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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]
Richard Petty has the most Daytona 500 wins with seven and Cale Yarborough is second with four. The 2025 Daytona 500 will be held on Feb. 16. 2024: William Byron. 2023: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Lee went on to win 54 races from 1949 to 1961, including the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959. Richard Petty won 200 races from 1960 to 1984. Richard Petty won 200 races from 1960 to 1984. Of those, 196 wins came with Petty Enterprises , mainly in the No. 43 but also in Nos. 41 and 42 from 1962 to 1966.
Richard Petty overcame tough luck of his own and capitalized on the misfortunes of Donnie Allison to win his fifth Daytona 500. The 47-second triumph was petty's 155th in Winston Cup Grand National competition. A record 53 laps were run under the caution flag, which reduced Petty's average winning speed to 140.894 mph.
Richard Petty has the most 500 victories with seven. The last three Daytona 500 winners have come from two midpack race teams and a rookie. Last season, a known excellent pack-racing veteran ...
Hamlin does not, however, have the most Dayton 500 wins in history. That honor belongs to NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, who won the Great American Race seven times from 1964-81.
Petty won 200 races from 1960 to 1984. Of those, 196 wins came with Petty Enterprises, mainly in the No. 43 but also in Nos. 41 and 42 from 1962 to 1966. Petty ran two dirt races for owner Don Robertson in 1970 at Columbia Speedway and North Carolina State Fairgrounds as part of a deal with Petty Enterprises, winning both starts.
[4] [8] Stewart's largest margin of victory was at the 2006 Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, a race where he finished 12.422 ahead of the second-placed Casey Mears of Chip Ganassi Racing, [12] and the smallest margin of victory was at the 2011 DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona, where he beat his KHI teammate Clint Bowyer by 0.007 seconds.