Daytona 500 Winner: Jimmie Johnson Further Solidifies Legacy with Second Victory

With five consecutive Sprint Cup Championships between 2006 and 2010, Jimmie Johnson made a pressing (and convincing) case for the title of "best NASCAR driver ever." But as he's petered out the past two seasons, and as he's continued to trail the likes of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt in several key metrics, that argument has lost a little bit of steam.On Sunday, however, at the 55th annual running of the Daytona 500, that argument regained momentum faster than Johnson's No. 48 Chevy.With his familiar Lowe's logo twinkling in the Daytona sun, Johnson opened the 2013 NASCAR season with a victory at the sport's most famous event. And though the race itself, by many accounts, wasn't as entertaining (or gender-bending) as some might have ho...

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