Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Jimmie Johnson all hold the record for most titles won with 7 each. Jimmie Johnson has won the most consecutive championships, with 5 from 2006 to 2010.

Sunday’s Daytona 500 drops the green flag on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season (well, not exactly, but we’ll get to that). Here is what to know before the race, which will be televised on Fox beginning at 1:30 p.m. Green flag is slated for 2 p.m.

Who's in the drivers' seats, who's calling the shots for the Cup Series contenders going into the Daytona 500.