The race happens at Florida's scenic Daytona Beach and is the first of three held in-state annually. The famous event began in 1959 when Lee Petty won the inaugural race, finishing with an average ...

The Daytona 500 race also serves as the highest paying race of the season, serving as an important race to both drivers and the teams. Richard Petty has the most number of wins at the Daytona 500 ...

Take a look at three times Petty achieved NASCAR history. The first Daytona 500 took place on February 22, 1959, at Daytona International Speedway. While it didn't come without controversy ...

It's only fitting that "The King" Richard Petty holds the record for most all-time wins in the Daytona 500 with 7 victories. Other drivers with multiple wins include: Cale Yarborough (4), Bobby ...

The first presidential visit to Daytona was Ronald Reagan at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which Richard Petty won for his 200th NASCAR Cup Series victory. Coverage of the 2025 Daytona 500 was scheduled ...

Reagan was there to witness Richard Petty win his 200th and final race ... of individuals who might be waved through a checkpoint at Daytona International Speedway, he’d be close to the top.

Hamlin also won the Daytona 500 in 2016, Yarborough also won in 1977 and 1968 and Petty also won in 1981, 1979, 1971, 1966 and 1964.

The Daytona 500 is one of motor racing's iconic events, with the "Great American Race" something every NASCAR driver dreams of winning. No one has done that more than Richard Petty, who brought ...

Hendrick Motorsports now holds the record for most Daytona 500 wins with 10, surpassing Petty Enterprises. Team owner Rick Hendrick flew back to Daytona Beach Monday morning to attend the formal ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500 ... The next year, Richard Petty was gonna win no matter how long they ran, but it was shortened by just two laps. It was 37 years before rain got ...

Byron clinched his latest win at the Daytona 500 for the second time in a row, a feat only achieved by the likes of legendary drivers Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Sterling Marlin, and Denny Hamlin.