Daytona 500

Daytona 500

Location	Daytona International Speedway
First race	1959
Distance	500 miles
Number of laps	200

The Daytona 500 is an auto race held in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is the opening event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

List of Daytona 500 winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car #	Car Make	Start	Distance		Race Time	Owner
						Laps	Miles (Km)
1959	February 22	Lee Petty	42	Oldsmobile	15th	200	500 (804.672)	3:41:22	Petty Enterprises
1960	February 24	Robert G. "Junior" Johnson	27	Chevrolet	9th	200	500 (804.672)	4:00:30	John Masoni
1961	February 26	Marvin Panch	20	Pontiac	4th	200	500 (804.672)	3:20:32	Smokey Yunick
1962	February 18	Edward G. "Fireball" Roberts	22	Pontiac	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	3:10:41	Jim Stephens
1963	February 24	DeWayne L. "Tiny" Lund	21	Ford	12th	200	500 (804.672)	3:17:56	Wood Brothers Racing
1964	February 23	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth	2nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:14:23	Petty Enterprises
1965	February 14	Fred Lorenzen	28	Ford	4th	133	332.5 (535.106)	2:22:56	Holman-Moody
1966	February 27	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth	Pole	198	495 (796.625)	3:04:54	Petty Enterprises
1967	February 26	Mario Andretti	11	Ford	12th	200	500 (804.672)	3:24:11	Holman-Moody
1968	February 25	Cale Yarborough	21	Mercury	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	3:23:44	Wood Brothers Racing
1969	February 23	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98	Ford	19th	200	500 (804.672)	3:09:56	Junior Johnson
1970	February 22	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth	9th	200	500 (804.672)	3:20:32	Petty Enterprises
1971	February 14	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth	5th	200	500 (804.672)	3:27:40	Petty Enterprises
1972	February 20	A.J. Foyt	21	Mercury	2nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:05:42	Wood Brothers Racing
1973	February 18	Richard Petty	43	Dodge	7th	200	500 (804.672)	3:10:50	Petty Enterprises
1974	February 17	Richard Petty (5)	43	Dodge	2nd	180	450 (724.204)	3:11:38	Petty Enterprises
1975	February 16	Benny Parsons	72	Chevrolet	32nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:15:15	L.G. DeWitt
1976	February 15	David Pearson	21	Mercury	7th	200	500 (804.672)	3:17:08	Wood Brothers Racing
1977	February 20	Cale Yarborough	11	Chevrolet	4th	200	500 (804.672)	3:15:48	Junior Johnson
1978	February 19	Bobby Allison	15	Ford	33rd	200	500 (804.672)	3:07:49	Bud Moore Engineering
1979	February 18	Richard Petty	43	Oldsmobile	13th	200	500 (804.672)	3:28:22	Petty Enterprises
1980	February 17	Buddy Baker	28	Oldsmobile	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	2:48:55	Harry Rainer
1981	February 15	Richard Petty	43	Buick	8th	200	500 (804.672)	2:56:50	Petty Enterprises
1982	February 14	Bobby Allison	88	Buick	7th	200	500 (804.672)	3:14:49	DiGard Motorsports
1983	February 20	Cale Yarborough	28	Pontiac	8th	200	500 (804.672)	3:12:20	Harry Ranier
1984	February 19	Cale Yarborough	28	Chevrolet	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	3:18:41	Harry Ranier
1985	February 17	Bill Elliott	9	Ford	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	2:54:09	Melling Racing
1986	February 16	Geoffrey Bodine	5	Chevrolet	2nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:22:32	Hendrick Motorsports
1987	February 15	Bill Elliott	9	Ford	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	2:50:12	Melling Racing
1988	February 14	Bobby Allison	12	Buick	3rd	200	500 (804.672)	3:38:08	Stavola Brothers Racing
1989	February 19	Darrell Waltrip	17	Chevrolet	2nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:22:04	Hendrick Motorsports
1990	February 18	Derrike Cope	10	Chevrolet	12th	200	500 (804.672)	3:00:59	Bob Whitcomb
1991	February 17	Ernie Irvan	4	Chevrolet	2nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:22:30	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
1992	February 16	Davey Allison	28	Ford	6th	200	500 (804.672)	3:07:12	Robert Yates Racing
1993	February 14	Dale Jarrett	18	Chevrolet	2nd	200	500 (804.672)	3:13:35	Joe Gibbs Racing
1994	February 20	Sterling Marlin	4	Chevrolet	4th	200	500 (804.672)	3:11:10	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
1995	February 19	Sterling Marlin	4	Chevrolet	3rd	200	500 (804.672)	3:31:42	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
1996	February 18	Dale Jarrett	88	Ford	7th	200	500 (804.672)	3:14:25	Robert Yates Racing
1997	February 16	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	6th	200	500 (804.672)	3:22:18	Hendrick Motorsports
1998	February 15	Dale Earnhardt	3	Chevrolet	4th	200	500 (804.672)	2:53:42	Richard Childress Racing
1999	February 14	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	3:05:42	Hendrick Motorsports
2000	February 20	Dale Jarrett (3)	88	Ford	Pole	200	500 (804.672)	3:12:43	Robert Yates Racing
2001	February 18	Michael Waltrip	15	Chevrolet	19th	200	500 (804.672)	3:05:26	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
2002	February 17	Ward Burton	22	Dodge	19th	200	500 (804.672)	3:29:50	Bill Davis Racing
2003	February 16	Michael Waltrip	15	Chevrolet	4th	109	272.5 (438.546)	2:02:08	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
2004	February 15	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Chevrolet	3rd	200	500 (804.672)	3:11:53	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
2005	February 20	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	15th	203	507.5 (816.742)	3:45:16	Hendrick Motorsports
2006	February 19	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	9th	203	507.5 (816.742)	3:33:26	Hendrick Motorsports
2007	February 18	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	34th	202	505 (812.718)	3:22:55	Richard Childress Racing
2008	February 17	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	7th	200	500 (804.672)	3:16:30	Penske Championship Racing
2009	February 15	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	39th1	152	380 (611.55)	2:51:40	Roush Fenway Racing
2010	February 14	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	13th	208	520 (836.858)	3:47:16	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
2011	February 20	Trevor Bayne	21	Ford	32nd	208	520 (836.858)	3:59:24	Wood Brothers Racing