Daytona 500 pole position winners
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Sprint Cup Daytona 500
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
are rewarded with being the driver to lead the field across the start line at the beginning of the 500 miles (804.7 km) race. Pole qualifying for the Daytona 500 is held one weekend before the race at the Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
. The driver to complete the fastest single lap in a two-lap qualifying effort around the 2.5 miles (4 km) high-banked tri-oval
Tri-oval
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superspeedway earns the pole position. The first Daytona 500 was held in 1959
1959 Daytona 500
The 1959 First Annual 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes at Daytona was the second race of the 1959 NASCAR Grand National season. It was held on February 22, 1959, in front of 41,921 spectators...
, and in 1982
1982 Daytona 500
The 1982 Daytona 500 was the first race of the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison would take the win in the #88 Gatorade Buick Regal. Allison holds the distinstion of leading the most laps in consecutive Daytona 500s in 1981 and 1982 and then win the next year.- Bumpergate :Allison's win...
it became the opening event for the NASCAR season. The term "pole position
Pole position
The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...
" was originally coined in the American horse racing industry, and indicated the position of the starter being next to the "poles", which established the boundaries of the course. The two drivers who complete a lap with the fastest time are awarded the first and second starting positions for the Daytona 500. An additional 33 to 35 entrants are determined by a combination of the results of two qualifying races and the position of the team in the previous season's point rankings. The remainder of the 43 car field consists of drivers who meet certain qualifications, such as qualifying speed or being one of the previous NASCAR champions.
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
William Clyde "Bill" Elliott , also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville or Million Dollar Bill, is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007. He won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup...
set the pole position qualifying record on February 9, 1987 when he navigated around the circuit with a 42.782 second lap, which is an average speed of 210.364 miles per hour (338.5 km/h). Since 1988, NASCAR has required teams to install a restrictor plate
Restrictor plate
A restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power. This kind of system is occasionally used in road vehicles for insurance purposes, but mainly in automobile racing, to limit top speed and thus increase safety, to provide equal level of...
between the carburetor
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
and the engine
Internal combustion engine
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...
. This rule was enacted as an effort to slow the cars speed in response to an accident in which fans suffered minor injuries when Bobby Allison
Bobby Allison
Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....
's car blew at tire and crashed at over 200 miles per hour (321.9 km/h) during a race at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
in 1987. Depending upon the sponsor, era, or a specific year, the qualifying races have been referred to as "The Duals
Gatorade Duel
The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500...
" or "The Twins".
Procedure
Speedweeks
Hershey's Milk & Milkshake Speedweeks is a name given to a three-week series of auto races held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of America in early February...
. Drivers compete individually, driving two consecutive timed laps. The single lap completed with the highest average speed is the recorded statistic. The fastest qualifier takes the pole position for the Daytona 500 and starts on the inside of the first row; the second fastest starts alongside him on the outside, referred to as the "outside pole." Both front row starters are locked in to these starting positions.
Originally NASCAR did not limit qualifying to a single day, or single attempt; it offered a second round of qualifying for teams who wished to improve their qualifying times. Drivers and teams decided if they were content with their first attempt, and "stood on their time", or if they wanted to improve their chances by attempting a "second-round qualifying" attempt. If satisfied with the original attempt, the team was required to notify NASCAR within five minutes of the final practice sessions, and before the beginning of the "second-round qualifying" attempts. The second round of qualifying ended in 2001.
The two fastest qualifiers (the Daytona 500 pole winner and the "outside" pole winner) are also awarded the pole positions for the two Gatorade Duel qualifying races
Gatorade Duel
The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500...
held the following Thursday. Drivers are ranked by their qualifying speed. Those who rank with an odd-numbered speed are assigned to the first qualifying race, and those with an even-numbered rank to the second race. Cars with the highest qualifying rank start the race in the front. The starting spots for the third through 39th positions are determined by the drivers' finishing position in the qualifying races. Each of the two qualifying races is 150 miles (241.4 km) long. The final starting position in the Daytona 500 (43rd overall) is reserved by NASCAR to allow one former NASCAR champion to start the race under the "champion's provisional" rule. Also known as the "Petty Rule", this rule was established in 1989 when NASCAR's winningest driver (Richard Petty
Richard Petty
Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...
