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{{short description|Auto race held in Daytona, Florida, United States}}
{{About|the stock car race|the motorcycle race|Daytona 200|the song by Ghostface Killah|Daytona 500 (song)}}
{{Infobox motor race
|Race title             = Daytona 500
|Logo                   = 
|Track map              = [[File:Daytona International Speedway.svg|200px]]
|Series long            = [[NASCAR Cup Series]]
|Series short           = NASCAR Cup Series
|Venue                  = [[Daytona International Speedway]]
|Location               = [[Daytona Beach, Florida]], [[United States]]
|First race             = {{Start date|1959}}
|Distance               = {{convert|500|mi|km|abbr=on}}
|Laps                   = 200<br>'''Stages 1/2:''' 65 each<br>'''Final stage:''' 70 <br> ''Stage 1A and 1B are the [[Can-Am Duel|Qualifying Races]] for points purposes, which are 60 laps each.''
|Previous names         = '''Inaugural 500 Mile International Sweepstakes''' (1959)<br>'''Second Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes''' (1960)<br>'''Daytona 500 by STP''' (1991–1993)<br>'''Daytona 500 by Dodge''' (2001)<br>'''Daytona 500 by Toyota''' (2007)<br>'''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)
|Surface                = Asphalt
|Length mi              = 2.5
|Turns                  = 4
}}
The '''Daytona 500''' is a {{convert|500|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[NASCAR Cup Series]] motor race held annually at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. It is the first of two Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the [[Coke Zero 400]], and one of three held in [[Florida]], with the annual spring showdown [[Dixie Vodka 400]] being held at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]] south of [[Miami]]. From 1988-2019, it was one of the four [[restrictor plate]] races on the Cup schedule. The inaugural Daytona 500 was held in [[1959 Daytona 500|1959]] coinciding with the opening of the speedway and since [[1982 Daytona 500|1982]], it has been the season-opening race of the Cup series.<ref>{{cite book | title=Dover International Speedway: The Monster Mile | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | author=Chad Culver | year=2014 | location=53 | pages=127 | isbn=1467121371}}</ref>

The Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar, carrying by far the largest purse.<ref>"Culture, Class, Distinction"Bennett, Tony.  ''Culture, Class, Distinction''. [[Routledge]] (2009) Disaggregating cultural capital. English translation {{ISBN|0-415-42242-6}} (hardcover).</ref>  Championship points awarded are equal to that of any other NASCAR Cup Series race. It is also the series' first race of the year; this phenomenon is virtually unique in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the end of the season rather than the start. Since [[1995 Daytona 500|1995]], U.S. [[Nielsen ratings|television ratings]] for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the [[Indianapolis 500]] which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing. The [[2006 Daytona 500]] attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news|title=World’s most watched TV sports events: 2006 Rank & Trends report |publisher=Initiative |date=2007-01-19 |url=http://initiative.com/static/prDec2006.html |accessdate=2007-01-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208200248/http://initiative.com/static/prDec2006.html |archivedate=2007-02-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The race serves as the final event of [[Speedweeks]] and is sometimes known as "The Great American Race" or the "[[Super Bowl]] of Stock Car Racing".<ref>{{cite web|title=A History of the Daytona 500|url=https://www.ticketcity.com/daytona-500-tickets/daytona-500-history.html|publisher=[[TicketCity]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509221046/http://www.ticketcity.com/daytona-500-tickets/daytona-500-history.html|archivedate=May 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Crossman|first=Matt|title=Daytona 500 Magic Hour: Best 60 minutes in sports|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/nascar-illustrated/2015/2/nascar-illustrated-the-magic-hour-daytona-500.html|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=February 22, 2015|accessdate=November 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125091337/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/nascar-illustrated/2015/2/nascar-illustrated-the-magic-hour-daytona-500.html|archivedate=November 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Briggs|first=Josh|title=How Daytona Qualifying Works|url=http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-daytona-qualifying2.htm|publisher=[[HowStuffWorks]]|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref> Since its inception, the race has been held in mid-to-late February. From [[1971 Daytona 500|1971]] to [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]], and again since [[2018 Daytona 500|2018]], the event has been as associated with [[Washington's Birthday|Presidents Day]] weekend, taking place on the Sunday before the third Monday in February. On eight occasions, the race has been run on [[Valentine's Day]] .

The winner of the Daytona 500 since 1997 is presented with the [[Harley J. Earl Trophy]] in Victory Lane, and the winning car is displayed in race-winning condition for one year at [[Daytona 500 Experience]], a museum and gallery adjacent to Daytona International Speedway.

[[Denny Hamlin]] is the defending winner of the Daytona 500, having won it in 2020.

==Origins==
[[File:DaytonaInternationalSpeedwayAerial.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Aerial view of Daytona International Speedway]]
The race is the direct successor of shorter races held on the [[Daytona Beach and Road Course|Daytona Beach Road Course]]. This long square was partially on the sand and also on the highway near the beach. Earlier events featured {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} races with stock cars. Eventually, a {{convert|500|mi|km|0|adj=on}} [[stock car racing|stock car race]] was held at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in [[1959 Daytona 500|1959]]. It was the second 500-mile NASCAR race, following the annual [[Bojangles' Southern 500|Southern 500]], and has been held every year since. By [[1961 Daytona 500|1961]], it began to be referred to as the '''Daytona 500''',<ref name="programs">1959, 1960, and 1961 Daytona 500 Programs</ref> by which it is still commonly known.

Daytona International Speedway is {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} long and a 500-mile race<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.autoballa.com/2014/07/157289/rise-and-fall-nascar-indy | title=The Rise And Fall Of NASCAR At Indy | date=Jul 24, 2014 | accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> requires 200 laps to complete. However, the race is considered official after two stages (120 laps) have been completed (300 miles).  The race has been shortened four times due to rain (in [[1965 Daytona 500|1965]], [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]], [[2003 Daytona 500|2003]], and [[2009 Daytona 500|2009]]) and once in response to the energy crisis of [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]]. Since the adaptation of the [[green–white–checker finish]] rule in 2004, the race has gone past 500 miles on eight occasions ([[2005 Daytona 500|2005]], [[2006 Daytona 500|2006]], [[2007 Daytona 500|2007]], [[2010 Daytona 500|2010]], [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]], [[2012 Daytona 500|2012]], [[2015 Daytona 500|2015]], and [[2019 Daytona 500|2019]]).

