So why is everybody booing?

In Busch’s case, it’s pretty simple. The guy is young, brash, and not afraid to dent a fender – his or someone else’s. From racing Cup deity Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to Truck Series rookie Colin Braun, few have survived Busch’s front bumper this season.

Richard’s career racing resume consists of more than 1,000 go-kart races (winning more than 25 percent of them), two seasons in the Professional Auto Truck Racing Series (PARTS), four years in the Southern All-Starts SuperTruck Series, and a season in the Georgia Asphalt Series and American Speed Association (ASA) Late Model Stock Car ranks.

Last year, Johns joined the NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series wheeling the No. 25 Team Rensi entry in 15 races. We wound up spotting nine of those, including his best Busch inish (15 ^th ) at O’Reilly Raceway Park in August and a fourth in the Auto Racing Club of America (ARCA) race at Talladega Superspeedway in October.

Johns attended the University of North Carolina Charlotte where he earned a Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Motorsports. Throughout his college experience, Johns applied his classroom knowledge at Team Rensi Motorsports where he worked as an apprentice engineer. He was promoted to Head Engineer upon graduation, a position he held until the end of the 2007 season when he earned the opportunity to drive the No.59 Sadler Hamilton Racing Dodge in the NASCAR Camping World East Series.

In his spare time, Johns, now a Cornelius, NC resident, enjoys playing golf, martial arts, and working on and racing his Late Model Stock Car. He is also active in charity work supporting several causes including Freedom Is Not Free, a group that aids families of wounded and deceased American military personnel.