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Jimmie Johnson’s COVID-19 scare left him frustrated with ‘more questions than answers’

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SportsCarolinaMonthly
July 13, 2020

Oddly enough, it was hearing he tested negative for COVID-19 that upset Jimmie Johnson.“I started cussing, and used every cuss word that I knew of,” the typically mellow Johnson said Friday. “And then I think I invented a few new ones.”The negative tests came a few days after Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR champion, and his wife, Chandra, tested positive for the virus, forcing the No. 48 driver to miss his first race in his 18-year Cup career last Sunday. He was medically cleared to return to racing Wednesday and is entered for Sunday’s race at Kentucky Speedway.“It was just so weird, the ange…

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