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Michael Johnson, paralyzed since 12, co-drives to win in sports-car race

Michael Johnson, paralyzed from the waist down since a motorcycle accident at age 12, co-drove to a win in a sports-car race Saturday at Lime Rock Park.

Johnson, 25, started the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race Saturday and then handed off to teammate Stephen Simpson, who made a last-lap pass for the win in their class.

Johnson, who was out for four months after breaking his right leg in a crash in testing at Daytona in January, uses hand controls when he drives the car, while Simpson uses the traditional foot controls in the JDC-Miller Motorsports car.