After visiting a NCQMA (North Carolina Quarter Midget Association) event in June of the 2016 season, Colten was immediately hooked to the sport of auto racing. His parents, Shaun and Tammy Johnson, took the 5 year old out to the same track for an Arrive and Drive later that month and Colten took advantage of the situation. Hitting all of his marks, they all new a race team was soon to arise.
August of 2016, just a couple months after first seeing a Quarter Midget event near his home town, Colten and the Johnson family started the new race team and Colten's career as a race car driver was off!
Colten Johnson Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors including, Best Day Ever Foundation, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Fillback, MPI Steering Wheels, Racing Electronics, Simpon, Whelen, and MyRacePass.