The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion previously retired from full-time racing after the 2020 season, but he’s back for the Daytona 500. The No. 84 Toyota driver for his own team, Legacy Motor Club, will start from the 40th position in row 20.

Legacy this season will field two full-time cars, the No. 43 Toyota for Erik Jones — two top-fives in two seasons with the team and a finish of 28th in the Cup Series standings — and the No. 42 Toyota for John Hunter Nemechek. Neither driver made the playoffs.

Jimmie Johnson said he was not happy when he found out about NASCAR's new provisional and that he wouldn't be eligible for it at Daytona.

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)

Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson are locked into the 2025 Daytona 500 after the qualifying session on Wednesday night.

When the returning NASCAR Legend Jimmie Johnson locked himself into the 2025 Daytona 500 on pure speed, it was a moment of relief for the seven-time champion. The post Jimmie Johnson Sympathizes with Legacy MC's star after Daytona Heartbreak appeared first on EssentiallySports.

NASCAR's best and brightest drivers will take part in one of the grandest events in the American motorsports calendar, the Daytona 500. The storied event has few peers in the world of sports. It's frantic but controlled,

Erik Jones and his team were in for a huge disappointment at Daytona Duel 2 following a controversial decision that went against them. Driving the Legacy Motor Club No. 43 Toyota, Jones had to settle for second place,

The vision of his true NASCAR future crystallized for Jimmie Johnson at last year's season finale. He climbed into his Toyota at Phoenix Raceway for his ninth, nondescript Cup Series event of the season when he spotted them on pit road,