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The 1981 Daytona 500, the 23rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was ...
Trevor Bayne and Bobby Allison are the youngest and oldest Daytona 500 winners, winning at the ages of 20 years and 1 day in 2011 and 50 years, 2 months, and 11 days old in 1988, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Petty also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first and last wins, 17 years between the 1964 and 1981 races. [ 17 ]
Here is the all-time winners list for the NASCAR Daytona 500, which starts each season and began in 1959. ... 1981: Richard Petty. 1980: Buddy Baker. 1979: Richard Petty. 1978: Bobby Allison. 1977 ...
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 first rain-shortened Daytona 500 was the 1965 event. Leader Marvin Panch and Fred Lorenzen made contact on Lap 129, as rain began to fall; Panch spun out, and Lorenzen won when the race was finally called on Lap 133. The 1966 Daytona 500, won by Richard Petty, was also shortened, to 198 laps, due to rain. [10]
Here's where that would rank him among all-time Daytona 500 winners, including Richard Petty. ... 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1981. Petty retired in 1991. Other drivers with multiple Daytona 500 ...
1981 Daytona 500 Consolation Race - The 12 cars that failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 were allowed to run in a consolation race for 30 laps (75 mi (121 km)). This was the first time there was a consolation race since 1962. Lake Speed led all 30 laps to win and take home $5,000.
1981: Daytona 500: Daytona International Speedway: Daytona Beach, Florida: 194 April 5 Northwestern Bank 400: North Wilkesboro Speedway: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: 195 August 16 Champion Spark Plug 400: Michigan International Speedway: Brooklyn, Michigan: 196 March 6/13 [note 2] 1983: Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500: North Carolina Motor ...