The Daytona 500 is an annual American stock car race sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and held every February at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was first held in 1959 after NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. wanted to take the sanctioning body away from the Daytona Beach and Road Course and onto a permanent racing facility to allow NASCAR races to continue being held in Daytona Beach. The event is the premier and final race of the three-week Speedweeks series of races and has been the first points-paying round of the NASCAR Cup Series since 1982. It usually covers 200 laps over a total distance of , but accidents and other incidents have meant that the race has been extended through the use of overtime rules on 13 occasions. Each winning driver is presented with a replica of the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, an estimated $2.5 million in prize money, a championship ring as well as a black leather jacket, and their car is put on display in race-winning condition in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America museum adjacent to the track for 12 months until the following year's Daytona 500.

In the 68 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2026 race, 44 different drivers have won. The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was Tyler Reddick in 2026. Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins. Five drivers have won the event twice in a row, but no one has won three or more consecutively. Trevor Bayne and Bobby Allison are the youngest and oldest Daytona 500 winners, winning at the ages of 20 years and 1 day in 2011 and 50 years, 2 months, and 11 days old in 1988, respectively. Petty also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first and last wins, 17 years between the 1964 and 1981 races. Buddy Baker and Junior Johnson set the record for the fastest and slowest race-winning average speeds of in 1980 and in 1960, respectively. Chevrolet have won the most races as a manufacturer with 27 since their first in 1960, followed by Ford in second with 17 victories. Hendrick Motorsports is the most successful race team with ten wins in total, followed by Petty Enterprises with nine wins.

By year + Key Icon Tire manufacturer Firestone Goodyear Hoosier + Winners of the Daytona 500SeasonRaceDateDriverTeamTireDistanceSpeed 19591959 42 Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile Super 8815200500804.6723:41.22135.521218.100 19601960 27 John Masoni Chevrolet Impala9200500804.6724:00.30124.740200.750 19611961 20 Smokey Yunick Pontiac Catalina4200500804.6723:20:32149.601240.759 19621962 22 Jim Stephens Pontiac Catalina1200500804.6723:10:41152.529245.472 19631963 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Galaxie12200500804.6723:17:56151.556243.906 19641964 43 Petty Enterprises Plymouth Belvedere2200500804.6723:14:23154.334248.376 19651965 28 Holman-Moody Ford Galaxie4133332.5535.1062:22:56141.539227.785 1966 1966 43 Petty Enterprises Hemi Plymouth Belvedere1198495796.6253:04:54160.927258.987 1967 1967 11 Holman-Moody Ford Fairlane12200500804.6723:24:11146.926236.454 1968 1968 21 Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Cyclone GT1200500804.6723:23:44143.251230.540 1969 1969 98 Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Torino Cobra19200500804.6723:09:56157.950254.196 1970 1970 40 Petty Enterprises Plymouth Superbird9200500804.6723:20:32149.601240.759 1971 1971 43 Petty Enterprises Plymouth Road Runner5200500804.6723:27:40144.462232.489 1972 1972 21 Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Cyclone GT2200500804.6723:05:42161.550259.990 1973 1973 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge Magnum Charger7200500804.6723:10:50157.205252.997 1974 1974 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge Magnum Charger2180450724.2053:11:38140.894226.747 1975 1975 72 L. G. DeWitt Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna32200500804.6723:15:15153.649247.274 1976 1976 21 Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Cyclone7200500804.6723:17:08152.181244.912 1977 1977 11 Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna4200500804.6723:15:48153.218246.580 1978 1978 15 Bud Moore Engineering Ford Thunderbird33200500804.6723:07:49159.730257.061 1979 1979 43 Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile Cutlass13200500804.6723:28:22143.977231.709 1980 1980 28 Ranier-Lundy Oldsmobile Cutlass1200500804.6722:48:55177.602285.823 1981 1981 43 Petty Enterprises Buick Regal8200500804.6722:56:50169.651273.027 1982 1982 88 DiGard Motorsports Buick Regal7200500804.6723:14:49153.991247.824 1983 1983 28 Ranier-Lundy Pontiac LeMans8200500804.6723:12.20155.979251.024 1984 1984 28 Ranier-Lundy Chevrolet Monte Carlo1200500804.6723:18:41150.994243.001 1985 1985 9 Melling Racing Ford Thunderbird1200500804.6722:54:09172.265277.234 1986 1986 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo2200500804.6723:22:32148.124238.382 1987 1987 9 Melling Racing Ford Thunderbird1200500804.6722:50:12176.263283.668 1988 1988 12 Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Regal3200500804.6723:38:08137.531221.335 1989 1989 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo2200500804.6723:22:04148.466238.933 1990 1990 10 Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Lumina12200500804.6723:00:59165.761266.766 1991 1991 4 Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lumina2200500804.6723:22:30148.148238.421 1992 1992 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford Thunderbird6200500804.6723:07:12160.256257.907 1993 1993 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Lumina2200500804.6723:13:35154.972249.403 1994 1994 4 Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lumina4200500804.6723:11:10156.931252.556 1995 1995 4 Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo3200500804.6723:31:42141.710228.060 1996 1996 88 Robert Yates Racing Ford Thunderbird7200500804.6723:14:25154.308248.335 1997 1997 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo6200500804.6723:22:18148.295238.658 1998 1998 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo4200500804.6722:53:42172.712277.953 1999 1999 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo1200500804.6723:05:42161.551259.991 2000 2000 88 Robert Yates Racing Ford Taurus1200500804.6723:12:43155.669250.525 2001 2001 15 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo19200500804.6723:05:26161.783260.365 2002 2002 22 Bill Davis Racing Dodge Intrepid19200500804.6723:29:50142.971230.090 2003 2003 15 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo4109272.5438.5462:02:08133.870215.443 2004 2004 8 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo3200500804.6723:11:53156.345251.613 2005 2005 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo15203507.5816.7423:45:16135.173217.540 2006 2006 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo9203507.5816.7423:33:26142.667229.600 2007 2007 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo34202505812.7193:22:55149.333240.328 2008 2008 12 Penske Racing Dodge Charger7200500804.6723:16:30152.672245.702 2009 2009 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion43152380611.5512:51:40132.816213.747 2010 2010 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Impala13208520836.8593:47:16137.284220.937 2011 2011 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Fusion32208520836.8593:59:24130.326209.739 2012 2012 –28 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion4202505812.7193:36:02140.256225.720 2013 2013 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS9200500804.6723:08:23159.250256.288 2014 2014 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS9200500804.6723:26:29145.290233.822 2015 2015 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion5203507.5816.7423:08.02161.939260.616 2016 2016 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry11200500804.6723:10:25157.549253.551 2017 2017 41 Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Fusion8200500804.6723:29:31143.187230.437 2018 2018 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL114207517.5832.8363:26:15150.545242.279 2019 2019 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry10207517.5832.8363:45:55137.440221.188 2020 2020 –17 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry39209522.5840.8823:42:10141.110227.095 2021 2021 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang17200500804.6723:27:44144.416232.415 2022 2022 2 Team Penske Ford Mustang5201502.5808.6953:31:53142.295229.002 2023 2023 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL131212530853.1743:38:53145.283233.810 2024 2024 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL118200500804.6723:10:52157.178252.953 2025 2025 24 Hendrick Motorsports 2024 Chevrolet5201502.5808.6953:53:26129.159207.861 2026 2026 45 23XI Racing Toyota Camry26200500808.6723:23:56147.107236.746

