Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is widely considered to be NASCAR's most important and prestigious race, and has the largest purse, although it is equivalent to other races on the calendar for championship purposes.
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About Daytona 500
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DAYTONA 500 WINNERS
| YEAR |
DRIVER |
SPEED |
MONEY |
CAR |
| 1959 |
Lee Petty |
135.521 |
$19,050 |
Oldsmobile |
| 1960 |
Junior Johnson |
124.74 |
$19,600 |
Chevrolet |
| 1961 |
Marvin Panch |
149.601 |
$21,050 |
Pontiac |
| 1962 |
Fireball Roberts |
152.529 |
$24,190 |
Pontiac |
| 1963 |
Tiny Lund |
151.566 |
$24,550 |
Ford |
| 1964 |
Richard Petty |
154.334 |
$33,300 |
Plymouth |
| 1965 |
Fred Lorenzen |
141.539 |
$27,100 |
Ford |
| 1966 |
Richard Petty |
160.627 |
$28,150 |
Plymouth |
| 1967 |
Mario Andretti |
146.926 |
$48,900 |
Ford |
| 1968 |
Cale Yarborough |
143.251 |
$47,250 |
Mercury |
| 1969 |
Lee Roy Yarborough |
157.95 |
$38,950 |
Ford |
| 1970 |
Pete Hamilton |
149.601 |
$44,850 |
Plymouth |
| 1971 |
Richard Petty |
144.462 |
$45,450 |
Plymouth |
| 1972 |
AJ Foyt |
161.55 |
$44,600 |
Mercury |
| 1973 |
Richard Petty |
157.205 |
$33,500 |
Dodge |
| 1974 |
Richard Petty |
140.894 |
$34,100 |
Dodge |
| 1975 |
Benny Parsons |
153.649 |
$40,900 |
Chevrolet |
| 1976 |
David Pearson |
152.181 |
$46,800 |
Mercury |
| 1977 |
Cale Yarborough |
153.218 |
$47,200 |
Chevrolet |
| 1978 |
Bobby Allison |
159.73 |
$44,300 |
Ford |
| 1979 |
Richard Petty |
143.977 |
$73,900 |
Oldsmobile |
| 1980 |
Buddy Baker |
177.602 |
$102,175 |
Oldsmobile |
| 1981 |
Richard Petty |
169.651 |
$90,575 |
Buick |
| 1982 |
Bobby Allison |
153.991 |
$120,630 |
Buick |
| 1983 |
Cale Yarborough |
155.979 |
$119,600 |
Pontiac |
| 1984 |
Cale Yarborough |
150.994 |
$160,300 |
Chevrolet |
| 1985 |
Bill Elliott |
172.265 |
$185,500 |
Ford |
| 1986 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
148.124 |
$192,715 |
Chevrolet |
| 1987 |
Bill Elliott |
176.263 |
$204,150 |
Ford |
| 1988 |
Bobby Allison |
137.531 |
$202,940 |
Buick |
| 1989 |
Darrell Waltrip |
148.466 |
$184,900 |
Chevrolet |
| 1990 |
Derrike Cope |
165.761 |
$188,150 |
Chevrolet |
| 1991 |
Ernie Irvan |
148.148 |
$233,000 |
Chevrolet |
| 1992 |
Davey Allison |
160.256 |
$244,050 |
Ford |
| 1993 |
Dale Jarrett |
154.972 |
$238,200 |
Chevrolet |
| 1994 |
Sterling Marlin |
156.931 |
$258,275 |
Chevrolet |
| 1995 |
Sterling Marlin |
141.71 |
$300,460 |
Chevrolet |
| 1996 |
Dale Jarrett |
154.308 |
$360,775 |
Ford |
| 1997 |
Jeff Gordon |
148.295 |
$377,410 |
Chevrolet |
| 1998 |
Dale Earnhardt |
172.712 |
$1,059,105 |
Chevrolet |
| 1999 |
Jeff Gordon |
161.551 |
$1,172,246 |
Chevrolet |
| 2000 |
Dale Jarrett |
155.669 |
$1,277,975 |
Ford |
| 2001 |
Michael Waltrip |
161.783 |
$1,331,185 |
Chevrolet |
| 2002 |
Ward Burton |
142.971 |
$1,409,017 |
Dodge |
| 2003 |
Michael Waltrip |
133.87 |
$1,400,406 |
Chevrolet |
| 2004 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
156.345 |
$1,495,070 |
Chevrolet |
| 2005 |
Jeff Gordon |
135.173 |
$1,497,154 |
Chevrolet |
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