in the 88. >> junior to the inside of greg biffle. the green flag still flies. in's number 55, keselowski in the 2. biffle backing up. patrick behind him for the second time the daytona 500 goes to jimmie johnson, five-time champion from california and his rick hendricks chevrolet. >> he can thank dale jr. for that. >> yeah! >> danica patrick, the pole sitter, becomes the highest finishing woman in the daytona 500, eighth. >> they were coming from every side of him, front, back, left, right. that group is a happy group and he's a happy man. not only because they won this race, he won it in 2006, his average finish in the 500 outside the top 30. >> man, that's awesome. >> we got you one, buddy. you're here for it. >> we call him mr. lonely because all they did in testing and practice is just ride by themselves. >> jimmie johnson's crew chief, chad knaus will make his first trip to daytona 500 victory lane. johnson's last win came with knaus on suspension. today, is jimmie johnson's 400th career sprint cup start and there's car owner, rick hendrick. i didn't want t

. >> jimmie johnson and greg biffle dominated the majority of the race. but in the end, it was the 99 car of carl edwards finding its way to a sprint cup victory lane for the first time. >> he's going to get a run at him. he'll get one shot at turn three and four. >> i'm telling you they'll be side to side when they come to the line. it will be another one of those fantastic atlanta finishes. >> johnson tries to block him. off turn four. >> and here they come and i think carl's got the advantage! >> he got it! >> he wins it! >> carl has done it! >> whoa! >> good job, yes! >> yeah, baby, yeah, baby! >> and these fans love it. >> look at carl. watch this. here he goes. come on. come on. >> yes! and that's after 500 miles of racing. >> the 2005 coca-cola 600 had a nascar record 22 caution flags. after five hours of wild racing, the fans were treated to a thrilling finish as jimmie johnson was trying for a three-peat. >> i don't believe he can do it unless johnson messes up. >> side by side. bobby is on the high side. >> you can't pass over there. there's no

greg biffle got it on the first driver.es to the first driver not on the lead lap when a caution flab waves. that puts everyone on track on the lead lap. the only car out of the race, martin truex with engine fail e failure. >> about 22 drivers stayed out, so about half the field. >> nascar fans are a hardy lot. and they have endured a soaking rain this afternoon. many went for cover when the stands were cleared with the threat of lightning and severe weather. they went to cars and nearby restaurants, sought shelter, and they're back. >> they say why do people -- look, the grandstands are full. that's why they didn't call it. that's nascar's commitment to these race fans. we'll get the race in when we're supposed to if it's at all possible. >> michael waltrip topping off the tank. >> we are under caution, and he will catch up the tail end of the field, and we're anticipating green the next time by. >> not a lot of urgency. he is in the back, he has a game plan, no urgency at this time. >> kyle larson's car still under repai