Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is an auto race held in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is the opening event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Daytona has hosted racing for many years. Originally cars raced on the beach, but in 1959, race officials built the Daytona International Speedway, where the race has been held ever since. The Daytona track hosts many other races as well. The Daytona 500 is considered the most important event in NASCAR.
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |
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| Venue | Daytona International Speedway |
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
| First race | 1959 |
| Distance | 500 mi (800 km) |
| Laps | 200 (Stage 1: 60 Stage 2: 60 Final stage: 80) |
| Previous names | Inaugural 500 Mile International Sweepstakes (1959) Second Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes (1960) Daytona 500 by STP (1991–1993) Daytona 500 by Dodge (2001) Daytona 500 by Toyota (2007) Daytona 500 (1961–1990, 1994–2000, 2002–2006, 2008–present) |
| Most wins (driver) | Richard Petty (7) |
| Most wins (team) | Petty Enterprises (9) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (23) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Daytona 500 has many memories, the winners receive a Harley J. Earl Trophy every year at the end of every race, The trophy is not the only one awarded to the event, The crew chief of the teams receives the Cannonball trophy, a trophy by Cannonball Baker.
Eventually, the 500-mile (804.672 km) race was held in 1959, It was the second 500-mile NASCAR race, following the Southern 500, By 1961, the race was referred as the Daytona 500.
At Daytona, the cars pile up in multi-car wrecks, known as The Big One.
List of Daytona 500 winners
| Year | Date | Driver | Car # |
Car Make | Start | Distance | Race Time | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (Km) | ||||||||
| 1959 | February 22 | Lee Petty | 42 | Oldsmobile | 15th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:41:22 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1960 | February 24 | Robert G. "Junior" Johnson | 27 | Chevrolet | 9th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 4:00:30 | John Masoni |
| 1961 | February 26 | Marvin Panch | 20 | Pontiac | 4th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:20:32 | Smokey Yunick |
| 1962 | February 18 | Edward G. "Fireball" Roberts | 22 | Pontiac | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:10:41 | Jim Stephens |
| 1963 | February 24 | DeWayne L. "Tiny" Lund | 21 | Ford | 12th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:17:56 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 1964 | February 23 | Richard Petty | 43 | Plymouth | 2nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:14:23 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1965 | February 14 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Ford | 4th | 133 | 332.5 (535.106) | 2:22:56 | Holman-Moody |
| 1966 | February 27 | Richard Petty | 43 | Plymouth | Pole | 198 | 495 (796.625) | 3:04:54 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1967 | February 26 | Mario Andretti | 11 | Ford | 12th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:24:11 | Holman-Moody |
| 1968 | February 25 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Mercury | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:23:44 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 1969 | February 23 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | Ford | 19th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:09:56 | Junior Johnson |
| 1970 | February 22 | Pete Hamilton | 40 | Plymouth | 9th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:20:32 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1971 | February 14 | Richard Petty | 43 | Plymouth | 5th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:27:40 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1972 | February 20 | A.J. Foyt | 21 | Mercury | 2nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:05:42 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 1973 | February 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | 7th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:10:50 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1974 | February 17 | Richard Petty (5) | 43 | Dodge | 2nd | 180 | 450 (724.204) | 3:11:38 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1975 | February 16 | Benny Parsons | 72 | Chevrolet | 32nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:15:15 | L.G. DeWitt |
| 1976 | February 15 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 7th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:17:08 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 1977 | February 20 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 4th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:15:48 | Junior Johnson |
| 1978 | February 19 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 33rd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:07:49 | Bud Moore Engineering |
| 1979 | February 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Oldsmobile | 13th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:28:22 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1980 | February 17 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Oldsmobile | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:48:55 | Harry Rainer |
| 1981 | February 15 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | 8th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:56:50 | Petty Enterprises |
| 1982 | February 14 | Bobby Allison | 88 | Buick | 7th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:14:49 | DiGard Motorsports |
| 1983 | February 20 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | Pontiac | 8th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:12:20 | Harry Ranier |
| 1984 | February 19 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | Chevrolet | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:18:41 | Harry Ranier |
| 1985 | February 17 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:54:09 | Melling Racing |
| 1986 | February 16 | Geoffrey Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 2nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:32 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 1987 | February 15 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:50:12 | Melling Racing |
| 1988 | February 14 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Buick | 3rd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:38:08 | Stavola Brothers Racing |
| 1989 | February 19 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:04 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 1990 | February 18 | Derrike Cope | 10 | Chevrolet | 12th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:00:59 | Bob Whitcomb |
| 1991 | February 17 | Ernie Irvan | 4 | Chevrolet | 2nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:30 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports |
| 1992 | February 16 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 6th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:07:12 | Robert Yates Racing |
| 1993 | February 14 | Dale Jarrett | 18 | Chevrolet | 2nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:13:35 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 1994 | February 20 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 4th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:11:10 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports |
| 1995 | February 19 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 3rd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:31:42 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports |
| 1996 | February 18 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 7th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:14:25 | Robert Yates Racing |
| 1997 | February 16 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 6th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:18 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 1998 | February 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 4th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:53:42 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 1999 | February 14 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:05:42 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2000 | February 20 | Dale Jarrett (3) | 88 | Ford | Pole | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:12:43 | Robert Yates Racing |
| 2001 | February 18 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 19th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:05:26 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
| 2002 | February 17 | Ward Burton | 22 | Dodge | 19th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:29:50 | Bill Davis Racing |
| 2003 | February 16 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 4th | 109 | 272.5 (438.546) | 2:02:08 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
| 2004 | February 15 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | Chevrolet | 3rd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:11:53 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
| 2005 | February 20 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 15th | 203 | 507.5 (816.742) | 3:45:16 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2006 | February 19 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 9th | 203 | 507.5 (816.742) | 3:33:26 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2007 | February 18 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 34th | 202 | 505 (812.718) | 3:22:55 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 2008 | February 17 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 7th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:16:30 | Penske Championship Racing |
| 2009 | February 15 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 39th1 | 152 | 380 (611.55) | 2:51:40 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 2010 | February 14 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 13th | 208 | 520 (836.858) | 3:47:16 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| 2011 | February 20 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Ford | 32nd | 208 | 520 (836.858) | 3:59:24 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 2012 | February 27-28* | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 4th | 202* | 505 (812.719) | 3:36:02 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 2013 | February 24 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 21st | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:08:23 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2014 | February 23 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 7th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:26:29 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2015 | February 22 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | 5th | 203* | 507.5 (816.742) | 3:08:02 | Team Penske |
| 2016 | February 21 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 10th | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:10:25 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2017 | February 26 | Kurt Busch | 41 | Ford | 22nd | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:29:31 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 2018 | February 18 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | 14th | 207* | 517.5 (832.835) | 3:26:15 | Richard Childress Racing |
Daytona 500 Media
Aerial view of Daytona International Speedway
Trevor Bayne, driving the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, won the 2011 Daytona 500.
The start of the 2015 Daytona 500
Prerace ceremonies before the 2008 Daytona 500.
Other websites
Media related to Daytona 500 at Wikimedia Commons
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