GRAND-AM Continental Tire Series driver Billy Johnson will make his Nationwide Series debut next weekend at Watkins Glen with Roush Fenway Racing. Johnson, who co-drives the #61 Roush Performance Mustang in the Continental Tire Challenge Series with Jack Roush Jr., will pilot the #6 Citi Financial Ford. The race will be the first NASCAR event for the 24 year old from Torrance, CA. Johnson is currently fifth in the Continental Tire Challenge Series points on the strength of wins at Homestead and New Jersey Motorsports Park. He partnered with Roush Jr. part way through the 2009 season, and he has six career wins in GRAND-AM. He is also an instructor at the Skip Barber Driving School. We’ve heard that leading up to his debut, Johnson has done some road course and oval track testing for RFR. No word on if he may run more races.(NASCAR Insiders)(7-31-2010)
