Joe Gibbs Racing drivers ready for Daytona 500

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WSLS 10 SPORTS- Daytona's Speedweeks is less than a week away and as the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers look ahead to the new year, they reflect on a successful 2015 that landed the team a Cup title with Kyle Busch.

"Just getting to lay low little bit and get to soak it all in and take it all in was a lot of fun for myself and for my wife and for a family. You know, looking forward to the new chapter head which is 2016 and being able to try to go out and repeat as Sprint Cup series champions," said Busch.

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The JGR team is stacked with talent, including Busch, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards. Crew chief Mike Wheeler joins the number 11 team this year, a group that Hamlin does not think should be overlooked at Daytona.

"There's no reason why we shouldn't be one of the favorites even though we haven't won, we've been in the top five I think a bunch of years, three out of five or something like that, putting ourselves in position," Hamlin explained.

Hamlin has spent his fair share of time in victory lane, but has yet to see the checkered flag at the Daytona 500.

"You know we've won nearly every exhibition race at all the other racetracks but we haven't won the Daytona 500, so it's kind of like the Tony Stewart syndrome, Dale Earnhardt syndrome, it will come eventually," he added.

Hamlin hopes that win comes sooner than later. He will get his chance Sunday, Februrary 21st when NASCAR season officially returns.