It’s “Jimmie”, not “Jimmy”, and other commonly misspelled driver names

Have you ever wondered how to spell a certain race car driver’s name? Have you ever been laughed at because you thought Jimmie Johnson spelled his name with a “y”, or because you thought “Kahne” only had four letters?

Well, be laughed at no more! What I have for you today is a chart you can refer to the next time you’re wondering whether it’s David “Regan” or “Ragan”, or any other time you’re confused about how to spell a driver’s name.

Name: Kurt, Kyle Busch

Commonly spelled: Kurt, Kyle Bush

How to remember: Kurt drives the Miller Lite car, but his name is spelled like a rival beer, “Busch”. And Kyle is Kurt’s brother, so they naturally spell their last names the same way.

Name: David Ragan

Commonly spelled: David Regan

How to remember: The first three letters of Ragan’s last name spell “rag”, like “rags to riches”, which is how Ragan’s NASCAR journey went. Regan is the first name of another race car driver. He and Ragan do not spell their names the same way.

Name: Kasey Kahne

Commonly spelled: Casey Kahne, Kasey Kane, Kasey Khane

How to remember: Initials are “KK”. Both names have 5 letters. The “h” is between the “a” and the “n”, so the middle letters go in alphabetical order.

Name: Elliott Sadler

Commonly spelled: Elliot Sadler

How to remember: Two “Ls” and two “Ts”. Also, Sadler spells his first name just like Bill Elliott spells his last name: Elliott.

Name: Joey Logano

Commonly spelled: Joey Lagano

How to remember: Think “Logan”, like the first name of somebody you probably know, then just add the “o”. Very simple.

Name: Jeff Gordon

Commonly spelled: Jeff Gordan, Jeff Gorden

How to remember: Gordon’s name only contains one vowel, but it’s used twice. There is no “a”, and no “e”. Just two “Os”. Gordon.

Name: Kevin Harvick

Commonly spelled: Keven Harvick, Kevan Harvick

How to remember: The last two letters of Harvick’s first name spell the word “in”.

Name: Jimmie Johnson

Commonly spelled: Jimmy Johnson

How to remember: His name is spelled like that of a girl. His car is co-owned by Jeff Gordon, who many people believe is a girl. It’s “ie”, not “y”.

If you have any more names to add, please include them in the “comments” section. Thank you.