==History highlights==
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{{main article|Daytona 500 history}}
* '''[[1959 Daytona 500|1959]]''': [[Lee Petty]], patriarch of the racing family, won the inaugural Daytona 500 on February 22, 1959, defeating [[Johnny Beauchamp]].
* '''[[1960 Daytona 500|1960]]''': [[Junior Johnson]] made use of the [[drafting (aerodynamics)|draft]], then a little-understood phenomenon, to win while running a slower, year-old car in a field of 68 cars, most in Daytona 500 history through the present day.
* '''[[1965 Daytona 500|1965]]''': The first rain-shortened Daytona 500 was the 1965 event. [[Fred Lorenzen]] was in the lead when the race was called on lap 133 of 200.<ref>Bob Zeller, ''Daytona 500: An Official History'' (Phoenix: David Bull Publishing, 2002): 48-52.</ref>
* '''[[1966 Daytona 500|1966]]''': Richard Petty becomes the first two-time winner, having previously won the [[1964 Daytona 500|1964 race]]. Through 2020, only 12 drivers have won 2 or more Daytona 500s.
* '''[[1967 Daytona 500|1967]]''': [[Mario Andretti]] led 112 of the 200 laps including the last 33 to capture his first and only win in the Cup Series.
* '''[[1968 Daytona 500|1968]]''': For much of this race, both [[Cale Yarborough]] and [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] traded the lead. With 5 laps to go, Cale made a successful slingshot pass on the third turn to take the lead from LeeRoy and never looked back as he won his first Daytona 500 by 1.3 seconds.
* '''[[1969 Daytona 500|1969]]''': Having learned from his unrelated surname-mate the previous year, LeeRoy Yarbrough would use the same sling-shot treatment out of turn 3 on [[Charlie Glotzbach]], to score the victory on the final lap.
* '''[[1971 Daytona 500|1971]]''': Richard Petty becomes the first three-time winner, including the [[1964 Daytona 500|1964]] and [[1966 Daytona 500|1966 races]]. Through 2015, only 5 drivers have won 3 or more Daytona 500s.
* '''[[1972 Daytona 500|1972]]''':  A. J. Foyt cruised into the lead on lap 80 and stayed there through the 200 lap race, lapping the entire field. Foyt beat second-place Charlie Glotzbach by nearly two laps, with Jim Vandiver finishing 6 laps down in third.
* '''[[1973 Daytona 500|1973]]''': Richard Petty becomes the first four-time winner, including the [[1964 Daytona 500|1964]], [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]] and [[1971 Daytona 500|1971 races]] . Through 2015, only Petty (7 total) and Cale Yarborough have won 4 Daytona 500s.
* '''[[1974 Daytona 500|1974]]''': During the start of the 1974 NASCAR season, many races had their distance cut ten percent in response to the [[1973 oil crisis]]. As a result, the 1974 Daytona 500 was shortened to 180 laps (450 miles), as symbolically, the race "started" on lap 21.  Richard Petty became the first of only 3 drivers (through 2015) to win consecutive Daytona 500s, while also setting a mark of 5 total wins.<!--not clear as written if it's 5 or 7 that was unequalled; mention it at 7.-->
* '''[[1976 Daytona 500|1976]]''': In the 1976 race, Richard Petty was leading on the last lap when he was passed on the backstretch by David Pearson. Petty tried to turn under Pearson coming off the final corner but didn't clear Pearson. The contact caused the drivers to spin into the grass in the infield just short of the finish line. Petty's car didn't start, but Pearson was able to keep his car running and limp over the finish line for the win. Many fans consider this finish to be the greatest in the history of NASCAR.
* '''[[1979 Daytona 500|1979]]''': The 1979 race was the first Daytona 500 to be broadcast live on national television,<ref name=nascar.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2003/kyn/history/daytona/01/23/daytona_1979/ |title=1979: Petty winds up in 'fist' place |accessdate=June 9, 2007 |author=Mark Aumann |date=January 23, 2003 |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525061914/http://www.nascar.com/2003/kyn/history/daytona/01/23/daytona_1979/ |archivedate=May 25, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=amazon>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/1979-Daytona-500/dp/B000E4IED2 |title=1979 Daytona 500 |accessdate=June 9, 2007 |publisher=Amazon.com| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070716050023/http://www.amazon.com/1979-Daytona-500/dp/B000E4IED2| archivedate= 16 July 2007 | url-status= dead}}</ref> airing on [[CBS Sports|CBS]], whose audience was increased in much of the Eastern and Midwestern USA due to a blizzard. (The [[Indianapolis 500]] was only broadcast on tape delay that evening in this era; most races were broadcast only through the final quarter to half of the race, as was the procedure for ABC's Championship Auto Racing broadcasts; with the new CBS contract, the network and NASCAR agreed to a full live broadcast.) That telecast introduced in-car and low-level track-side cameras, which has now become standard in all sorts of automotive racing broadcasts. A final lap crash and subsequent fight between leaders Cale Yarborough and [[Donnie Allison]] (along with Donnie's brother [[Bobby Allison|Bobby]]) brought national (if unwelcome) publicity to NASCAR, with the added emphasis of a snowstorm that bogged down much of the northeastern part of the United States. Donnie Allison was leading the race on the final lap with Yarborough drafting him tightly. As Yarborough attempted a slingshot pass at the end of the backstretch, Allison attempted to block him. Yarborough refused to give ground and as he pulled alongside Allison, his left side tires left the pavement and went into the wet and muddy infield grass. Yarborough lost control of his car and contacted Allison's car halfway down the backstretch. As both drivers tried to regain control, their cars made contact several more times before finally locking together and crashing into the outside wall in turn three. After the cars settled in the grass, Donnie Allison and Yarborough began to argue. After they had talked it out, Bobby Allison, who was lapped at that point, pulled over, began defending his brother, and a fight broke out. Richard Petty, who was over half a lap behind at the time, went on to win; with the brawl in the infield, the television audience scarcely noticed. The story was the talk of the water cooler the next day, even making the front page of ''[[The New York Times]]'' Sports section.
* '''[[1980 Daytona 500|1980]]''': [[Buddy Baker]] won the fastest Daytona 500 in history, at 177.602&nbsp;mph (285.809&nbsp;km/h).
* '''[[1981 Daytona 500|1981]]''': Richard Petty becomes the first seven-time winner, three wins more than the second-highest multiple winner, Cale Yarborough. With wins in [[1964 Daytona 500|1964]], [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]], [[1971 Daytona 500|1971]], [[1973 Daytona 500|1973]], [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]], and [[1979 Daytona 500|1979]],  Petty is the only driver to win in three different decades.
* '''[[1982 Daytona 500|1982]]''': The Daytona 500 becomes the opening race in the NASCAR season, a position held since. Bobby Allison wins his second Daytona 500 but many people consider this a controversial win because on lap 3 Bobby Allison's rear bumper broke away from the car (later it was discovered that it was welded on purpose by a wire welder) and caused a pileup further behind the leaders. Without a rear bumper, Allison's car gained an aerodynamic advantage and won the race by just over twenty-two seconds.
* '''[[1983 Daytona 500|1983]]''': Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run a qualifying lap over {{convert|200|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in his [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]].
* '''[[1984 Daytona 500|1984]]''': Cale Yarborough completed a lap of  {{convert|201.848|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, officially breaking the {{convert|200|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} barrier at Daytona. He joined Richard Petty as the only drivers to win the race in consecutive years and to win the race four times overall.
