A glance at the drivers racing in today’s Daytona 500:



1. No. 48 Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports

DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson

BORN: Sept. 17, 1975

HOMETOWN: El Cajon, Calif.

CREW CHIEF: Chad Knaus

NOTES: Can’t seal the deal? Can’t win the big one? Yeah, right. To get the new season off and running, the two-time defending series champion has added his second Daytona 500 pole. Johnson and Knaus are setting the standard in the sport right now, and it’s up to the rest of the field to catch up.