The vision of his true NASCAR future crystalized for Jimmie Johnson at last year’s season finale. He climbed into his Toyota at Phoenix for his ninth, nondescript race of the season when he spotted them on pit road,

AP photo by Chris O'Meara / Legacy Motor Club majority owner Jimmie Johnson, shown during Wednesday's time trials for Sunday's Daytona 500, plans to enter just one other NASCAR Cup Series race this season as he focuses much less on driving and more on his off-track role.

Jimmie Johnson said he was not happy when he found out about NASCAR's new provisional and that he wouldn't be eligible for it at Daytona.

I made it to 49 without ever having a real job,” the seven-time NASCAR champion and El Cajon native said earlier this week. That changed on Jan. 27, when Johnson became the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club — the NASCAR team that started out 7 ½ decades ago as Petty Enterprises.

Jimmie Johnson clinched his fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, a feat that left fans in awe and reshaped the sport's competitive landscape. Dive into the pivotal moments and emotional highs of this historic season.

The vision of his true NASCAR future crystallized for Jimmie Johnson at last year’s season finale. He climbed into his Toyota at Phoenix for his ninth, nondescript race of the season when he spotted them on pit road,