Jimmie Johnson will begin his quest for a sixth straight Sprint Cup Series championship on February 20 when the NASCAR season gets underway at the Daytona 500.
Jimmie Johnson was crowned the Sprint Cup Series champ for the fifth straight year in 2010, as he edged Denny Hamlin by 39 points in the final standings. Kevin Harvick ended up 41 points behind Johnson for third place in the standings in 2010.
Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, and Jeff Burton were the other drivers to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2010.
Jamie McMurray didn't qualify for the 2010 Chase, but he did take the checkered flag in the 2010 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second that day, while Biffle, Bowyer, and David Reutimann rounded out the Top 5. Johnson ended up in 35th place.
Harvick won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona last July, while Stewart and Kenseth visited Victory Lane in the 2009 Daytona events. Stewart has three career Cup wins at Daytona, while Harvick and McMurray have two each.
Gordon, though, leads the way with six career Cup wins at Daytona, while Earnhardt Jr. boasts two victories on the track. Johnson, Biffle, Burton, Kyle Busch, and Ryan Newman have each claimed the checkered flag at Daytona once in Cup events.
After racing at Daytona the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will move on to Phoenix International Raceway to compete in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 on February 27. The circuit's March slate then gets underway at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6.
2011 Daytona 500
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