* '''[[1985 Daytona 500|1985]]''': [[Bill Elliott]] dominated the race, and by lap 140, was close to lapping the entire field. During a pit stop, NASCAR officials held him in the pit area in order to repair a supposed broken headlight assembly. The two-minute pit stop dropped him to third, barely clinging to the lead lap. Elliott made up the deficit and survived a late-race caution and a final lap restart to win his first Daytona 500. Elliott would go on to win the first [[Grand Slam (NASCAR)|Winston Million]].
* '''[[1986 Daytona 500|1986]]''': The race that came down to a two-car duel between  [[Dale Earnhardt]] and [[Geoff Bodine]]. With 3 laps to go, Earnhardt was forced to make a pit stop for a "splash 'n go". However, as Earnhardt left the pits, he burned a piston, allowing Bodine to cruise to victory.
* '''[[1987 Daytona 500|1987]]''': Winner Bill Elliott qualified for the pole position at an all-time Daytona record of 210.364&nbsp;mph (338.532&nbsp;km/h). Bill Elliott dominated much of the race, leading 104 of the 200 laps. During two different points in the race, he pulled away from the other leaders and was all by himself on the track, leading the first 35 laps, 29 in a row at another point, and the last three.
* '''[[1988 Daytona 500|1988]]''': [[Restrictor plate]]s were mandated to reduce dangerously high speeds at Daytona. This race was remembered for two things. First, Richard Petty's rollover crash in the tri-oval on lap 106, initiated when he was tagged from behind by Phil Barkdoll. Petty rolled over about eight times and was then hit by Brett Bodine. The wreck also collected 1972 race winner A. J. Foyt, Eddie Bierschwale, and Alan Kulwicki. all of the drivers, including Petty, walked away. Second, [[Bobby Allison]] and his son [[Davey Allison|Davey]] finished one-two and celebrated together in Victory Lane, making Bobby Allison the oldest driver to win the Daytona 500.
* '''[[1989 Daytona 500|1989]]''': [[Darrell Waltrip]] stretches his final tank of fuel for 53 laps to win in his 17th try.
* '''[[1990 Daytona 500|1990]]''': Dale Earnhardt appeared headed for certain victory until the closing laps. On lap 193, Geoff Bodine spun in the first turn, causing the third and final caution of the race. All of the leaders pitted except [[Derrike Cope]], who stayed out to gain track position. On the lap 195 restart, Earnhardt re-took the lead. On the final lap, going into turn three, he ran over a [[bell housing]] from the blown engine of [[Rick Wilson (NASCAR)|Rick Wilson]]'s car. He blew a tire, allowing the relatively unknown Cope to slip by and take his first career win in a major upset.<ref>{{cite web | title = NASCAR.com&nbsp;— The 1990 Daytona 500 - July 28, 2003 | url = http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/races/02/02/90daytona500/ | accessdate = 2008-02-20 | year = 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070817224950/http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/races/02/02/90daytona500/ | archivedate = August 17, 2007 }}</ref>
* '''[[1991 Daytona 500|1991]]''': Dale Earnhardt's Daytona 500 frustrations continued as [[Ernie Irvan]] passed Earnhardt with six laps to go to. Ultimately, Earnhardt spun with two laps remaining and collected [[Davey Allison]] and [[Kyle Petty]]. Irvan took the win as the race ended under the caution flag. The race was dominated by complex pit stop rules, implemented to improve safety in the pit area.
* '''[[1992 Daytona 500|1992]]''': Davey Allison dominated the second half en route to his lone Daytona 500 victory. He avoided a major wreck on lap 92 and went on to lead the final 102 laps.
* '''[[1993 Daytona 500|1993]]''':  In a frightening wreck on lap 170, [[Rusty Wallace]] flipped over multiple times on the back straightaway. With two laps to go, [[Dale Earnhardt]] was leading Jeff Gordon and [[Dale Jarrett]]. Jarrett battled into the lead with one lap to go. It was the fourth time Earnhardt had been leading the Daytona 500 with less than ten laps to go but failed to win.
* '''[[1994 Daytona 500|1994]]''': [[Sterling Marlin]] gambled on fuel, and was able to complete the final 59 laps without stopping, to win his first career Cup victory.  During Speedweeks, two drivers died during separate practice accidents, Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr.
* '''[[1995 Daytona 500|1995]]''': Sterling Marlin became the first driver since Cale Yarborough, and only third overall, to win back-to-back Daytona 500s. It was the third win in five years for [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]] (1991, 1994, 1995).
* '''[[1996 Daytona 500|1996]]''': Dale Jarrett won his second Daytona 500 in four years, again holding off Dale Earnhardt, who finished second for the third time in four years.
* '''[[1997 Daytona 500|1997]]''': Jeff Gordon became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500.
* '''[[1998 Daytona 500|1998]]''': Dale Earnhardt finally won the Daytona 500 after "20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration." Though Earnhardt had usually been a strong competitor in the Daytona 500, mechanical problems, crashes, or other misfortunes had prevented him from winning. After his victory, a joyous Earnhardt drove slowly down pit road, where members of other race teams had lined up to give him handshakes and high-fives. [[Mike Joy]], who was the play-by-play announcer for [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]]'s broadcast, called the win "the most anticipated moment in racing".{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
* '''[[1999 Daytona 500|1999]]''': Jeff Gordon accomplished the feat of winning the pole and the race marking the first time since [[1987 Daytona 500|1987]] when [[Bill Elliott]] did this.
* '''[[2000 Daytona 500|2000]]''': Dale Jarrett avenged his previous year rollover accident by winning the 1999 season championship & 2000 500 which was the final 500 broadcast for CBS.
* '''[[2001 Daytona 500|2001]]''': Also known as '''"Black Sunday"''', or the "darkest day in NASCAR", as Dale Earnhardt [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|died in a crash]] on the final lap. Michael Waltrip and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] were running first and second on the final lap, while Earnhardt Sr. was third. In turn 4, Earnhardt lost control after making contact from Sterling Marlin, and crashed into the outside wall, taking [[Ken Schrader]] with him. Earnhardt suffered a fatal [[basilar skull fracture]]. Waltrip would win.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jayski's Silly Season Site&nbsp;— Race Info Page | url = http://www.jayski.com/next/2001/2001daytona500.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-20 | year = 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095714/http://www.jayski.com/next/2001/2001daytona500.htm | archive-date = 2007-09-29 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* '''[[2003 Daytona 500|2003]]''': Michael Waltrip became a two-time winner in the shortest ever Daytona 500 after the race was shortened to 109 laps due to rain.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2003 Daytona 500 - Racing-Reference.info | url = http://racing-reference.info/race?id=2003-01&series=W | accessdate = 2008-02-20 | year = 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070309044703/http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=2003-01&series=W | archive-date = 2007-03-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* '''[[2005 Daytona 500|2005]]''': The start time was changed, allowing the race to finish under the lights at dusk. In the first use of the green-white-checker finish rule in the Daytona 500, Gordon held off Kurt Busch, and Earnhardt, Jr. to win his third Daytona 500. The race went 203 laps/507.5 miles.
* '''[[2007 Daytona 500|2007]]''': Running fifth with half a lap to go, [[Kevin Harvick]] picked up a push and surged to the front to nip [[Mark Martin]] by 0.02 seconds at the line. Most of the rest of the field crashed across the line as [[The Big One (NASCAR)|The Big One]] erupted behind them.
* '''[[2008 Daytona 500|2008]]''': The celebrated 50th running of the Daytona 500 was the first using NASCAR's [[Car of Tomorrow]]. It also marked the first race under the "Sprint Cup Series" banner, following the merger of Sprint with [[Nextel Communications|Nextel]] in 2006.