) failed to qualify for an event at Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series...
.
Starting in 2005, NASCAR began guaranteeing that the cars that had finished in the top 35 in owners points during the previous season would be eligible to run in the Daytona 500, regardless of qualifying speed. The qualifying races now determine the relative starting position for these 35 drivers plus the starting positions for an additional seven to eight teams. The top 35 drivers, plus two non-top 35 drivers from each qualifier, start in the first 39 positions of the 500. The 40th, 41st, and 42nd starting positions are given to the fastest three cars based on qualifying speed, which have not already qualified. The 43rd starting position is awarded to the most recent previous NASCAR champion who attempted to qualify; it is given to the fastest car that hadn't qualified if all previous champions qualified into the field. In 2008, the qualifying competition became known as the "Coors Light Pole" when Coors
Coors Brewing Company
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replaced Budweiser
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
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as the primary sponsor. Budweiser's parent company, Anheuser Busch Corporation, had been sponsoring the race since 1979.
History
In early years, qualifying had varying formats: from one timed lap, to the average of two laps, to the better of two laps. The idea of having two individual races to establish the starting lineup of the Daytona 500 dates back to the first race in 1959. That event, advertised as "the 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes", featured cars from NASCAR's Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) division racing against cars in the ConvertibleNASCAR Convertible Division
The NASCAR Convertible Division was a division of convertible cars early in NASCAR's history.-History:NASCAR purchased SAFE 's all-convertible Circuit of Champions “All Stars” circuit late in 1955. Most drivers did not make the transition to NASCAR's sanction. NASCAR ran the division from 1956...
division. The first of the 100 miles (160.9 km) qualifying races consisted of Convertible division cars and the second of Grand National cars. Shorty Rollins
Shorty Rollins
Lloyd George "Shorty" Rollins , nicknamed "Shorty", born in Granbury, Texas was the first official NASCAR Rookie of the Year.-Summary:...
won the 100-mile Convertible race to become the track's first winner. When the green flag
Racing flags
Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to indicate track condition and to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the starter, sometimes the grand marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flag stand near the start/finish line...
was thrown on the first Daytona 500, 59 cars raced to the starting line; the event was held without a caution period during the entire race. In 1960 (incidentally, the first ever national telecast of a NASCAR race), the last chance race was eliminated; from 1960 through 1968 the qualifying events were 100 miles (160.9 km) in length. When the season opened in 1969, the qualifying races were increased to 125 miles (201.2 km), which meant the drivers would have to make at least one pit-stop to refuel. Prior to 1971
1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday February 14 and ended on Sunday November 20. Richard Petty was the champion for this Winston Cup season. After 20 years of being named the NASCAR Grand National Series, R. J...
, the qualifying races yielded points to the drivers' championship.
The 12 miles per hour (19.3 km/h) reduction in speed for the 1971 qualification was a result of NASCAR's effort to limit the increasing speeds achieved through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Engine size and technology, along with increased aerodynamic styling changes, brought speeds to over 200 miles per hour (321.9 km/h) at some of the larger superspeedways. In an effort to reduce the escalating costs of developing faster racing equipment, increased horsepower, and the lack of parity in competition, NASCAR implemented several restrictions for the 1971 season, attempting to reduce speed by two methods. It experimented with restrictor plates for the first time at Michigan
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than in Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas...
in August 1970. At the beginning of the 1971 season, NASCAR limited an engine's cubic inch displacement. The reductions had the effect of reducing costs for teams, but also limiting the horsepower and top speeds of NASCAR teams. At the time, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. stated:
Corporate sponsors purchased naming rights to qualifying races; between 1982 and 1984, Uno cards was the title sponsor for the "Uno Twin 125’s" qualifying events. In 1985 they became known as "7-Eleven
7-Eleven
7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...
