Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Jimmie Johnson ended up feeling more emotions than he thought at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Johnson, 49, who won the Daytona 500 in 2006 and 2013, went from 15th to third through a last-lap crash on the backstretch to earn his best finish since winning the Daytona 500 in 2013 for Hendrick Motorsports.

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Jimmie Johnson finished third in the Daytona 500, his best result in the race since winning in 2013. Johnson, a seven-time Cup Series champion, is now a team owner and driver for Legacy Motor Club. DAYTONA BEACH — Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson survived last-lap chaos at the Daytona 500 and savored landmark achievements as driver and team owner Sunday night.