[[File:Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner.jpg|thumb|right|[[Trevor Bayne]], driving the No. 21 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] for [[Wood Brothers Racing]], won the [[2011 Daytona 500]].]]
* '''[[2010 Daytona 500|2010]]''': The longest Daytona 500 distance until the 2020 event, 208 laps ({{convert|520|miles|km}}),  due to requiring two green-white-checker efforts to finish the race. Jamie McMurray came home with the 2010 Daytona 500 victory. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second.
* '''[[2011 Daytona 500|2011]]''': Since this race marked the tenth anniversary of the death of Dale Earnhardt, the third lap was a "silent lap", meaning the TV and radio announcers were silent during the entire lap, and fans held up three fingers in reference to Earnhardt's car number. [[Trevor Bayne]], at 20 years and one day old, became the youngest Daytona 500 winner ever.
* '''[[2012 Daytona 500|2012]]''': While 2010 was the longest distance, 2012 was the longest time to complete the race. Scheduled for a 12 noon EST start on Sunday, rain delayed the race to Monday, then further delayed it to a 7 PM start that Monday night, resulting in the first primetime Daytona 500 start (but the third to reach primetime). On lap 160, [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] crashed into a jet dryer in turn 3, sparking a lengthy red flag as crews put out the resulting fire and repaired the damage. The race finally ended at approximately 1 AM EST Tuesday morning, 37 hours after the originally scheduled start, with [[Matt Kenseth]] becoming the first repeat winner since [[Jeff Gordon]] who won the [[2005 Daytona 500|2005]] race. It was attended by [[2012 United States presidential election|that year's presidential candidate]] [[Mitt Romney]], who met his once removed sixteenth cousin and [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] [[John Cena]][https://famouskin.com/famous-kin-chart.php?name=13855+mitt+romney&kin=81040+john+cena&via=12073+john+fray][https://www.facebook.com/Cenation.lohn.cena/photos/john-cena-poses-with-mitt-romney-at-daytona-500us-presidential-candidate-mitt-ro/275611832508091/], [[Florida Attorney General]] [[Pam Bondi]] and musician [[Lenny Kravitz]] there.<ref>{{cite web|author=Grace Wyler|title=Could This Woman Be On Mitt Romney's V.P. Shortlist?|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/romney-vp-pick-pam-bondi-florida-attorney-general-2012-7|work=NASCAR|publisher=[[Business Insider]], Inc.|date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>
* '''[[2013 Daytona 500|2013]]''': There were a number of firsts.  This was the first race with NASCAR's new redesigned Generation 6 body. Rookie [[Danica Patrick]] won the pole, becoming the first woman on pole in the Daytona 500. She also was the first woman to lead laps under green flag conditions in the race. [[Jimmie Johnson]] earned his second Daytona 500 victory.
* '''[[2014 Daytona 500|2014]]''': For the second year in a row, a rookie won the pole position, in this case, [[Austin Dillon]] in his first ride in the newly renumbered #3 Chevy SS for Richard Childress Racing, the first time the #3 had been used in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Dale Earnhardt's death. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., won his second Daytona 500, the third straight won by a past winner, after Kenseth in 2012 and Johnson in 2013. The race was delayed 6 hours, 22 minutes, and ended at 11:18 p.m. ET Sunday night.
[[File:Green flag at Daytona.JPG|thumb|right|The start of the [[2015 Daytona 500]]]]
* '''[[2015 Daytona 500|2015]]''': [[Jeff Gordon]] won the pole for the final time, There were two [[The Big One (NASCAR)|big wrecks]] during the race, one with 19 laps to go for [[Justin Allgaier]] and [[Ty Dillon]], brought out a red flag to ensue cleanup on the track, and one on lap 202 at a scheduled [[Green–white–checker finish]], [[Joey Logano]] won his first Daytona 500.
* '''[[2016 Daytona 500|2016]]''': Rookie [[Chase Elliott]] started the race from the pole position. Driver [[Denny Hamlin]] led 95 laps during the race, and on the last lap, Hamlin passed leader Matt Kenseth. Hamlin would then beat [[Martin Truex Jr.]] by 0.010 seconds, which would become the closest finish in the Daytona 500.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cain|first1=Holly|title=DENNY HAMLIN WINS THRILLING DAYTONA 500|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/2/21/daytona-500-denny-hamlin-race-recap-sprint-cup-series.html|website=nascar.com|publisher=nascar.com|date=21 February 2016|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[2017 Daytona 500|2017]]''': [[Chase Elliott]] started the race from the pole for the second year in a row. Several big wrecks decimated the field but a long green run to the finish put everyone in fuel trouble. [[Kurt Busch]] won as Elliott, [[Martin Truex Jr.]], and [[Kyle Larson]] all ran out of fuel in the last four laps.
* '''[[2018 Daytona 500|2018]]''': 20 years after [[Dale Earnhardt Sr.]] earned his [[1998 Daytona 500|iconic victory]] at Daytona, [[Austin Dillon]] brought Richard Childress's #3 Chevrolet back to Victory Lane. Dillon, Childress's grandson who was photographed next to Earnhardt as a child after the earlier win, led only the final lap, bumping leader [[Aric Almirola]] out of the way, sending the latter's Ford into the wall. Also of note, rookie [[Darrell Wallace Jr.]] finished in the runner-up spot, barely edging out 2016 winner [[Denny Hamlin]], the highest finish for an African-American driver in the event's history. It was also the final NASCAR race for [[Danica Patrick]], who was collected in a multi-car wreck near the end of the second stage that also ended the days of [[Chase Elliott]], [[Brad Keselowski]], [[Kevin Harvick]], among others.
* '''[[2019 Daytona 500|2019]]''': The last race to use traditional restrictor plates in NASCAR since 1988. [[William Byron (racing driver)|William Byron]] started on the pole alongside [[Alex Bowman]], making it the youngest front-row starters in Daytona 500 history. [[Kurt Busch]] was caught up in an early wreck after contact with [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]], collecting [[Jamie McMurray]], [[Austin Dillon]], and [[Bubba Wallace]]. [[Kyle Busch]] would win stage 1 and [[Ryan Blaney]] would win stage 2. [[Matt DiBenedetto]], driving for [[Leavine Family Racing]], would lead a race high of 49 laps until he was caught up in "[[The Big One (NASCAR)|The Big One]]" with nine laps to go after contact with [[Paul Menard]] going into turn 3, collecting 18 cars in all. Two more wrecks occurring in the final 5 laps forced the race into overtime. [[Denny Hamlin]] escaped through all the late crashes and would go on to win his second Daytona 500 race in his career. [[Joe Gibbs]] earned his third Daytona 500 victory. Gibbs-owned Toyotas swept the top three spots, as [[Kyle Busch]] finished second and [[Erik Jones]] third. It was the second time in event history that one team took home the first three spots, and the first time since [[Hendrick Motorsports]] achieved the feat in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Reid|title=Denny Hamlin wins 61st annual Daytona 500 as JGR finishes 1-2-3|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/17/denny-hamlin-wins-61st-annual-daytona-500/|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|website=NASCAR.com|date=February 17, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
* '''[[2020 Daytona 500|2020]]''': [[Donald Trump]] is the first [[President of the United States]] to serve as Daytona 500 Grand Marshal, and the opening lap is paced by the official [[Presidential state car (United States)|Presidential state car]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bromberg |first1=Nick |title=President Donald Trump leads field on a pace lap after giving command ahead of Daytona 500 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/president-donald-trump-gives-command-for-drivers-to-start-their-engines-at-daytona-500-200743873.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> Shortly after this, continuing rain showers caused the race to be postponed for one day, for the first time in eight years.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/daytona-500-postponed-to-monday-due-to-rain-235051849.html,</ref> Denny Hamlin won his third Daytona 500 the next day in the second-closest finish in race history, though the win was overshadowed by a horrific accident for [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] on the final lap, being sent to a nearby hospital.<ref name=day50020>{{cite news|author=Jenna Fryer|title="Denny Hamlin wins 3rd Daytona 500; Ryan Newman hospitalized"|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/denny-hamlin-wins-3rd-daytona-500-in-photo-finish/2020/02/17/a128c58e-51ea-11ea-80ce-37a8d4266c09_story.html|accessdate=17 February 2020}}</ref>