Twin 125's"; no sponsors funded the 1988 and 1989 qualifying events and the races were called "Daytona Twin Qualifiers". Gatorade
Gatorade
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became the sponsor of the dual qualifying events in 1991. In 2005, the event was increased 150 miles (241.4 km), and became known as the "Gatorade Duels".
Since the restrictor plate era began in 1988, qualifying has been established as the best single lap of two; drivers are permitted one warm-up lap followed by two consecutive timed laps. Since restrictor plate cars require more time to accelerate to full speed, drivers often consider their first timed lap a "throwaway lap," and use it essentially as a second warm-up lap; and the second timed lap is usually the fastest of the three laps.
In August 2009, NASCAR announced that it would reschedule the 2010 opening round of qualifying to avoid a conflict with the NFL
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Super Bowl
Super Bowl
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. The events that determine the top two starters for the Daytona 500 were rescheduled after the NFL moved the Super Bowl day one week to February 7, 2010. Qualifying had originally been scheduled for February 7, but NASCAR moved the date back to Saturday, February 6, to avoid conflict with the NFL. Daytona Speedway president, Robin Braig, stated:
Daytona 500 pole winners
| Year of event |
Driver |
Car make |
Average speed |
Restrictor plate |
Notes |
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| 1959 1959 Daytona 500 The 1959 First Annual 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes at Daytona was the second race of the 1959 NASCAR Grand National season. It was held on February 22, 1959, in front of 41,921 spectators... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
140.121 mph (225.5 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below); Entire lineup set by Qualifying races Gatorade Duel The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500... |
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| 1960 1960 Daytona 500 The 1960 Daytona 500 was won by Junior Johnson driving a 1959 Chevrolet. Johnson drove the number 27 to victory in just over four hours after starting in the 9th position. Johnson took the lead with nine laps remaining when Bobby Johns spun, and Johnson went on to win the race. The win was... |
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
149.892 mph (241.2 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below) | ||
| 1961 1961 Daytona 500 The 1961 Daytona 500 was won by Marvin Panch, who originally did not have a ride entering the 500, wasdriving a 1960 Pontiac on February 26, 1961. Panch drove the number 20 to victory in three hours and 20 minutes. The race was run in its entirety without a single caution flag. Panch took the... |
(1) | Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
155.709 mph (250.6 km/h) | Won Qualifying race Gatorade Duel The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500... |
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| 1962 1962 Daytona 500 The 1962 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1962. It was won by Fireball Roberts driving a 1962 Pontiac. Roberts drove his famous number 22 to victory in three hours and 10 minutes. The race was run in its entirety without a single caution flag. Roberts... |
(2) | Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
156.999 mph (252.7 km/h) | Won Qualifying race Gatorade Duel The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500... ; won Daytona 500 |
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| 1963 1963 Daytona 500 The 1963 Daytona 500 was won by Tiny Lund driving a 1963 Ford. Lund drove his number 21 to victory in three hours and 17 minutes. There were 2 cautions flags which slowed the race for 10 laps. Lund filled in for an injured Marvin Panch, who suffered injuries after a crash in a Maserati was... |
(3) | Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
160.943 mph (259 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below) | |
| 1964 1964 Daytona 500 The 1964 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1964. It was won by Richard Petty driving a 1964 Plymouth. Petty drove his number 43 to victory in three hours and 14 minutes. There were 2 caution flags which slowed the race for 10 laps.... |
Plymouth Plymouth (automobile) Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:... |
174.91 mph (281.5 km/h) | Track record at time (see below) | ||
