at Daytona, and the first stock car driver to be killed since Joe Young in 1987.
The accident in which Johnson was involved, in which paramedic Mike Staley was also injured one lap later, was featured in an episode of Rescue 911 that aired on November 13, 1990 on CBS.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1979 | Satterfield Racing | 87 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR 27 | RCH | ATL | NWS 24 | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | | | | 42nd | 431 | |
| 1979 | Johnson Racing | 51 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 10 | ATL 13 | ONT | 42nd | 431 | |
| 1980 | Johnson Racing | 53 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 14 | RCH | CAR 30 | ATL 10 | BRI 26 | DAR 25 | NWS 9 | MAR 9 | TAL | NSV 25 | DOV | CLT 32 | TWS 30 | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV 13 | POC 31 | TAL 19 | MCH | BRI | DAR 15 | RCH | DOV | NWS 8 | MAR 24 | CLT 40 | CAR 8 | ATL | ONT | 23rd | 1851 | |
| 1981 | Johnson Racing | 53 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR 25 | ATL 34 | BRI | NWS | DAR 32 | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 216 | |
| 1981 | Ulrich Racing | 40 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 35 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | 65th | 216 | |
| 1982 | Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Buick | DAY DNQ | | | | CAR 18 | DAR 26 | | | TAL 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1261 | |
| 1982 | Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Pontiac | | RCH 17 | BRI 21 | ATL | | | NWS 30 | MAR 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1261 |
| 1982 | Ulrich Racing | 40 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | NSV 25 | DOV 16 | CLT 18 | POC 29 | RSD | MCH 30 | DAY 34 | NSV 28 | POC | TAL 32 | MCH | BRI | DAR 32 | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT DNQ | MAR | CAR 19 | ATL | RSD | | 29th | 1261 | |
| 1983 | Billy Matthews Racing | 42 | Buick | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38th | 705 | |
| 1983 | Satterfield Racing | 18 | Buick | | RCH 27 | CAR 23 | ATL 34 | DAR 29 | NWS 25 | MAR 28 | TAL | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT 24 | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC 37 | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR 27 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | | | | | | | | 38th | 705 | |
| 1983 | Cronkrite Racing | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 20 | ATL | RSD | | 38th | 705 | |
| 1984 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH DNQ | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 | |
| 1984 | Satterfield Racing | 18 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 36 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | | NA | 0 | |
| 1985 | Gray Racing | 31 | Chevy | DAY 20 | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 343 | |
| 1985 | Spohn Racing | 05 | Ford | | | CAR 15 | ATL 21 | BRI | DAR 36 | NWS | MAR | TAL DNQ | DOV | CLT 17 | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 343 |
| 1985 | Spohn Racing | 51 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 29 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 343 |
| 1985 | Blue Max Racing | 27 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL QL$^†$ | RSD | | | | | | 48th | 343 | |
| 1986 | Gray Racing | 54 | Chevy | DAY QL$^‡$ | RCH | CAR | ATL QL$^‡$ | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | NA | - | |
| 1987 | Hamby Motorsports | 12 | Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH 19 | ATL | | NWS 19 | | MAR 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 25 | | | | | | | | 47th | 444 | |
| 1987 | Hamby Motorsports | 12 | Chevy | | | | | DAR 12 | | BRI 14 | | TAL 15 | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47th | 444 |
| 1987 | Fillip Racing | 81 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NWS 32 | CLT | CAR | RSD | ATL | | | | 47th | 444 | |
| 1988 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL DNQ | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR DNQ | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT DNQ | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | NA | - | |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Tim Richmond · $^‡$ - Qualified but replaced by Eddie Bierschwale ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1980 | Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 14 |
| 1982 | Hylton Motorsports | Buick | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1983 | Billy Matthews Racing | Buick | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1985 | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 20 |
| 1986 | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | QL$^†$ | QL$^†$ |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Eddie Bierschwale |||||

#### Late Model Sportsman Series

NASCAR Late Model Sportsman 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NLMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1983 | | 46 | Buick | DAY | RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI | CLT 28 | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | DAR | RCH | NWS | SBO | MAR | ROU | CLT | HCY | MAR | 138th | 79 | |

### ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar 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 | APSC | Pts |
| 1983 | Satterfield Racing | 81 | Buick | DAY | NSV | TAL | LPR | LPR | ISF | IRP | SSP | FRS | BFS | WIN | LPR | POC | TAL 8 | MCS | FRS | MIL | DSF | ZAN | SND | NA | 0 |
| 1989 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | SLM | ATL 10 | | | | 108th | - |
| 1990 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Pontiac | DAY 17 | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG | POC | TAL | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL | | | 102nd | - |