DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 12: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #84 Carvana Toyota drives through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 12, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Hear from past NASCAR Cup Series champions Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. after they both qualified in as Open cars for the 2025 Daytona 5

Legacy Motor Club has announced Chad Johnston as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief for the 2025 Daytona 500. Joining Legacy Motor Club in November 2024, Johnston took on the role of Manager of Race Engineering.

Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR's “Great American Race.” It is the first Daytona 500 pole for Briscoe, who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing this season when Stewart-Haas Racing closed at the end of 2024.

Justin Allgaier, left, and Jimmie Johnson talk on the pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

I made it to 49 without ever having a real job,” the seven-time NASCAR champion and El Cajon native said earlier this week. That changed on Jan. 27, when Johnson became the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club — the NASCAR team that started out 7 ½ decades ago as Petty Enterprises.

Jimmie Johnson — one of the titans of NASCAR — is back at one of racing’s grandest stages. Nexstar’s FOX8’s Kevin Connolly and Danny Harnden and WFLA’s JB Biunno spent Wednesday afternoon catching up with drivers as they get ready to hit the speedway this Sunday for the Daytona 500.