| 1965 1965 Daytona 500 The 1965 Daytona 500 was won by Fred Lorenzen driving a 1965 Ford on February 14, 1965. Lorenzen drove his number 28 to victory in 2 hours and 23 minutes after starting the race in the fourth position. There were 3 cautions flags which slowed the race for 43 laps. Lorenzen won the rain shortened... |
Mercury Mercury (automobile) Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand, and Chrysler's namesake brand... |
171.151 mph (275.4 km/h) | Also won Qualifying race Gatorade Duel The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500... |
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| 1966 1966 Daytona 500 The 1966 Daytona 500 was won by Richard Petty driving a 1966 Plymouth on February 27, 1966. Petty drove his number 43 to victory in just over three hours after starting the race on the pole. There were four caution flags which slowed the race for 22 laps. Petty came from two laps down to win the... |
Plymouth Plymouth (automobile) Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:... |
175.165 mph (281.9 km/h) | Won Daytona 500 | ||
| 1967 1967 Daytona 500 The 1967 Daytona 500 was run on February 26, 1967. Mario Andretti, better known for his accomplishments in open-wheel and USAC competition won his first and only NASCAR Grand National event. He ran in a Holman-Moody Ford. Thirty years later in 1997, his nephew John Andretti would win his first... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
180.831 mph (291 km/h) | |||
| 1968 1968 Daytona 500 The 1968 Daytona 500 was won by Cale Yarborough driving a 1968 Mercury on February 25, 1968. Yarborough drove his number 21 to victory in just over 3 hours and 23 minutes after starting the race on the pole. There were 11 cautions flags which slowed the race for a total of 60 laps. Yarborough... |
(1) | Mercury Mercury (automobile) Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand, and Chrysler's namesake brand... |
189.222 mph (304.5 km/h) | Won Daytona 500 | |
| 1969 1969 Daytona 500 The 1969 Daytona 500 was the third race of the 1969 NASCAR Grand National season. It was the tenth official running and was run using its actual distance despite the fuel concerns at the time... |
(1) | Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
188.901 mph (304 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below) | |
| 1970 1970 Daytona 500 The 1970 Daytona 500 was a stock car automobile race run on February 22nd, 1970. The race marked the start of NASCAR's modern era and it was the first race for the winged Plymouth Superbird. Pete Hamilton who was hired by Petty Enterprises shortly before the season won the race in the #40 Plymouth... |
(2) | Mercury Mercury (automobile) Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand, and Chrysler's namesake brand... |
194.015 mph (312.2 km/h) | ||
| 1971 1971 Daytona 500 The 1971 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event held on February 14, 1971 at the Daytona International Speedway spanning on a paved oval track. All of the racing action commenced during daytime hours and ended prior to dusk since there was no lighting available until at least the 1998... |
Mercury Mercury (automobile) Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand, and Chrysler's namesake brand... |
182.744 mph (294.1 km/h) | |||
| 1972 1972 Daytona 500 The 1972 Daytona 500 was won by A.J. Foyt driving a 1971 Mercury on February 20, 1972.- Summary :Foyt drove his number 21 to victory in more than three hours after starting the race outside front-row position. There were three cautions flags which slowed the race for a total of 17 laps. Foyt... |
Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
186.632 mph (300.4 km/h) | |||
| 1973 1973 Daytona 500 The 1973 Daytona 500 was won by Richard Petty after three hours, ten minutes, and fifty seconds of racing on February 18, 1973 at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. Four cautions were given out over a period of 28 laps. A crowd of over one hundred thousand people came to... |
(2) | Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
185.662 mph (298.8 km/h) | ||
| 1974 1974 Daytona 500 During the start of the 1974 NASCAR season, many races had their distance cut ten percent in response to the energy crisis of the year. As a result, the 1974 Daytona 500, won by Richard Petty , was shortened to 180 laps , as symbolically, the race "started" on Lap 21 and the race is often known as... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
185.017 mph (297.8 km/h) | |||
