Johnson returns atop Friday Daytona 500 practice speeds

02/17/2023 06:57 PM

Jimmie Johnson is back in the NASCAR Cup Series garage as a driver this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, and he drove his Chevrolet back to a familiar place on the leaderboard: the top. Johnson's No. 84 led the way in the first Daytona 500 practice session at 194.225mph (46.338s). Sunday will be his first Cup Series race since retiring from full-time competition at the end of