Daytona 500 Statistics

 

Most Victories....................... (7) Richard Petty (1964, 1966, 1971, 73-74, 1979, 1981)

Most Consecutive Victories....................... (2) Richard Petty (1973-74)

Most Career Starts....................... (33) Dave Marcis

Most Consecutive Starts....................... (32) Dave Marcis

Most Pole Positions....................... (4) Cale Yarborough (1968, 1970, 1978, 1984)

Most Wins From Pole Positions....................... (2) Cale Yarborough (1968, 1984); Bill Elliott (1985, 1987)

Most Consecutive Pole Positions....................... (3) Bill Elliott (1985-1987); Ken Schrader ( 1988-1990)

Most Times Starting On The Front Row....................... (5) Richard Petty (1964, 1966-1968, 74)

(5) Buddy Baker (1969-1970, 1973, 1979-1980)

(5) Cale Yarborough (1968, 1970, 1978, 1984-1985)

Most Consecutive Times Starting On Front Row....................... (3) Richard Petty (1966-1968); Bill Elliott (1985-87);

(3) Ken Schrader (1988-1990); Dale Earnhardt (1994-1996)

Longest Span Between First and Last Victory....................... (17) Richard Petty (1964-1981)

Most Starts Before Winning....................... (20) Dale Earnhardt

Most Races Led....................... (20) Richard Petty

Most Times Completing All 500 Miles....................... (13) Dale Earnhardt

Most Miles Completed....................... (12,150) Richard Petty

Most Laps Lead, Career....................... (783) Richard Petty

Most Times Led, Race....................... (21) Bobby Allison (1981)

Most Laps Led, Race....................... (184) Richard Petty (1964)

Most Laps Led in Consecutive Races....................... (314) Fireball Roberts (1961-1963)

Driver Leading The Most Laps and Winning....................... (184) Richard Petty (1964)

Driver Leading The Most Laps and Not Winning....................... (170) Fireball Roberts (1961)

Driver Leading The Fewest Laps and Winning....................... (4) Benny Parsons (1975)

Most Laps, Career....................... (4,860) Richard Petty

Most Different Leaders, Single Race....................... (15) (1974, 1989, 1996)

Fewest Different Leaders, Single Race....................... (3) (1972)

Most Lead Changes, Single Race....................... (60) (1974)

Most Wins By a manufacturer....................... (17) Chevrolet

Most Starters In a Field....................... (68) (1960)

Lowest Starting Position By a Winner....................... (33rd) Bobby Allison (1970)

 

Daytona 500 Winners, Crew Chiefs, & Fastest Qualifiers

 

Year

Time

Average Speed

Winner

Crew Chief

Car

Fastest Qualifier

Car

Speed

 

 

20063:33:20142.734Jimmie JohnsonDarian Grubb ChevroletJiff BurtonChevrolet189.151    
20053:46:16135.173Jeff GordonRobbie Loomis ChevroletDale JarrettFord188.312

 

 

2004

3:11:53

156.341

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Tony Eury Sr

Chevrolet

Greg Biffle

Ford

188.355

 

 

2003****

2:02:08

133.870

Michael Waltrip

Slugger Labbe

Chevrolet

Jeff Green

Chevrolet

186.606

 

 

2002

3:29:50

142.971

Ward Burton

Tommy Baldwin

Dodge

Jimmie Johnson

Chevrolet

185.831

 

 

2001

3:05:26

161.783

Michael Waltrip

Scott Eggleston

Ford

Bill Elliott

Dodge

183.565

 

 

2000

3:12:43

155.669

Dale Jarrett

Todd Parrott

Chevrolet

Dale Jarrett

Ford

191.091

 

 

1999

3:05:22

161.551

Jeff Gordon

Ray Evernham

Chevrolet

Jeff Gordon

Chevrolet

195.067

 

 

1998

2:53:42

172.712

Dale Earnhardt

Larry McReynolds

Chevrolet

Bobby Labonte

Pontiac

192.415

 

 

1997

3:22:08

148.295

Jeff Gordon

Ray Evernham

Ford

Mike Skinner

Chevrolet

189.813

 

 

1996

3:14:25

154.308

Dale Jarrett

Todd Parrott

Ford

Dale Earnhardt

Chevrolet

189.51

 

 

1995

3:31:42

141.710

Sterling Marlin

Tony Glover

Chevrolet

Dale Jarrett

Ford

193.498

 

 

1994

3:11:10

156.931

Sterling Marlin

Tony Glover

Chevrolet

Loy Allen

Ford

190.158

 