==Qualifying procedure==
{{main article|Bluegreen Vacations Duel}}
The qualifying procedure is unique for the Daytona 500. Some teams must race their way into the Daytona 500 field. The first row is set by a timed round of qualifying, held one week before the race (prior to 2003, this was two rounds; prior to 2001, it was three). The remainder of the field is set by two separate qualifying races (these were {{convert|100|mi|km}} from 1959 to 1967; {{convert|125|mi|km}} from 1969 to 2004; and {{convert|150|mi|km}} with two lap overtime, if necessary, beginning in 2005 (these races were not held in 1968 due to rain). The top two drivers from the qualifying races who were not in the top 35 in owner points were given spots on the field, and the rest of the field was set by the finishing order of the duels, with guaranteed spots to those in the top 35. The remaining spots, 40 to 43, were filled by top qualifying times of those not already in the field from the qualifying race. If there was a previous NASCAR champion without a spot, he would get one of those four spots, otherwise, the fourth fastest car was added to the field.

Prior to 2005 – and beginning again in 2013 – after the top two cars were set, the top fourteen cars in the qualifying races advance to the field, and then between six (1998–2003), eight (1995–97, 2004) or 10 (until 1994) fastest cars which do not advance from the qualifying race are added, then cars in the top 35 in owner points not locked into the race, and then the driver with the championship provisional, except for 1985 when no such car was eligible for a provisional starting spot, the only time that happened in the Daytona 500 from when the provisional was added in 1976 through 2004.

==Television==
{{see also|List of Daytona 500 broadcasters}}

The Daytona 500 was the first {{convert|500|mi|km|sing=on}} auto race to be televised live flag-to-flag on network television when [[CBS]] aired it in 1979, continuing to air until 2000.

From 2001 to 2006, the race alternated between [[Fox NASCAR|FOX]] and [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]] under the terms of a six–year, $2.48 billion NASCAR television contract, with FOX broadcasting the Daytona 500 in odd-numbered years (2001, 2003, 2005) and the [[Coke Zero 400|Pepsi 400]] in even-numbered years (2002, 2004, 2006) and NBC broadcasting the opposite race in that year.

In 2005, a new television contract was signed, which made FOX the sole broadcaster of the Daytona 500 for eight years, from 2007 to 2014. In 2013, 10 more years were added to the contract, giving FOX every Daytona 500 from 2015 to 2024 as well, for a total of at least 20 Daytona 500s in a row.
The installation of the [[Night game#Motorsports|lighting system]] at Daytona International Speedway in 1998, as well as the implementations of the television packages in 2001 and 2007 respectively, have resulted in the race starting and ending much later than it did in the race's early years. The race started at 12:15&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] from 1979 until 2000. The start time was moved to 1:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern time from 2001 to 2004, 2:30&nbsp;p.m. in 2005 and 2006 and 3:30&nbsp;p.m. from 2007 to 2009, all for the convenience of west coast viewers. The 2005 race ended at sunset for the first time in its history, and the 2006 race ended well after sunset.

Every Daytona 500 between 2006 and 2010, as well as the 2012 and 2014 races, ended under the lights. The changing track conditions caused by the onset of darkness in the closing laps in these years forced the crew chiefs to predict the critical car setup adjustments needed for their final two pit stops. The 2007 race was the first Daytona 500 to go into prime-time, ending at 7:07&nbsp;p.m. Eastern time. In 2010, the race moved back to a 1:00&nbsp;p.m. start time, which should have resulted in it ending in daylight; however, two red flags caused by track surface issues led to long delays that pushed the race to 7:34&nbsp;p.m. EST, pushing the race into prime-time for the second time. The 2012 race was also scheduled to start at 1:00&nbsp;p.m. EST on Sunday, February 26, but heavy rain in the area caused the race to be postponed to 7:00&nbsp;p.m. EST on Monday, February 27, making it the first Daytona 500 to be postponed to a Monday, as well as the first (and only) Daytona 500 to be run as a night race. Due to a two–hour red flag period after a jet dryer fire on the track with 40 laps remaining, the race did not end until about 12:40&nbsp;a.m. on Tuesday, February 28. The 2013 race marked a return to the race's past tradition of ending in the late afternoon, as it ended at about 4:40&nbsp;p.m., the race's earliest ending time since 2004. Although the 2014 race started around 1:30&nbsp;p.m. EST, heavy rain and a [[tornado warning]] red–flagged the race after 38 laps and it was delayed for a record six hours and 22 minutes; the race finished the entire 500–mile distance around after 11:00&nbsp;p.m. the same day, which effectively competed with the time delayed East Coast broadcast of [[Olympics on NBC|NBC]]'s coverage of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] [[2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]], scheduled between 7:00 and 10:30&nbsp;p.m. The 2015 race started on time around 1:00 &nbsp;p.m., and ended after 203 laps due to a Green–white–checkered finish.

The television ratings for the Daytona 500 have surpassed those of the larger [[Indianapolis 500]] (which has much larger physical attendance and international attendance) since 1995, even though the 1995 race was available in far fewer homes than the year before. Then-broadcaster CBS had lost well-established [[very high frequency|VHF]] (channels 2–13) affiliates in major markets as a result of the [[1994 United States broadcast TV realignment|Fox affiliate switches of 1994]]. As an example, new affiliates [[WDJT-TV|WDJT]] in [[Milwaukee]] and [[WGCL-TV|WGNX]] in [[Atlanta]]&nbsp;— both cities that are home to NASCAR races&nbsp;—  and [[WWJ-TV|WWJ]] in [[Detroit]], close to [[Michigan International Speedway]], were on the [[ultra high frequency|UHF]] band (channels 14–69), meaning that they had a significantly reduced broadcast area compared to former affiliates [[WITI (TV)|WITI]], [[WAGA-TV]], and [[WJBK]], respectively.  WDJT was not available in many Wisconsin markets by the time the Daytona 500 took place.

==Pole position holders==
{{main article|List of Daytona 500 pole position winners}}

