Daytona Truck Johnny Sauter Celebrates In Victory LaneFeb. 22, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Wrecked a year ago while leading late in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway, Johnny Sauter found redemption Friday night at the 2.5-mile superspeedway in winning the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250.

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Daytona Friday NNS Qualifying Trevor Bayne Pole Award1 6 Trevor Bayne Cargill Ford 50.801 177.162
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Ford 50.885 176.869
3 77 Parker Kligerman Bandit Chippers Toyota 50.905 176.800
4 60 Travis Pastrana Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 50.952 176.637
5 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet 51.020 176.401
6 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Toyota 51.030 176.367
7 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Toyota 51.030 176.367
8 99 Alex Bowman # Florida Lottery Toyota 51.038 176.339

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9 18 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Turtle Beach Toyota 51.042 176.325
10 33 Tony Stewart(i) Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet 51.043 176.322

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Jimmie Johnson Daytona 500Jimmie Johnson, the 2006 Daytona 500 winner, makes his 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup start on Sunday. Two of Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates also are Daytona 500 winners: Gordon in 1995, 1997 and 2005 and Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2004.

So lets have a look at his remarkable career so far.  He is a 5 time Champion, 60 wins, 248 top 10’s, 29 poles and oh yeah, this past weekend he ran a 1/2 marathon with fellow drivers Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola, Michael Waltrip and others.