| 1975 1975 Daytona 500 The 1975 Daytona 500 was a crucial race in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history.-Summary:From the start, it appeared that David Pearson was on his way to his first Daytona 500 victory as he built a sizable lead on second place Benny Parsons late in the race... |
(1) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
185.827 mph (299.1 km/h) | ||
| 1976 1976 Daytona 500 In the 1976 Daytona 500, Richard Petty was leading on the last lap when he was passed on the backstretch by David Pearson. Petty tried to turn under Pearson coming off the final corner, but didn't clear Pearson. The contact caused the drivers to spin in to the grass in the infield just short of the... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
183.456 mph (295.2 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below) | ||
| 1977 1977 Daytona 500 The 1977 Daytona 500 was held on February 20, 1977 and the second race of the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season. Cale Yarborough won his second victory of this event and would lead to his second straight title. Donnie Allison was the pole-sitter for the second time in this event. Janet Guthrie... |
(2) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
188.048 mph (302.6 km/h) | ||
| 1978 1978 Daytona 500 The 1978 Daytona 500 began with what looked like a runaway victory for Richard Petty who brought a brand new Dodge Magnum to the race.Starting in sixth place, Petty quickly took the lead and would lead 32 out of the first 60 laps, all of which were run under green flag conditions, resulting in the... |
(3) | Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory... |
187.536 mph (301.8 km/h) | ||
| 1979 1979 Daytona 500 The 1979 Daytona 500 was the second race of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup season. It was held on February 18, 1979. Critics consider the 1979 Daytona 500 to be the most important race in stock car history.... |
(3) | Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory... |
196.049 mph (315.5 km/h) | ||
| 1980 1980 Daytona 500 Buddy Baker started the decade by winning the fastest Daytona 500 in history, at 177.602 mph , it was Baker's only 500 win and did so in his 18th start, the longest until Dale Earnhardt in 1998. The race was also marked by the death of Ricky Knotts who was killed on the 15th lap of the Gatorade... |
(4) | Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory... |
194.099 mph (312.4 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below); Won Daytona 500 | |
| 1981 1981 Daytona 500 The 1981 event saw Richard Petty take an amazing gamble to win his 7th Daytona 500. With 24 laps to go, Petty came to the pits for his final scheduled pit stop, but instead of changing tires, only took on fuel. It worked well as Petty became the first driver to win the Daytona 500 in three... |
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
194.624 mph (313.2 km/h) | |||
| 1982 1982 Daytona 500 The 1982 Daytona 500 was the first race of the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison would take the win in the #88 Gatorade Buick Regal. Allison holds the distinstion of leading the most laps in consecutive Daytona 500s in 1981 and 1982 and then win the next year.- Bumpergate :Allison's win... |
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
196.317 mph (315.9 km/h) | |||
| 1983 1983 Daytona 500 In 1983, Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run a qualifying lap of more than at the 1983 Daytona 500 in his #28 Hardees Chevrolet Monte Carlo. However, on his second of two qualifying laps, Yarborough crashed and flipped his car in turn four. The car had to be withdrawn, and the lap did not... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
198.864 mph (320 km/h) | Not fastest qualifier (see below) | ||
| 1984 1984 Daytona 500 In 1984, Cale Yarborough completed a lap of , officially breaking the barrier at Daytona. He won the race for the second year in a row, and fourth time in his career, with the identical last-lap pass, this time victimizing Darrell Waltrip who would later go on to win the same race in... |
(4) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
201.848 mph (324.8 km/h) | Won Daytona 500 | |
| 1985 1985 Daytona 500 The 1985 Daytona 500 was run on February 17, 1985 at Daytona International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. The race restarted on the last lap after a Neil Bonnett spin out with less than four laps to go, Bonnett got out of his car and was credited for a 10th place finish... |
(1) | Ford | 205.114 mph (330.1 km/h) | Won Daytona 500 | |
