FILE PHOTO: Jun 14, 2020; Homestead, Florida, USA; Driver Jimmie Johnson takes pictures of a tunnel named after him at Homestead-Miami Speedway prior to the NASCAR Xfinity series race. Mandatory Credit: Wilfredo Lee/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Network
(Reuters) - Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has been cleared to race this weekend at Kentucky Speedway after twice testing negative for COVID-19, NASCAR officials said on Wednesday.
Johnson, 44, became the first NASCAR driver to test positive for the coronavirus last Friday, forcing him out the of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the weekend.
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