Photos: Jimmie Johnson wins Daytona 500
February 24, 2013
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Jimmie Johnson kisses his daughter Genevieve Marie in Victory Lane after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Carl Edwards (99) and Trevor Bayne (21) go sideways during a multi-car crash including David Gilliland (38), Terry Labonte (32), David Ragan (34) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., (17) during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Marcos Ambrose (9) goes low to avoid the crash. (AP Photo/Jim Topper)
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick (front L) leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme
The pit crew for NASCAR driver Danica Patrick (10) services her Chevrolet during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Trevor Bayne (21) spins in Turn 1 as Brad Keselowski (2) hits the apron and Carl Edwards (99), Scott Speed (95), Josh Wise (35) and Austin Dillon (33) try to avoid them during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick (10) leads the field on the first lap during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Blanco
Michael Waltrip, driver of the #26 Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota, and Travis Kvapil, driver of the #93 Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Mark Martin, driver of the #55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald's Chevrolet, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, are involved in an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Fans watch cars race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald's Chevrolet, skids out after an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Travis Kvapil (93) hits the wall as Paul Menard (27) and Joey Logano (22) collide, sending sparks on Jeff Gordon (24), between Turns 1 and 2 on the final lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Jeff Gordon #24 leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, lead the field to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Casey Mears, driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. climbs in his car before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota, and Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) and Kevin Harvick (29) collide while going into Turn 1 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Fastenal Ford, is involved in an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Michael Waltrip, driver of the #26 Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) and Kevin Harvick (29) get tangled up going in to turn 1 after a multi-car crash started on the front stretch in the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
Jimmie Johnson pits for tires and fuel during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
Drivers race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne (21) gets turned backwards in a wreck during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Fastenal Ford, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)
Brad Keselowski pits for fuel and tires during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Fastenal Ford, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, pits after a malfunction during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson (bottom) brings his No. 48 Chevrolet to the finish line in first place ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the rest of the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)
Jimmie Johnson crosses the finish line to win the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Members of Jimmie Johnson's crew celebrate on pit road after he crossed the finish line to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis waves the green to start of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Doug Murray
Jimmie Johnson sends grass flying as he celebrates his win in the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Zac Brown Band performs before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Justin Moore teams up with Crown Royal to launch their annual "Your Hero's Name Here" program with a special concert prior to the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Crown Royal)
Members of the Zac Brown Band perform before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT ENTERTAINMENT)
Austin Dillon, front, and Juan Pablo Montoya greet fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya greets fans before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick greets fans before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
A crowd of race officials, fans and media jam pit row around Danica Patricks' Chevrolet before the start of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, Sunday, February 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)
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