| 1986 1986 Daytona 500 The 28th annual Daytona 500 was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The #9 of Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results# 5-Geoff Bodine*# 44-Terry Labonte # 11-Darrell Waltrip # 8-Bobby Hillin, Jr... |
(2) | Ford | 205.039 mph (330 km/h) | ||
| 1987 1987 Daytona 500 The 29th annual Daytona 500 was held February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results# 9-Bill Elliott# 35-Benny Parsons# 43-Richard Petty# 88-Buddy Baker# 3-Dale Earnhardt# 22-Bobby Allison# 90-Ken Schrader... |
(3) | Ford | 210.364 mph (338.5 km/h) | All-time track record; Won Daytona 500 | |
| 1988 1988 Daytona 500 The 1988 Daytona 500 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole. The race is best remembered for Richard Petty's spectacular rollover crash in the tri-oval on lap 106, initiated when he was tagged from behind by Phil Barkdoll. Petty rolled over about eight... |
(1) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
193.823 mph (311.9 km/h) | 1 inch plate | |
| 1989 1989 Daytona 500 The 31st annual Daytona 500 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole for the second time in a row.-General information:... |
(2) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
196.996 mph (317 km/h) | 1 inch plate | Also won Qualifying race #1 Gatorade Duel The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500... |
| 1990 1990 Daytona 500 The 1990 Daytona 500 was run on February 18, 1990.-Race review:Ken Schrader won the pole with a speed of . In the Thursday Gatorade 125-mile qualifier, he crashed on the last lap and had to use a backup car on Sunday. He quickly passed several cars at the start. By the first caution flag, Schrader... |
(3) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
196.515 mph (316.3 km/h) | 15/16 inch plate | Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Geoffrey Eli Bodine is an American motorsport driver and bobsled builder. He is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers . Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina.... started on pole (see below) |
| 1991 1991 Daytona 500 The 1991 Daytona 500 by STP was held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Davey Allison won the pole. In the first Gatorade 125 on Thursday, Richard Petty edged Hut Stricklin for second place, placing The King 3rd on the grid.-Pre-race Notes:... |
Ford | 195.955 mph (315.4 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | ||
| 1992 1992 Daytona 500 The 1992 Daytona 500 by STP was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Sterling Marlin won the pole award for Junior Johnson in the #22 Maxwell House Ford. Richard Petty gave the command to start the engines from the cockpit of the famous #43 STP Pontiac in his final appearance in the... |
Ford | 192.213 mph (309.3 km/h) | 7/8 inch plate | ||
| 1993 1993 Daytona 500 The 1993 Daytona 500 by STP was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Petty's Mello Yello-sponsored #42 won the pole, putting a Petty on the Daytona 500 pole for the first time since 1966, and only the second time ever. Kyle was also the first North Carolina driver to win the 500... |
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
189.426 mph (304.9 km/h) | 7/8 inch plate | ||
| 1994 1994 Daytona 500 The 1994 Daytona 500 was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway. ARCA graduate and Winston Cup rookie Loy Allen, Jr. in car #19 won the pole. Speedweeks 1994 was marked by tragedy when two drivers, Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr, were killed in separate practice accidents for this... |
Ford | 190.158 mph (306 km/h) | 7/8 inch plate | Allen was the first rookie pole winner | |
| 1995 1995 Daytona 500 The 1995 Daytona 500 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won his first career Winston Cup pole. This was Sterling Marlin's second Winston Cup win, both of which were in the Daytona 500... |
(1) | Ford | 196.498 mph (316.2 km/h) | 7/8 inch plate | |
| 1996 1996 Daytona 500 The 1996 Daytona 500 was run on February 18 on the Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won his first Daytona 500 pole, leading many to believe he would finally win the race. Ernie Irvan returned to full-time competition alongside Earnhardt... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
189.51 mph (305 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | ||
| 1997 1997 Daytona 500 The 1997 Daytona 500 was run on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The #31 of Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.-Results:# 24-Jeff Gordon, Led 40 of 200 Laps# 5-Terry Labonte# 25-Ricky Craven... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
