Jimmie Johnson finished 3rd in the Daytona 500, his best NASCAR Cup Series finish since Dover in 2020, 1,639 days ago.
This was also his best Daytona 500 finish since winning it in 2013.
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- 4,324 Drivers in NASCAR History 355 Winners 82 Champions 1 Account Get ready for a new level of stats and insights for the 2025 NASCAR season.
- JR Motorsports' 100 wins by driver Justin Allgaier - 25 Noah Gragson - 13 Sam Mayer - 7 Brad Keselowski - 6 Kevin Harvick - 6 Regan Smith - 6 Connor Zilisch - 6 Chase Elliott - 5 Josh Berry - 5 William Byron - 4 Elliott Sadler - 3 Kyle Larson - 2 Sammy Smith - 2 Tyler Reddick -
- The top four were separated by 0.049 seconds, the closest known top four finish in NASCAR Cup Series history
- Only 4 drivers have claimed NASCARs 4 Crown Jewel events
- Josh Berry started and finished 4th at Phoenix, the first time the Wood Brothers have started and finished a race in the top 5 since Matt DiBenedetto at Kansas in May 2021. This marked the first EVER top 5 finish for the Wood Brothers at Phoenix Raceway.
- 41 of the 45 cars entered in the Daytona 500 were involved in an incident during Speedweek. Not involved: William Byron Chris Buescher Carson Hocevar BJ McLeod (Did not qualify for the 500)
- JR Motorsports Roval qualifying results: Connor Zilisch - 1st Justin Allgaier - 2nd Connor Mosack - 3rd Sammy Smith - 4th Carson Kvapil - 5th This is the first 1-5 sweep in qualifying by a team in NASCAR Xfinity Series HISTORY
- Wins with the NextGen car 1. Kyle Larson - 13 2. William Byron - 12 3. Joey Logano - 9 4. Denny Hamlin - 8 4. Christopher Bell - 8 4. Tyler Reddick - 8 7. Ryan Blaney - 6 7. Chase Elliott - 6 9. Ross Chastain - 5 9. Chris Buescher - 5
- Michael McDowell is the ONLY driver to not be involved in an incident during the first two races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
- Joey Logano is the first defending NASCAR Cup Series Champion to fail to earn a top 10 finish in the first 4 races of the following season.
- Austin Dillon wins again at Richmond: He led 107 laps, the first time the no. 3 car led 100+ lap in a Cup race since the 1998 Daytona 500 (also 107 laps)
- Parker Kligerman becomes the first mid-race relief driver to win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series since Milwaukee in 2007 (Denny Hamlin in for Aric Almirola)
