History of the Daytona 500 This article documents historical records, statistics, and race recaps of the Daytona 500, held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. As one of two Cup races at Daytona, it's a prominent event in …

As the 2025 race and the start of the NASCAR season approaches, we’re celebrating its legacy with a 25-day countdown, reliving the top moments that have defined this iconic event.

Feb 15, 2025 · Daytona International Speedway will host the 67th running of the Daytona 500 Sunday. Here is one fact about each of the first 66 races.

Feb 17, 2025 · The inaugural Daytona 500 was a photo finish so narrow that Lee Petty’s win wasn’t decided until three days later. That frenzied start defined the decades of nail-biting moments that …

Complete list of all Daytona 500 winners from 1959 to 2025. See who has the most wins, winners by manufacturer, prize money history, and fastest lap times.

The first Daytona 500 in 1959 ran without a single yellow flag, and the finish was so bumper close that Lee Petty could not be declared the winner until newsreel footage arrived three days...

The Daytona 500 was the first 500-mile (800 km) auto race to be televised live flag-to-flag on network television when CBS aired it in 1979, continuing to air until 2000.

To the joy of television viewers across the country, CBS Sports presented the first flag-to-flag telecast of the Daytona 500. It was the first time in history that a 500-mile NASCAR event was televised by a …