Jimmie Johnson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway for his second victory in the Great American Race.

Jimmie Johnson celebrates in Victory Lane alongside the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet after winning the first Sprint Cup Series race with the new Gen-6 car.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who charged late and finished second, talks with Hendrick Motorsports teammate and winner Jimmie Johnson after Sunday's Daytona 500.

Jimmie Johnson celebrates the victory with wife Chandra Janway and daughter Genevieve Marie on Sunday at Daytona.

Jimmie Johnson kisses his daughter Genevieve Marie in Victory Lane after winning Sunday's Daytona 500.

The party begins in Victory Lane for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team.

Jimmie Johnson holds up the Harley J. Earl Trophy next to team owner Rick Hendrick in Victory Lane.

Members of Jimmie Johnson's crew celebrate on pit road after he crossed the finish line to win Sunday's Daytona 500.

Jimmie Johnson crosses the finish line to win Sunday's Daytona 500 ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. (not pictured).

David Gilliland in the No. 38 Love's Travel Stops Ford gets sideways as the second major crash of Sunday's Daytona 500 also involves Carl Edwards in the No. 99 Fastenal Ford, Trevor Bayne in the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, Terry Labonte in the No. 32 C&J Energy Services Ford and David Ragan in the No. 34 Detail Doctor Ford.
 

Carl Edwards in the No. 99 Fastenal Ford leads Kyle Busch and his No. 18 M&M's Toyota during Sunday's Daytona 500.

Danica Patrick's crew goes full-tilt during a pit stop for the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet during Sunday's Daytona 500. Patrick led five laps and finished eighth.
 

Matt Kenseth brings his No. 20 Dollar General Toyota to a stop on pit road after an engine issue during Sunday's race. Kenseth led 86 laps, but the engine failure left him in 37th place.
 

Drivers play a bit of follow the leader during Sunday's Daytona 500.

Drivers take the green flag at the start of Sunday's Daytona 500.
 

Tony Stewart speaks with Danica Patrick before Sunday's Daytona 500. Patrick finished eighth, having a much better day on the track than Stewart, one of her team owners for Stewart-Haas Racing. He took 41st after being caught up in the day's first major crash.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick greets and is greeted by fans as she is introduced before Sunday's 2013 Daytona 500.

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson poses with Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, before the start of Sunday's race.

Danica Patrick meets with actor James Franco before the start of Sunday's Daytona 500.

Empty beer bottles adorn the top of a fence during Sunday's Daytona 500.

Zac Brown performs with his band before Sunday's Daytona 500.

Race fans Leslie Rafferty (left) and her daughter Lauren point at their signatures on the start/finish line before the 2013 Daytona 500.
 

Track officials look over the repairs made to the catch fence before the 2013 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. The fence was damaged in a last lap crash in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday.
 

Fresh off a career-ending Super Bowl victory, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis showed up to watch the 2013 Daytona 500.
 

Members of the Zac Brown Band pose with the Harley J. Earl Trophy on Sunday, before performing as part of the pre-race festivities for the 2013 Daytona 500.
 

Movie actor James Franco, starring in "Oz the Great and Powerful," got the race started with a slight twist on the traditonal "Gentleman, start your engines.".
 

Fans truly get up close and personal, getting a chance to sign the start/finish line before the 2013 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
 

An usher and a pair of fans look at the repaired catch fence before the 2013 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway following a last-lap crash in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday that left at least 28 fans injured. Daytona officials promised to move anyone who felt unsafe in their seats for today's race.
 

Track officials look over the repairs made to the catch fence before the 2013 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. The fence was damaged in a last lap crash in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday.
 

Race fans Tom Hensley (left) and Dave Hensley (middle) sit in front of a banner for the July NASCAR race before watching the 2013 Daytona 500 Sunday at Daytona International Speedway