 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Johnson akatanga mwaka wa2012 aine nzvimbo yechi14 muBudweiser Shootout mushure mekuputsika mudenderedzwa 74. Mukati meDaytona 500, Johnson akabatanidzwa mutsaona palap 2 paakatendeukira kumadziro mushure mekubata kubva kuna Elliott Sadler, akabva atorwa naDavid Ragan, zvakare achiunganidza Danica Patrick, Kurt Busch naTrevor Bayne. Motokari yacho yakakuvadzwa zvikuru, zvichimuita kuti arege uye apedze ari wechi42. Pashure pacho, akapedza ari wechina uye wechipiri muSubway Fresh Fit 500 neKobalt Tools 400. Paaiva paBristol Motor Speedway yeFood City 500, Johnson akapedza ari pachinzvimbo chechipfumbamwe, achimukwidza kusvika pachinzvimbo chegumi nerimwe mumakwikwi evatyairi. Zvadaro, Johnson akapedza ari mugumi muAuto Club 400, pasinei nokubuda mafuta, asi mvura yakaponesa Johnson kubva pakuguma kwakaderera. Akaenderera mberi kupedza gumi nemaviri panguva yechirimo chiitiko kuMartinsville mushure mekunge apinda mutsaona pane yekutanga girini-chena-checker kuyedza. Muchiitiko chinotevera, Samsung Mobile 500, Johnson akapedza wechipiri mushure mekutungamira chikamu chikuru chemujaho asati apfuurwa naGreg Biffle. Mushure mezvo, akarekodha nzvimbo yechitatu muSTP 400 kuKansas musi waApril 22, 2012, uye nzvimbo yechitanhatu muCapital City 400 kuRichmond vhiki imwe gare gare. Musi waMay 6, 2012, Johnson akatanga 19th muAarons 499 paTalladega, asi akapedza 35th mushure mekutambura bhandi rakaputsika repombi yemafuta palap 62. 