Buying one of these got a driver an aggressive looking vehicle but not something with many similarities to the one in nascar. Cale yarborough racked up four daytona 500 wins over the course of his career. Unbelievable daytona 500 records daytona international speedway. The team penske driver has four superspeedway wins in his. Earl trophy has usually gone to one of the sports big stars.
Sadly, that was the highest point in baynes career, and he never won again at the cup le. The victory ties hamlin for the thirdmost wins in daytona 500 history. Who has the most wins at daytona international speedway. Nascar driver ryan newman has been released from a daytona beach hospital after a horrific crash on monday during the final lap of the daytona 500. Driver most likely to win his first daytona 500 in 2020. It may be difficult to top last years exciting finish after a thrilling final lap. Pole qualifying for the daytona 500 is held one weekend before the race at the daytona international speedway. Check out these 20 drivers with the most wins in the history of nascar. The daytona 500 is nascars most iconic race, and a trip to victory lane guarantees a slice of motorsports history for a driver. Every winning driver s struggle is to win it a second time. Born july 2, 1937 in level cross, north carolina, richard pettys mother and father, lee petty, raised him deep in the world of racing, as his father was a professional stock car driver, most notably as the first winner of the daytona 500 in 1959. Feb 18, 2018 it pays to find the winners circle as the daytona 500 winning driver. Feb 16, 2019 denny hamlin won the 61st annual daytona 500 sunday at daytona international speedway, three years after collecting nascars biggest prize in the closest finish in the history of the great.
The first daytona 500 was held in 1959, coinciding with the opening of the speedway, and since 1982, it has been the seasonopening race of the cup series. Jeff gordon has the most daytona 500 wins for an active driver. Allisons two other daytona 500 wins came in 1978 and 1982. Getting to victory lane as the daytona 500 champion is the. Others have found success, but only a dozen have won it. Bobby allison, dale jarrett, and jeff gordon each won the daytona 500 three times. Which nascar driver had the most impressive daytona 500 debut. Trevor bayne took the checkered flag as 20yearold rookie in 2011 and a dozen drivers have won it twice. Every nascar driver s dream is to win their first daytona 500. Lee petty, who has the most wins in this event 7, beat johnny beauchamp. But, no one comes close to richard pettys winning record at the great american race. Denny hamlin won the 61st annual daytona 500 sunday at daytona international speedway, three years after collecting nascars biggest prize in.
Top 12 nascar drivers who won daytona 500 multiple times. Its hard to argue with trevor bayne as having the most impressive daytona 500 debut. The king earned himself a whopping seven count em seven daytona 500 wins. Winning the daytona 500 is difficult, but repeating the feat. Winning the daytona 500 twice isnt all that uncommon, but claiming the harley j. He also holds the records for most laps led 781, most races led 20 and most laps led in a race 184. Feb 16, 2019 every nascar driver s dream is to win their first daytona 500. Feb 19, 2020 nascar driver ryan newman has been released from a daytona beach hospital after a horrific crash on monday during the final lap of the daytona 500. Here is a look at the most successful drivers and manufacturers for the race through the years. Wallace, the first black driver in the daytona 500 field since 1969, finished second in a 12 finish for chevrolet and childress. Kurt busch is the latest monster energy nascar cup series driver to have his name etched on the harley j. The daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the. Find out the latest details on the purse, and money awarded to the top driver. In the 60 races in daytona 500 history, only 11 drivers have won again.
Feb 18, 2020 in the wake of ryan newmans crash near the end of the daytona 500 that horrified onlookers and left the veteran driver hospitalized in serious condition, denny hamlin and his team, joe gibbs. The daytona 500 is a 500 milelong 805 km nascar cup series motor race held annually at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. Predicting a daytona 500 winner is never going to be an easy exercise. Daytona to honor jimmie johnson prior to his final daytona. Earl trophy three or more times is the tricky part. The daytona 500 is nascar s most iconic race, and a trip to victory lane guarantees a slice of motorsports history for a driver. Hamlin wins second straight daytona 500 toyota usa newsroom.
