ST. PETERSBURG — From the time his parents put him in a NASCAR toddler’s booster seat, Nikita Johnson has been seated and ready to move.
Johnson began kart racing at age 5. By 8, he started competing in Europe. By his teens, he was posting top speeds at different levels of formula racing.
And now, at just 17 — he’s already graduated from high school with honors — he’s one step from IndyCar racing…