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Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR’s Unlikely Prodigal Son, Returns at Daytona

By just about every metric, Jimmie Johnson is one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers his seven Cup Series championships tie him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. for the most ever.

But after he retired from stock-car racing in 2020, Johnson seemed to get as far away from NASCAR as possible: He represented the United States at the Race of Champions last year in Sweden; he competed in vintage car races at the 2022 Goodwood Revival in England; he dabbled in endurance racing; and last season, he participated full time in the open-wheel series IndyCar, which included his first start at the Indianapolis 500.