==List of Daytona 500 winners==
{{main article|List of Daytona 500 winners}}
''For NASCAR [[NASCAR Cup Series|Grand National]] winners at Daytona from 1949–1958, see [[Daytona Beach and Road Course#NASCAR race results|Daytona Beach and Road Course]].''<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Date
! rowspan="2"|{{abbr|No.|Car number}}
! rowspan="2"|Driver
! rowspan="2"|Team
! rowspan="2"|Manufacturer
! colspan="2"|Distance
! rowspan="2"|Race Time
! rowspan="2"|Average Speed<br />(mph)
! rowspan="2"|Report
|-
! Laps
! Miles (Km)
|-
| [[1959 in NASCAR|1959]]
| February 22
|align="center"|42
| [[Lee Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:41:22
|align="center"|135.522
| [[1959 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1960 in NASCAR|1960]]
| February 14
|align="center"|27
| [[Junior Johnson]]
| [[John Masoni]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|4:00:30
|align="center"|124.74
| [[1960 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1961 in NASCAR|1961]]
| February 26
|align="center"|20
| [[Marvin Panch]]
| [[Smokey Yunick]]
| [[Pontiac]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:20:32
|align="center"|149.601
| [[1961 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1962 in NASCAR|1962]]
| February 18
|align="center"|22
| [[Fireball Roberts]]
| Jim Stephens
| [[Pontiac]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:10:41
|align="center"|157.329
| [[1962 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1963 in NASCAR|1963]]
| February 24
|align="center"|21
| [[Tiny Lund]]
| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:17:56
|align="center"|151.566
| [[1963 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1964 in NASCAR|1964]]
| February 23
|align="center"|43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:14:23
|align="center"|154.334
| [[1964 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1965 in NASCAR|1965]]
| February 14
|align="center"|28
| [[Fred Lorenzen]]
| [[Holman Moody]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|133*
|align="center"|332.5 (535.106)
|align="center"|2:22:56
|align="center"|141.539
| [[1965 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1966 in NASCAR|1966]]
| February 27
|align="center"|43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]]
|align="center"|198*
|align="center"|495 (796.625)
|align="center"|3:04:54
|align="center"|160.927
| [[1966 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1967 in NASCAR|1967]]
| February 26
|align="center"|11
| [[Mario Andretti]]<nowiki>†</nowiki>
| [[Holman Moody]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:24:11
|align="center"|146.926
| [[1967 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1968 in NASCAR|1968]]
| February 25
|align="center"|21
| [[Cale Yarborough]]
| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:23:44
|align="center"|143.251
| [[1968 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1969 in NASCAR|1969]]
| February 23
|align="center"|98
| [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]]
| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:09:56
|align="center"|157.95
| [[1969 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1970 in NASCAR|1970]]
| February 22
|align="center"|40
| [[Pete Hamilton]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:20:32
|align="center"|149.601
| [[1970 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1971]]
| February 14
|align="center"|43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:27:40
|align="center"|144.462
| [[1971 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1972]]
| February 20
|align="center"|21
| [[A. J. Foyt]]
| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:05:42
|align="center"|161.55
| [[1972 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1973]]
| February 18
|align="center"| 43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Dodge]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:10:50
|align="center"|157.205
| [[1973 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1974]]
| February 17
|align="center"|43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Dodge]]
|align="center"|180*
|align="center"|450 (724.205)
|align="center"|3:11:38
|align="center"|140.894
| [[1974 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1975]]
| February 16
|align="center"|72
| [[Benny Parsons]]
| [[L.G. DeWitt]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:15:15
|align="center"|153.649
| [[1975 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1976]]
| February 15
|align="center"|21
| [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]]
| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:17:08
|align="center"|152.181
| [[1976 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1977]]
| February 20
|align="center"|11
| [[Cale Yarborough]]
| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:15:48
|align="center"|153.218
| [[1977 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1978]]
| February 19
|align="center"|15
| [[Bobby Allison]]
| [[Bud Moore Engineering]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:07:49
|align="center"|159.73
| [[1978 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1979]]
| February 18
|align="center"|43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:28:22
|align="center"|143.977
| [[1979 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1980]]
| February 17
|align="center"|28
| [[Buddy Baker]]
| [[Ranier-Lundy]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|2:48:55
|align="center"|177.602‡
| [[1980 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1981]]
| February 15
|align="center"|43
| [[Richard Petty]]
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Buick]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|2:56:50
|align="center"|169.651
| [[1981 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1982]]
| February 14
|align="center"|88
| [[Bobby Allison]]
| [[DiGard Motorsports]]
| [[Buick]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:14:49
|align="center"|153.991
| [[1982 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1983]]
| February 20
|align="center"|28
| [[Cale Yarborough]]
| [[Ranier-Lundy]]
| [[Pontiac]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:12:20
|align="center"|155.979
| [[1983 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1984]]
| February 19
|align="center"|28
| [[Cale Yarborough]]
| [[Ranier-Lundy]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:18:41
|align="center"|150.994
| [[1984 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]]
| February 17
|align="center"|9
| [[Bill Elliott]]
| [[Melling Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|2:54:09
|align="center"|172.265
| [[1985 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]]
| February 16
|align="center"|5
| [[Geoff Bodine]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:22:32
|align="center"|148.124
| [[1986 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]]
| February 15
|align="center"|9
| [[Bill Elliott]]
| [[Melling Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|2:50:12
|align="center"|176.263
| [[1987 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]]
| February 14
|align="center"|12
| [[Bobby Allison]]
| [[Stavola Brothers Racing]]
| [[Buick]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:38:08
|align="center"|137.531
| [[1988 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]]
| February 19
|align="center"|17
| [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:22:04
|align="center"|148.466
| [[1989 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]]
| February 18
|align="center"|10
| [[Derrike Cope]]
| [[DiGard Motorsports|Whitcomb Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:00:59
|align="center"|165.761
| [[1990 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1991]]
| February 17
|align="center"|4
| [[Ernie Irvan]]
| [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:22:30
|align="center"|148.148
| [[1991 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1992]]
| February 16
|align="center"|28
| [[Davey Allison]]
| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:07:12
|align="center"|160.256
| [[1992 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]]
| February 14
|align="center"|18
| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:13:35
|align="center"|154.972
| [[1993 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]]
| February 20
|align="center"|4
| [[Sterling Marlin]]
| [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:11:10
|align="center"|156.931
| [[1994 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1995]]
| February 19
|align="center"|4
| [[Sterling Marlin]]
| [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:31:42
|align="center"|141.71
| [[1995 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1996]]
| February 18
|align="center"|88
| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:14:25
|align="center"|154.308
| [[1996 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1997]]
| February 16
|align="center"|24
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:22:18
|align="center"|148.295
| [[1997 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]]
| February 15
|align="center"|3
| [[Dale Earnhardt]]
| [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|2:53:42
|align="center"|172.712
| [[1998 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]]
| February 14
|align="center"|24
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:05:42
|align="center"|161.551
| [[1999 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]]
| February 20
|align="center"|88
| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:12:43
|align="center"|155.669
| [[2000 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2001]]
| February 18
|align="center"|15
| [[Michael Waltrip]]
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:05:26
|align="center"|161.783
| [[2001 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002]]
| February 17
|align="center"|22
| [[Ward Burton]]
| [[Bill Davis Racing]]
| [[Dodge]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:29:50
|align="center"|130.81
| [[2002 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]]
| February 16
|align="center"|15
| [[Michael Waltrip]]
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|109*
|align="center"|272.5 (438.546)
|align="center"|2:02:08
|align="center"|133.87
| [[2003 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]]
| February 15
|align="center"|8
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:11:53
|align="center"|156.341
| [[2004 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]]
| February 20
|align="center"|24
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|203*
|align="center"|507.5 (816.742)
|align="center"|3:45:16
|align="center"|135.173
| [[2005 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]]
| February 19
|align="center"|48
| [[Jimmie Johnson]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|203*
|align="center"|507.5 (816.742)
|align="center"|3:33:26
|align="center"|142.667
| [[2006 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2007]]
| February 18
|align="center"|29
| [[Kevin Harvick]]
| [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|202*
|align="center"|505 (812.719)
|align="center"|3:22:55
|align="center"|149.333
| [[2007 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]]
| February 17
|align="center"|12
| [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]]
| [[Team Penske|Penske Racing]]
| [[Dodge]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:16:30
|align="center"|152.672
| [[2008 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2009]]
| February 15
|align="center"|17
| [[Matt Kenseth]]
| [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|152*
|align="center"|380 (611.551)
|align="center"|2:51:40
|align="center"|132.816
| [[2009 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2010]]
| February 14
|align="center"|1
| [[Jamie McMurray]]
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Earnhardt Ganassi Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|208*
|align="center"|520 (836.859)
|align="center"|3:47:16
|align="center"|137.284
| [[2010 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2011]]
| February 20
|align="center"|21
| [[Trevor Bayne]]
| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|208*
|align="center"|520 (836.859)
|align="center"|3:59:24
|align="center"|130.326
| [[2011 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2012]]
| February 27–28*
|align="center"|17
| [[Matt Kenseth]]
| [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|202*
|align="center"|505 (812.719)
|align="center"|3:36:02
|align="center"|140.256
| [[2012 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2013]]
| February 24
|align="center"|48
| [[Jimmie Johnson]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:08:23
|align="center"|159.25
| [[2013 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]]
| February 23
|align="center"|88
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:26:29
|align="center"|145.29
| [[2014 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2015]]
| February 22
|align="center"|22
| [[Joey Logano]]
| [[Team Penske]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="center"|203*
|align="center"|507.5 (816.742)
|align="center"|3:08:02
|align="center"|161.939
| [[2015 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2016]]
| February 21
|align="center"|11
| [[Denny Hamlin]]
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| [[Toyota]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:10:25
|align="center"|157.549
| [[2016 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017]]
| February 26
|align="center"|41
| [[Kurt Busch]]
| [[Stewart-Haas Racing]]
| [[Ford]]
|align="center"|200
|align="center"|500 (804.672)
|align="center"|3:29:31
|align="center"|143.187
| [[2017 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2018]]
| February 18
|align="center"|3
| [[Austin Dillon]]
| [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|207*
|align="center"|517.5 (832.835)
|align="center"|3:26:15
|align="center"|150.545
| [[2018 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2019]]
| February 17
|align="center"|11
| [[Denny Hamlin]]
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| [[Toyota]]
|align="center"|207*
|align="center"|517.5 (832.835)
|align="center"|3:44:55
|align="center"|137.44
| [[2019 Daytona 500|Report]]
|-
| [[2020 NASCAR Cup Series|2020]]
| February 16–17*
|align="center"|11
| [[Denny Hamlin]]
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| [[Toyota]]
|align="center"|209*
|align="center"|522.5 (840.882)
|align="center"|3:42:10
|align="center"|141.11
| [[2020 Daytona 500|Report]]
|}