189.813 mph (305.5 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | ||
| 1998 1998 Daytona 500 The 1998 Daytona 500 was run on February 15, 1998. It is memorable in that it marked Dale Earnhardt's only Daytona 500 victory after 19 previous attempts and many heartbreaking finishes. Not only was it Earnhardt's 20th 500 start, but also CBS's 20th consecutive live broadcast of the Daytona 500... |
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... |
192.415 mph (309.7 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | ||
| 1999 1999 Daytona 500 The 1999 Daytona 500 was held February 14, 1999 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. In winning the race as well, he became the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987. This race is known for Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
195.067 mph (313.9 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | Won Daytona 500 | |
| 2000 2000 Daytona 500 The 2000 Daytona 500 was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole. This was the last Daytona 500 to be televised by CBS, and thus the last 500 broadcast for Buddy Baker and Ned Jarrett. Due to failing to qualify, that ends Dave Marcis streak of making the... |
(2) | Ford | 191.091 mph (307.5 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | Won Daytona 500 |
| 2001 2001 Daytona 500 The 2001 Daytona 500, the 43rd running of the event, was held on February 18, 2001 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile asphalt tri-oval. Bill Elliott won the pole. The race will be forever remembered for the final lap... |
(4) | Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
183.565 mph (295.4 km/h) | 15/16 inch plate | |
| 2002 2002 Daytona 500 The 2002 Daytona 500 was held on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. The race was won by Ward Burton. Rookie Jimmie Johnson won the pole, with fellow Daytona 500 rookie Kevin Harvick qualifying second, the first time the field would be led by two rookies... |
(1) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
185.831 mph (299.1 km/h) | 15/16 inch plate | Johnson's rookie season, having run only three races in 2001 |
| 2003 2003 Daytona 500 The 2003 Daytona 500 was held on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. 2000 NASCAR Busch Series champion Jeff Green won his second career Winston Cup pole . The race ended after 109 laps when rain had begun pouring on the track. During the race, Ryan Newman had a wild accident in the... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
186.606 mph (300.3 km/h) | 7/8 inch plate | ||
| 2004 2004 Daytona 500 The 2004 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. The race was the 46th running of the Daytona 500, and the first race in what is now referred as the Sprint Nextel era. The race was televised by NBC, with Allen Bestwick, 1975 winner... |
Ford | 188.387 mph (303.2 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. * NOTE: References to "Earnhardt", "he", and "him" refer to the subject of this article, unless otherwise specified. References to his father will include "Sr."... started first (see below) |
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| 2005 2005 Daytona 500 The 2005 Daytona 500 was held on February 20 at the Daytona International Speedway. The Grand Marshal was Matthew McConaughey. Dale Jarrett started on pole, but lost the first lap to Jimmie Johnson, and fell back down the field after a small bump from behind from Dale Earnhardt Jr.The first caution... |
(3) | Ford | 188.312 mph (303.1 km/h) | 57/64 inch plate | |
| 2006 2006 Daytona 500 The 2006 Daytona 500 was the first race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It took place on February 19, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway.-Qualifying and Gatorade Duels:... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
189.151 mph (304.4 km/h) | 57/64 inch plate | ||
| 2007 2007 Daytona 500 The 2007 Daytona 500 was the first race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season, taking place on February 18, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Kevin Harvick won the race by .02 second over Mark Martin in the closest finish since the first race at Daytona... |
Ford | 186.32 mph (299.9 km/h) | 7/8 inch plate | ||
| 2008 2008 Daytona 500 The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of "The Great American Race", the Daytona 500. The race took place on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was the 50th to be run since the first in 1959, won by Lee Petty. To commemorate... |