By driver

+Multiple victories by driver Driver Wins Years71964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 198141968, 1977, 1983, 198431978, 1982, 19881993, 1996, 20001997, 1999, 20052016, 2019, 202021985, 19872004, 20142006, 20132009, 20121994, 19952001, 20032024, 2025

By team +Daytona 500s wins by team Team Year(s) Hendrick Motorsports 10 1986, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2005–2006, 2013–2014, 2024–2025 Petty Enterprises 9 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970–1971, 1973–1974, 1979, 1981 Wood Brothers Racing 5 1963, 1968, 1972, 1976, 2011 Joe Gibbs Racing 4 1993, 2016, 2019–2020 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 3 2001, 2003–2004 Morgan–McClure Motorsports 1991, 1994–1995 Rainer–Lundy 1980, 1983–1984 Richard Childress Racing 1998, 2007, 2018 Robert Yates Racing 1992, 1996, 2000 Team Penske 2008, 2015, 2022 Holman-Moody 2 1965, 1967 Junior Johnson & Associates 1969, 1977 Melling Racing 1985, 1987 Roush Fenway Racing 2009, 2012 Bill Davis Racing 1 2002 Bud Moore Engineering 1978 DiGard Motorsports 1982 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 2010 Front Row Motorsports 2021 Jim Stephens 1962 John Masoni 1960 JTG Daugherty Racing 2023 L. G. DeWitt 1975 Smokey Yunick 1961 Stavola Brothers Racing 1988 Stewart–Haas Racing 2017 Whitcomb Racing 1990 23XI Racing 2026

By car make +Daytona 500 victories by car make Make Year(s) Chevrolet 27 1960, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1989–1991, 1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2001, 2003–2007, 2010, 2013–2014, 2018, 2023–2025 Ford 17 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2009, 2011–2012, 2015, 2017, 2021–2022 Dodge 4 1973–1974, 2002, 2008 Plymouth 1964, 1966, 1970–1971 Toyota 2016, 2019–2020, 2026 Buick 3 1981–1982, 1988 Mercury 1968, 1972, 1976 Oldsmobile 1959, 1979–1980 Pontiac 1961–1962, 1983

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