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The 1966 Daytona 500, the 8th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty driving a 1966 Plymouth on February 27, 1966. Petty drove his number 43 to victory in just over three hours after starting the race on the pole. There were four caution flags which slowed the race for 22 laps.
Race Title Track Date 1 Georgia Cracker 300 Augusta Speedway, Augusta: November 14, 1965 2 Motor Trend 500: Riverside International Raceway, Riverside: January 23, 1966 3 100 Mile Qualifying Races: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach: February 25, 1966 4 5 Daytona 500: February 27, 1966 6 Peach Blossom 500: North Carolina Motor ...
In the 66 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2024 race, 43 different drivers have won. [13] The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was William Byron in 2024. [1] Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins. [14]
Here's a full list of past winners in the history of the Daytona 500: Daytona 500 history: Past winners of NASCAR's biggest race. 2023: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2022: Austin Cindric. 2021: Michael McDowell
The 1966 Daytona 500, won by Richard Petty, was also shortened, to 198 laps, due to rain. [10] 1967 saw Mario Andretti dominate the race. He led 112 of the 200 laps including the last 33 laps to capture his only win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The 1968 race saw a duel involving Cale Yarborough and LeeRoy Yarbrough. For much of the ...
The following is an overview of the events of 1966 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The NASCAR Cup Series begins its 2024 regular season with the 66th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday. How does qualifying work?
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) 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 Sugar 400, and one of three held in Florida, with the annual fall showdown Straight Talk Wireless 400 being held at Homestead south of Miami.