<nowiki>†</nowiki>&nbsp;– [[Mario Andretti|Andretti]] was born in a part of [[Italy]] that is now in [[Croatia]], but became a [[United States nationality law#Naturalization|naturalized American citizen]]. He remains the only foreign-born driver to win the race. <br />
‡&nbsp;– Record for fastest Daytona 500 at {{convert|177.602|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} set by [[Buddy Baker]] in 1980.

===Notes===
* '''1965–66, 2003, 2009:'''  The race was shortened due to rain.
* '''1974:''' Race scheduled for 90% distance in response to the [[1973 oil crisis|energy crisis]]; scoring began on lap 21.
* '''2005–07, 2010–12, 2015, and 2018–20:''' The race was extended due to a NASCAR [[Green–white–checker finish|overtime finish]].
* '''2012, 2020''': The race was postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain.  (The 2012 event marks the first time the Daytona 500 was moved to Monday, and the first night-time Daytona 500 race.)<ref name="bizarre">{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/notebook/_/page/MondayRundown/nascar-bizarre-moments-dominate-daytona-500-weekend|title=Bizarre moments dominate Daytona 500 weekend|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=2012-02-28|work=ESPN|accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref>

===Multiple winners (drivers)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! # Wins
! Driver
! Years Won
|-
! 7
| [[Richard Petty]]
| 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981
|-
! 4
| [[Cale Yarborough]]
| 1968, 1977, 1983, 1984
|-
! rowspan="4" | 3
| [[Bobby Allison]]
| 1978, 1982, 1988
|-
| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| 1993, 1996, 2000
|-
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| 1997, 1999, 2005
|-
| [[Denny Hamlin]]
| 2016, 2019, 2020
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2
| [[Bill Elliott]]
| 1985, 1987
|-
| [[Sterling Marlin]]
| 1994, 1995
|-
| [[Michael Waltrip]]
| 2001, 2003
|-
| [[Matt Kenseth]]
| 2009, 2012
|-
| [[Jimmie Johnson]]
| 2006, 2013
|-
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]
| 2004, 2014
|}

===Multiple winners (teams)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! # Wins
! Team
! Years Won
|-
! 9
| [[Petty Enterprises]]
| 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981
|-
! 8
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| 1986, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014
|-
! 5
| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| 1963, 1968, 1972, 1976, 2011
|-
! 4
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| 1993, 2016, 2019, 2020
|-
! rowspan="5" | 3
| [[Ranier-Lundy]]
| 1980, 1983, 1984
|-
| [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]]
| 1991, 1994, 1995
|-
| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]]
| 1992, 1996, 2000
|-
| [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| 1998, 2007, 2018
|-
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
| 2001, 2003, 2004
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2
| [[Holman Moody]]
| 1965, 1967
|-
| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]]
| 1969, 1977
|-
| [[Melling Racing]]
| 1985, 1987
|-
| [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
| 2009, 2012
|-
| [[Team Penske]]
| 2008, 2015
|}

===Manufacturer wins===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! # Wins
! Manufacturer
! Years Won
|-
! 24
| [[Chevrolet]]
| 1960, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2018
|-
! 15
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
|-
! rowspan="2" | 4
| [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]]
| 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971
|-
| [[Dodge]]
| 1973, 1974, 2002, 2008
|-
! rowspan="5" | 3
| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
| 1968, 1972, 1976
|-
| [[Oldsmobile]]
| 1959, 1979, 1980
|-
| [[Pontiac]]
| 1961, 1962, 1983
|-
| [[Buick]]
| 1981, 1982, 1988
|-
| [[Toyota]]
| 2016, 2019, 2020
|}

==Race winner records==
[[File:Daytona 500 2008 grx24.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Prerace ceremonies before the [[2008 Daytona 500]].]]

===Consecutive victories===
* Two consecutive victories as a driver
**[[Richard Petty]] ([[1973 Daytona 500|1973]], [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]])
** [[Cale Yarborough]] ([[1983 Daytona 500|1983]], [[1984 Daytona 500|1984]])
** [[Sterling Marlin]] ([[1994 Daytona 500|1994]], [[1995 Daytona 500|1995]])
**[[Denny Hamlin]] ([[2019 Daytona 500|2019]], [[2020 Daytona 500|2020)]]
* Two consecutive victories as an owner
** [[Richard Petty]] ([[1970 Daytona 500|1970]], [[1971 Daytona 500|1971]]), ([[1973 Daytona 500|1973]], [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]])
** [[Ranier Racing with MDM|Harry Ranier & J. T. Lundy]] ([[1983 Daytona 500|1983]], [[1984 Daytona 500|1984]])
** [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]] ([[1994 Daytona 500|1994]], [[1995 Daytona 500|1995]])
** [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] ([[2003 Daytona 500|2003]], [[2004 Daytona 500|2004]])
** [[Hendrick Motorsports]] ([[2005 Daytona 500|2005]], [[2006 Daytona 500|2006]]), ([[2013 Daytona 500|2013]], [[2014 Daytona 500|2014]])

===Winners from the pole position===
* [[1962 Daytona 500|1962]] – [[Fireball Roberts]] (also won the [[Can-Am Duel|Twin 125s]])
* [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]] – [[Richard Petty]]
* [[1968 Daytona 500|1968]], [[1984 Daytona 500|1984]] – [[Cale Yarborough]] (also won the 1984 Twin 125s)
* [[1980 Daytona 500|1980]] – [[Buddy Baker]]
* [[1985 Daytona 500|1985]], [[1987 Daytona 500|1987]] – [[Bill Elliott]] (also the 1985 Twin 125s and 1987 [[Sprint Unlimited|Busch Clash]])
* [[1999 Daytona 500|1999]] – [[Jeff Gordon]]
* [[2000 Daytona 500|2000]] – [[Dale Jarrett]] (also won the Clash at Daytona)

===Family winners===
* Petty
** Father [[Lee Petty|Lee]] ([[1959 Daytona 500|1959]]) and son [[Richard Petty|Richard]] ([[1964 Daytona 500|1964]], [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]], [[1971 Daytona 500|1971]], [[1973 Daytona 500|1973]], [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]], [[1979 Daytona 500|1979]], [[1981 Daytona 500|1981]])
* Allison
** Father [[Bobby Allison|Bobby]] ([[1978 Daytona 500|1978]], [[1982 Daytona 500|1982]], [[1988 Daytona 500|1988]]) and son [[Davey Allison|Davey]] ([[1992 Daytona 500|1992]])
*** The 1988 race also saw Bobby and Davey complete the third ever 1st–2nd finish by a father and son in a NASCAR Cup Series race.{{citation needed|reason=Unanswered curiosity, ref, of who the other two are|date=July 2016}}
* Earnhardt
** Father [[Dale Earnhardt|Dale]] ([[1998 Daytona 500|1998]]) and son [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.|Dale Jr.]] ([[2004 Daytona 500|2004]], [[2014 Daytona 500|2014]])
* Waltrip
** Brothers [[Darrell Waltrip|Darrell]] ([[1989 Daytona 500|1989]]) and [[Michael Waltrip|Michael]] ([[2001 Daytona 500|2001]], [[2003 Daytona 500|2003]])

