Tom Brady to take the ride of his life at Indy 500 with Jimmie Johnson as his chauffeur

INDIANAPOLIS AP Fox Sports will continue its crossover collaboration with IndyCar by placing current arrangement NFL analyst Tom Brady in the Fastest Seat in Sports for the Indianapolis His driver None other than NASCAR seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson putting a total of titles inside the car on May The Fastest Seat in Sports is a custom two-seat Indy car that makes ceremonial laps before an IndyCar race Johnson who did a two-year stint in IndyCar following his retirement from NASCAR was the Indy top rookie in After he gives Brady his ride Johnson will fly to North Carolina to compete in the Coca-Cola in what will be his th career NASCAR start Fox Sports is in its first year as IndyCar s broadcast partner and has vowed to make the Indianapolis its biggest televised event of the year It kicked off the season with baseball analyst Alex Rodriguez in the Fastest Seat in Sports at the opener in St Petersburg Florida I love the Indy There is an strength and excitement around the that is unlike anything I have experienced before Johnson explained Certainly pre-race ceremonies are the ultimate racing experience that I ve had outside of the car I m thrilled to be a part of the venture and to see the stands full one more time I m extremely honored to come back and do it and to be able to also share this experience with another seven-time champion Brady is the winningest quarterback in NFL history with seven Super Bowl championships He is also a five-time Super Bowl MVP three-time Associated Press Majority of Valuable Athlete -time Pro Bowler and the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year He was named to the NFL s s All-Decade Association and the NFL th Anniversary All-Time Organization Johnson a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame drove the No Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports for seasons He s the current majority owner of NASCAR band Legacy Motor Club which of late partnered with Knighthead Capital Management a private equity firm in which Brady has a stake Johnson is the only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive Cup titles and was the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year He drove in IndyCar for Chip Ganassi Racing and qualified in the fourth row in AP auto racing https apnews com hub auto-racing Source