Jimmie Johnson describes the feeling of arriving at Daytona for the 'Great American Race' and his first time seeing another seven-time champ.
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00:00 What is it about the Daytona 500 that it is forever our most special race and has
00:06 stayed the most special race in our sport for 76 years? I don't know if I can
00:09 put my finger on it but we all know it. We all feel it. We can all see it. I first
00:15 felt whatever it is in probably the early 80s sitting on the couch in San
00:20 Diego, California with my dad and my grandfather and it's just always been
00:24 there and I'll never forget my first time driving by the speedway and like
00:28 wow look at the size of that place and then at the time I came through the
00:31 Turn 4 tunnel which was the only tunnel back then and when I popped out
00:35 the black number three of Earnhardt was going by and I was like okay this is
00:41 great. So I don't know if any of us can quite describe it but there's a feeling
00:46 that comes with it we can all identify with.