 After Brewer moved on to other ventures, jackman Jeff Hammond stepped up to crew chief, grabbing 12 more wins and holding off Bobby Allison for the 1982 Championship.Additionally, Johnson sold 50% of his business to California investor Warner W. Hodgdon in 1982, forming Johnson Hodgdon Racing until 1985..
For 1983, the team changed sponsors to Pepsi.Waltrip did not start off the season well, having a hard crash at the Daytona 500.