Feb 22, 2015 joey logano, the driver who has spent seven years trying to live up to impossible expectations, raced to his first career daytona 500 victory sunday as he continued to reward roger penske for. The daytona 500 is a 500milelong 805 km nascar cup series motor race held annually at. He remains the only foreignborn driver to win the race. Among them, some of the drivers still have the opportunities to win more titles. List of daytona 500 pole position winners wikipedia. Nascar hall of famers bill elliott 1985, 1987 and cale yarborough 1968, 1984 are the only two drivers to accomplish the feat more than once wins. It is the first of two cup races held every year at daytona, the second being the coke zero 400, and one of three held in florida, with the annual spring showdown dixie vodka 400 being held at homestead south of miami. Prominent drivers who have won at daytona include richard petty. Richard petty won the most daytona 500 races with seven victories. We had a good day, said burton, following the race. There is 27 more driver out there in daytona 500 history who won the title once. The 500 mile track at daytona international speedway is the site of some of the sports most iconic moments, from richard pettys record seventh daytona 500 triumph in 1981 to dale earnharts 1998.
Kasey kahne 14 leads all active drivers with the most daytona 500 starts without a win. The 2018 daytona 500 marks the 60th running of nascars biggest and most prestigious race. Some have won it multiple times richard petty snagged seven. Asked in daytona 500 which driver won the daytona 500 only once in his career. Daytona 500 pole position winners for the nascar cup seriess daytona 500 are rewarded with being the driver to lead the field across the start line at the beginning of the 200lap 500mile 800 km race. The first daytona 500 took place on february 22, 1959. The namesake of dale earnhardt was a 15time winner of the cup series most popular driver award and a twotime daytona 500 winner before retiring to join the. Earl daytona 500 trophy after his victory in the 59th running of the great american race. Winning the daytona 500 is difficult, but repeating the. Richard petty becomes the first twotime winner, having previously won the 1964 race.
The daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the nascar calendar, carrying by far the largest purse. Harrison burton kicked off his fulltime nascar xfinity series nxs season with a runnerup finish to race winner noah gragson at daytona international speedway on saturday afternoon. A major pileup with 15 laps to go reduced the field in half, and denny hamlin survived to win the 2020 daytona 500 that was postponed a day because of rain. In the wake of ryan newmans crash near the end of the daytona 500 that horrified onlookers and left the veteran driver hospitalized in serious condition, denny. Bobby allison remains the oldest driver to win the daytona 500. Still the youngest driver ever to win the daytona 500. Joey logano, the driver who has spent seven years trying to live up to impossible expectations, raced to his first career daytona 500 victory sunday as. The 500mile track at daytona international speedway is the site of some of the sports most. Through 2020, only 12 drivers have won 2 or more daytona 500s. Many nascar hall of famers have been unable to take home the trophy at the fabled daytona 500 in florida.
He has two parttime wins in the series las vegas motor speedway in 2018 with chip ganassi racing, daytona in 2019 with. It is one of the most competitive races where each driver tries to give their best. Which driver is most likely to repeat as a daytona 500 winner come february. All 38 drivers who have graced victory lane in the daytona 500.
Its difficult to go by recent performances in nascars seasonopening race, which is set for a 2. Thomas became the first owner driver champion and won the title again in 1953. Richard petty began his own nascar career in 1958 in toronto, canada. The legendary richard petty leads all drivers with seven daytona. A race that saw richard petty win his sixth great american race, and the fight that launched stock car racing to new heights. That year, lee petty above very narrowly won first place in his. Results, drivers, cars, owners and pole winners daytona international speedway is gearing up for its 2017 winner to be named sunday. Winning the daytona 500 is something every nascar driver dreams about. It pays to find the winners circle as the daytona 500 winning driver. Richard petty holds the record for most daytona 500 victories seven, while five other drivers have won nascars premier event at least three. The first daytona 500 was held in 1959, coinciding with the opening of the speedway, and. Believe it or not, these production cars were daytona 500 winners. Jan 24, 2017 the seventime daytona 500 champion is not only the alltime leader in daytona 500 victories, but is also one of only two drivers to have won the daytona 500 in three different decades.
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