With three Daytona 500 winners in the fold, this Sunday’s race could mark the 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory for Hendrick Motorsports. HMS has been 199 and counting since Jimmie Johnson went to Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 9, 2011.
• Jeff Gordon is a three-time Daytona 500 winner. Should he win Sunday, he’ll match NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough for second-most 500 wins.
• Johnson won the Daytona 500 in 2006. Richard Petty tops that list with seven wins.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a master of restrictor plate racing, winning seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Daytona and Talladega.

• Kasey Kahne will make his debut for Hendrick Motorsports at Daytona, hopeful of recording his first victory on the 2.5-mile track.
“I feel pretty good. I’m frustrated that we didn’t win last year; we came close. I’m ready to get back to that. I’m ready to get chances again,” said Earnhardt, eager to break a 129-race winless streak that dates to the 2008 season.