Jimmie Johnson didn't win Sunday's Daytona 500, but he may have been the happiest man in Daytona Beach that evening.
No, not in a car, but on one. In a way ... He retired from full-time NASCAR racing after the 2020 season and has returned for the past two Daytona 500s, finishing 31st and 28th.
Since retiring from full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition ... Johnson's average finish was an abysmal 31.8. His best finish in the Next-Gen car was a 26th-place effort in the 2024 championship ...