{"id":23317,"date":"2020-02-15T20:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T01:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=23317"},"modified":"2020-02-15T20:01:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T01:01:42","slug":"jimmie-johnson-to-lead-daytona-pace-laps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2020\/02\/15\/jimmie-johnson-to-lead-daytona-pace-laps\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Johnson to lead Daytona pace laps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23316\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535-594x396.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535-696x464.jpg 696w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/img_0535-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jimmie Johnson will be honored prior to the running of the 62nd Daytona 500.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson will lead the field during pace laps for the season opening race as he begins the final season of his NASCAR Cup Series career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.4em; padding: 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16.799999237060547px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 1.6; caret-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); color: rgb(47, 47, 47); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none\">\u201cJimmie is one of the greatest competitors our sport has ever seen and we look forward to honoring him on Sunday ahead of his final DAYTONA 500 as a full-time driver,\u201d Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile said. \u201cHis contributions to the sport have been incredible and we\u2019re excited for all the fans in attendance to be a part of this historical moment.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.4em; padding: 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16.799999237060547px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 1.6; caret-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); color: rgb(47, 47, 47); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none\">Johnson will start sixth in his 19th Daytona 500.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.4em; padding: 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16.799999237060547px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: 1.6; caret-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); color: rgb(47, 47, 47); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none\">&#8220;The Great American Race&#8221; is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET this Sunday on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmie Johnson will be honored prior to the running of the 62nd Daytona 500. 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