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The 1979 Daytona 500 was the first 500-mile race to be broadcast in its entirety live on national television in the United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Races were shown on television, but the Indianapolis 500 , for example, was broadcast on tape delay later in the evening on the day it was run in this era and usually in edited form.
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]
November 12, 2024 at 8:47 AM Here is the all-time winners list for the NASCAR Daytona 500, which starts each season and began in 1959. Richard Petty has the most Daytona 500 wins with seven and ...
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.
FULL WEEK SCHEDULE: NASCAR at Daytona: 2024 Speedweeks TV schedule for Daytona 500. NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona schedule. Qualifying: 10:30 a.m. CT Saturday on FOX Sports 1; 44 cars for 38 ...
For Bobby Allison, the Daytona 500 prior to the 1978 race was not kind to him, in fact he came to the race with a 67-race winless streak but with 11 laps remaining, he pushed his Bud Moore Ford around Buddy Baker to take the lead and never look back as he captured his first Daytona 500 win. The 1979 Daytona 500 was the first 500-mile (800 km ...
Allison was inducted into NASCAR’s second Hall of Fame class, in 2011. He was the 1983 NASCAR champion, finished second in the series title race five times, and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500. “Bobby was the ultimate fan’s driver,” Allison’s family said in a statement.