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The race was released on DVD in 2007. It aired again on Fox Sports 1 in February 2015 in a compressed 30-minute format hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr. [11] It was the subject of the documentary A Perfect Storm: The 1979 Daytona 500, featuring interviews of CBS Sports commentators, director Bob Fishman, and 1979 Daytona 500 drivers.
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]
A look at the all-time winners list year by year in the NASCAR Daytona 500, ... The 2025 Daytona 500 will be held on Feb. 16. 2024: William Byron. ... 1979: Richard Petty. 1978: Bobby Allison ...
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 2024 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 66th running of the event. It was held on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. [3] It was the first race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was originally supposed to be run on February 18, but was postponed due to rain.
Longtime NASCAR announcer Ken Squier died Wednesday. He was 88. Squier is the most recognizable voice and face in NASCAR television history. He was the announcer for the 1979 Daytona 500, the race ...
This was the third straight Daytona 500 to be won by a past winner of the race, after Kenseth in 2012 and Johnson in 2013, and the third Daytona 500 won by a car with the number No. 88 (as Dale Jarrett won the 1996 and 2000 races with the No. 88 for Yates Racing). Thanks to the introduction of a slightly taller rear spoiler to increase drag and ...
Allison is one of 10 drivers to have won NASCAR’s career “grand slam” that includes the Cup Series’ most iconic races: the Daytona 500, the Winston 500, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Southern 500.