(2) | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
187.075 mph (301.1 km/h) | 31/32 inch plate | |
| 2009 2009 Daytona 500 The 2009 Daytona 500, the fifty-first running of Daytona 500, was the first points-paying race to open the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The race was won by Matt Kenseth making a car numbered 17 winning the Daytona 500 for the first time in 20 years since Darrell Waltrip's win back in 1989 and the... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
188.001 mph (302.6 km/h) | 31/32 inch plate | ||
| 2010 2010 Daytona 500 The 2010 Daytona 500 was the 52nd running of "The Great American Race", and it kicked off the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on February 14 at the 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fox telecast the race while radio coverage was handled by Sirius XM Radio... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
191.188 mph (307.7 km/h) | 63/64 inch plate | ||
| 2011 2011 Daytona 500 The 2011 Daytona 500, the 53rd running of the event, was held on February 20, 2011 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile asphalt tri-oval. First race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, it was won by the Wood Brothers... |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
186.089 mph (299.5 km/h) | 29/32 inch plate | Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Kurt Thomas Busch is an American NASCAR and NHRA driver. He drives the No. 22 Shell Oil Company/Pennzoil Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and will race on an "opportunity permitting" basis in the Pro Stock division of NHRA... started on the pole due to Earnhardt Jr. crashing in a practice session on Wednesday. |
Multiple Daytona 500 pole winners
- 4 pole positions
- Buddy Baker (1969, 1973, 1979, 1980)
- Cale Yarborough (1968, 1970, 1978, 1984)
- Bill Elliott (1985, 1986, 1987, 2001)
- 3 pole positions
- Fireball Roberts (1961, 1962, 1963)
- Ken Schrader (1988, 1989, 1990)
- Dale Jarrett (1995, 2000, 2005)
- 2 pole positions
- Donnie Allison (1975, 1977)
- Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2008)
Consecutive Daytona 500 pole winners
- 3 consecutive
- Fireball Roberts (1961–1962–1963)
- Bill Elliott (1985–1986–1987)
- Ken Schrader (1988–1989–1990)
- 2 consecutive
- Buddy Baker (1979–1980)
Family Daytona 500 pole winner combos
- Bobby Allison (1981), Donnie Allison (1975) and (1977) (Brother of Bobby), and Davey Allison (1991) (Son of Bobby)
- Dale Earnhardt (1996) (Father) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011) (Son)
- Richard Petty (1966) (Father) and Kyle Petty (1993) (Son)
Daytona 500 winners from pole position
- 1962 Fireball Roberts
- 1966 Richard Petty
- 1968 Cale Yarborough
- 1980 Buddy Baker
- 1984 Cale Yarborough
- 1985 Bill Elliott
- 1987 Bill Elliott
- 1999 Jeff Gordon
- 2000 Dale Jarrett
Television broadcasts
The very first NASCAR races to ever be shown on television were broadcasted by CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. In February 1960, CBS sent a "skeleton" production crew to Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...
and the Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
to cover the Daytona 500
1960 Daytona 500
The 1960 Daytona 500 was won by Junior Johnson driving a 1959 Chevrolet. Johnson drove the number 27 to victory in just over four hours after starting in the 9th position. Johnson took the lead with nine laps remaining when Bobby Johns spun, and Johnson went on to win the race. The win was...
's Twin 100 (now the Gatorade Duel
Gatorade Duel
The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500...
) qualifying races on February 12, 1960. The production crew also stayed to broadcast portions of the Daytona 500 itself, two days later. The event was hosted by John S. Palmer. CBS would continue to broadcast portions of races for the next 18 years, along with ABC
NASCAR on NBC
NASCAR on NBC, identified by its on-air logo as NBC NASCAR, was a series of NASCAR races that aired on the network from 2001-2006. Prior to the contract that gave NBC broadcast rights the network aired races as early as the 1964 World 600...
and NBC
NASCAR on NBC
NASCAR on NBC, identified by its on-air logo as NBC NASCAR, was a series of NASCAR races that aired on the network from 2001-2006. Prior to the contract that gave NBC broadcast rights the network aired races as early as the 1964 World 600...
.
See also
- Daytona 500Daytona 500The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
- Gatorade Duels