===Winners as both driver and owner===
* [[Lee Petty]]
** Owner/driver: [[1959 Daytona 500|1959]]
* [[Junior Johnson]]
** Driver: [[1960 Daytona 500|1960]]
** Owner: [[1969 Daytona 500|1969]], [[1977 Daytona 500|1977]]
* [[Richard Petty]]
** Owner/driver: [[1964 Daytona 500|1964]], [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]], [[1971 Daytona 500|1971]], [[1973 Daytona 500|1973]], [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]], [[1979 Daytona 500|1979]], [[1981 Daytona 500|1981]]
** Owner: [[1970 Daytona 500|1970]]
* [[Dale Earnhardt]]
** Driver: [[1998 Daytona 500|1998]]
** Owner: [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]]
* [[Jeff Gordon]]
** Driver: [[1997 Daytona 500|1997]], [[1999 Daytona 500|1999]], [[2005 Daytona 500|2005]]
** Owner: [[2006 Daytona 500|2006]], [[2013 Daytona 500|2013]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and [[Advance Auto Parts Clash]] in same year===
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1982_Busch_Clash/X 1982] –  [[Bobby Allison]]
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1987_Busch_Clash/X 1987] – [[Bill Elliott]] (also won Daytona 500 pole position)
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1996-02/X 1996], [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2000-02/X 2000] – [[Dale Jarrett]] (also won Daytona 500 pole position for the latter)
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1997-02/X 1997] – [[Jeff Gordon]]
* [[2016 Sprint Unlimited|2016]] – [[Denny Hamlin]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and [[Can-Am Duel]] in same year===
* 1962 – [[Fireball Roberts]] (also won Daytona 500 pole position)
* 1977, 1984 – [[Cale Yarborough]] (also won Daytona 500 pole position for the latter)
* 1985 – [[Bill Elliott]] (also won Daytona 500 pole position)
* 1988 – [[Bobby Allison]]
* 1995 – [[Sterling Marlin]]
* 1998 – [[Dale Earnhardt]]
* 2004 – [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]
* 2012 – [[Matt Kenseth]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and [[GEICO 500|Spring 500 mile Talladega race]] in same year===
* [[1970 Alabama 500|1970]] - [[Pete Hamilton]]
* [[1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Notable races|1980]] - [[Buddy Baker]]
* [[1984 Winston 500|1984]] - [[Cale Yarborough]]
* [[1985 Winston 500|1985]] - [[Bill Elliott]]
* [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Winston 500|1992]] - [[Davey Allison]]
* [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Aaron's 499|2005]] - [[Jeff Gordon]]
* [[2006 Aaron's 499|2006]] - [[Jimmie Johnson]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and the [[Coca-Cola 600]] in same year===
* [[1965 World 600|1965]] - [[Fred Lorenzen]]
* [[1969 World 600|1969]] - [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]]
* [[1976 World 600|1976]] - [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]]
* [[1996 Coca-Cola 600|1996]] - [[Dale Jarrett]]
* [[1997 Coca-Cola 600|1997]] - [[Jeff Gordon]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and [[Coke Zero 400]] in same year===
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1962-29/W 1962] – [[Fireball Roberts]]
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1968_Firecracker_400/W 1968] – [[Cale Yarborough]]
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1969_Medal_of_Honor_Firecracker_400/W 1969] – [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]]
* [[1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Firecracker 400|1982]] – [[Bobby Allison]]
* [[2013 Coke Zero 400|2013]] – [[Jimmie Johnson]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and [[Brickyard 400]] in same year===
* [[1996 Brickyard 400|1996]] – [[Dale Jarrett]]
* [[2006 Brickyard 400|2006]] – [[Jimmie Johnson]]
* [[2010 Brickyard 400|2010]] – [[Jamie McMurray]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and the [[Bojangles' Southern 500|Southern 500]] in same year===
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1968_Southern_500/W 1968] - [[Cale Yarborough]]
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1969_Southern_500/W 1969] - [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]]
* [[1976 Southern 500|1976]] - [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]]
* [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Southern 500|1985]] - [[Bill Elliott]]
* [[1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500|1997]] – [[Jeff Gordon]]

===Won the Daytona 500 and 1 other [[Grand Slam (NASCAR)|Crown Jewel]] Race in same year===
* [[1965 NASCAR Grand National Series|1965]] - [[Fred Lorenzen]] (Also won the [[1965 World 600|World 600]])
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1969/W/ 1969] - [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] (Also won the [[1969 World 600|World 600]])
* [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] - [[Darrell Waltrip]] (Also won the [[1989 Coca-Cola 600|Coca-Cola 600]])
* [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1992]] - [[Davey Allison]] (Also won the [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Winston 500|Winston 500]])
* [[1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1996]] - [[Dale Jarrett]] (Also won the [[1996 Coca-Cola 600|Coca-Cola 600]]
* [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]] - [[Jimmie Johnson]] (Also won the [[2006 Aaron's 499|Aaron's 499]])
* [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2010]] - [[Jamie McMurray]] (Also won the [[2010 Brickyard 400|Brickyard 400]])

===Won the Daytona 500 and 2 other [[Grand Slam (NASCAR)|Crown Jewel]] Races in same year===
* [[1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1976]] - [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] (Also won the [[1976 World 600|World 600]] and [[1976 Southern 500|Southern 500]])
* [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]] - [[Bill Elliott]] (Also won the [[1985 Winston 500|Winston 500]] and [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Southern 500|Southern 500]])
* [[1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1997]] - [[Jeff Gordon]] (Also won the [[1997 Coca-Cola 600|Coca-Cola 600]] and [[1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500|Southern 500]])

===Won the Daytona 500 and the [[List of NASCAR Cup Series champions|NASCAR Cup Series Championship]] in same year===
* 1959 – [[Lee Petty]]
* 1964, 1971, 1974, 1979 – [[Richard Petty]]
* 1977 – [[Cale Yarborough]]
* 1997 – [[Jeff Gordon]]
* 2006, 2013 – [[Jimmie Johnson]]

===Drivers whose first NASCAR Cup Series win was the Daytona 500===
* [[1963 Daytona 500|1963]] – [[Tiny Lund]]
* [[1967 Daytona 500|1967]] – [[Mario Andretti]] (Only NASCAR Cup Series career victory.)
* [[1970 Daytona 500|1970]] – [[Pete Hamilton]]
* [[1990 Daytona 500|1990]] – [[Derrike Cope]]
* [[1994 Daytona 500|1994]] – [[Sterling Marlin]] (Only driver whose first two career victories were the Daytona 500: 1994 & 1995)
* [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]] – [[Michael Waltrip]] (Won the Daytona 500 after 462 races without a win)
* [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]] – [[Trevor Bayne]] (First rookie to win the Daytona 500; won the race in his first Daytona attempt, only [[2010 AAA Texas 500|his second]] Cup race ever. Only career victory.)

===Youngest and oldest winners of the Daytona 500===
* Youngest: [[Trevor Bayne]] – 2011 (age 20 years, 1 day)
* Oldest: [[Bobby Allison]] – 1988 (age 50 years, 73 days)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/  Official Site]

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