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Two-time Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson used to be one of the favorites at Daytona. In 2024, he experienced the other side of Daytona having to race his way into the 500.
Johnson, now co-owner of Legacy Motor Club, didn't have the speed in time trials to earn a spot Wednesday in the season-opening race. It meant he had to race his way into the 40-car field Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Denny Hamlin appeared to intentionally spin out another competitor during Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a puncher's chance at winning the Daytona 500. The retired boxer can thank driver Kaz Grala for leading The Money Team Racing into Sunday's season-opener with a last-lap pass that earned him a spot in NASCAR's biggest race.