NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson runs into early trouble, finishes 28th at Daytona 500
Jimmie Johnson was collected in a wreck only six laps into the Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson could only watch on pit road as the familiar, jubilant scene that twice before was for him raged around Daytona International Speedway.
Fireworks exploded above him and a Hendrick Motorsports car — the organization Johnson once helped shape into the best in NASCAR — peeled off while the Daytona 500 checkered flag stuck out William Byron's window.
The Daytona 500 was the kind of race in his championship heyday Johnson was always a threat to win. Heck, Johnson won it twice, in 2006 and 2013, while driving for Rick Hendrick.
He’s found Daytona International Speedway tougher to master in his return to NASCAR as a part-time driver and full-time team owner of Legacy Motor Club. Johnson was collected in a multi-car wreck only six laps in Monday night, plummeted out of contention and finished 28th in the No. 84 Toyota.
