Daytona 500 to be Johnson’s 400th start: The Daytona 500 will mark #48-Jimmie Johnson’s 400th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, his 23rd career points-paying Sprint Cup start at Daytona and his 118th career points-paying start in a restrictor-plate race. In his first full Sprint Cup season in 2002, Johnson earned the pole in his very first race, the Daytona 500. Johnson has one win, six top-five finishes and nine top-10s in 22 starts. [pullquote]His only win came in the 2006 Daytona 500 with Darian Grubb as crew chief[/pullquote]His only win came in the 2006 Daytona 500 with Darian Grubb as crew chief. Johnson’s last top-five finish in the Daytona 500 was his win in 2006. His average start is 9.6 and average finish is 19.0. Johnson has completed 3,536 of 3,865 laps (91.5%) and led 60 laps in 22 starts.(HMS/Lowe’s Racing)