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{{short description|Auto race held in Daytona, Florida, United States}}
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{{Infobox motor NASCAR race|Race title Name = 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 Sponsor = [[Daytona Beach, Florida]], [[United States]]None|First race = {{Start date|1959}}|Distance = {{convert|500|mi|miles (805 km|abbr=on}})|Laps =200<br>'''(Stage 1:''' 60<br>'''Stage 2:''' 60<br>'''Stage 3:''' 80 <BR> ''Stage 1A and 1B are the )|Most Recent Winner = [[Can-Am Duel|Qualifying RacesTrevor Bayne]] for points purposes, which are 60 laps each.''|Previous names ='''Inaugural First Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes''' (1959)<br/>'''Second Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes''' (1960)<br/>'''Daytona 500 by STP''' <br />(1991–1993)<br/>'''Daytona 500 by Dodge''' <br />(2001)<br/>'''Daytona 500 by Toyota''' <br />(2007)<br>'''Daytona 500''' <br />(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|adj=mid|-long|0}} [[Monster Energy 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]]. It is one of the four [[restrictor plate|tapered spacer]] 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>