 

1993

3:13:35

154.972

Dale Jarrett

Jimmy Makar

Chevrolet

Kyle Petty

Pontiac

189.426

 

 

1992

3:07:12

160.256

Davey Allison

Larry McReynolds

Ford

Sterling Marlin

Ford

192.213

 

 

1991

3:22:30

148.148

Ernie Irvan

Tony Glover

Chevrolet

Davey Allison

Ford

195.996

 

 

1990

3:00:59

165.761

Derrike Cope

Buddy Parrott

Chevrolet

Ken Schrader

Chevrolet

195.515

 

 

1989

3:22:04

138.466

Darrell Waltrip

Jeff Hammond

Chevrolet

Ken Schrader

Chevrolet

196.996

 

 

1988

1:55:12

137.531

Bobby Allison

Jimmy Fennig

Buick

Ken Schrader

Chevrolet

193.823

 

 

1987

2:50:12

176.263

Bill Elliott

Ernie Elliott

Ford

Bill Elliott

Ford

210.364***

 

1986

2:54:09

148.124

Geoff Bodine

Gary Nelson

Chevrolet

Bill Elliott

Ford

205.039

 

 

1985

2:54:10

172.265

Bill Elliott

Ernie Elliott

Ford

Bill Elliott

Ford

205.114

 

 

1984

3:18:14

150.994

Cale Yarborough

Waddell Wilson

Chevrolet

Cale Yarborough

Chevrolet

201.848

 

 

1983

3:12:20

155.997

Cale Yarborough

Waddell Wilson

Pontiac

Ricky Rudd

Chevrolet

198.864

 

 

1982

3:14:49

153.991

Bobby Allison

Gary Nelson

Buick

Benny Parsons

Pontiac

196.317

 

 

1981

2:56:50

169.651

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Buick

Bobby Allison

Pontiac

194.324

 

 

1980

2:48:55

177.602

Buddy Baker

Waddell Wilson

Oldsmobile

A.J. Foyt

Oldsmobile

195.02

 

 

1979

3:25:22

143.977

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Oldsmobile

Buddy Baker

OldsMobile

196.049

 

 

1978

3:07:49

159.573

Bobby Allison

Bud Moore

Ford

Cale Yarborough

Oldsmobile

187.536

 

 

1977

3:15:01

153.218

Cale Yarborough

Junior Johnson

Chevrolet

Donnie Allison

Chevrolet

188.048

 

 

1976

3:11:38

152.181

David Pierson

Glen Wood

Mercury

A.J. Foyt

Chevrolet

185.943

 

 

1975

3:15:15

153.649

Benny Parsons

Travis Carter

Chevrolet

Donnie Allison

Chevrolet

185.827

 

 

1974

3:11:38

140.894

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Dodge

David Pearson

Mercury

185.017

 

 

1973

3:10:50

157.205

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Dodge

Buddy Baker

Dodge

185.662

 

 

1972

3:05:42

161.550

A.J. Foyt

Glen Wood

Mercury

Bobby Isacc

Dodge

186.632

 

 

1971

3:24:41

144.456

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Plymouth

A.J. Foyt

Mercury

182.744

 

 

1970

3:20:32

149.601

Pete Hamilton

Maurice Petty

Ford

Cale Yarborough

Mercury

174.015

 

 

1969

3:09:56

157.950

LeeRoy Yarborough

Junior Johnson

Ford

David pearson

Ford

190.029

 

 

1968

3:24:11

143.251

Cale Yarborough

Glen Wood

Mercury

Cale Yarborough

Mercury

189.223

 

 

1967

3:24:11

146.260

Mario Andretti

Ralph Moody

Ford

Curtis Turner

Chevrolet

180.831

 

 

1966**

3:04:54

160.627

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Plymouth

Richard Petty

Plymouth

175.165

 

 

1965*

2:22:56

141.539

Fred Lorenzen

Jack Sullivan

Ford

Darel Diringer

Mercury

171.151

 

 

1964

3:14:23

154.337

Richard Petty

Dale Inman

Plymouth

Paul Goldsmith

Plymouth

174.91

 

 

1963

3:17:56

151.183

Tiny Lund

Glen Wood

Ford

Johnny rutherford

Chevrolet

165.183

 

 

1962

3:16:41

152.529

Fireball Roberts

Smokey Yunick

Pontiac

Fireball Roberts

Plymouth

158.744

 

 

1961

3:20:42

149.601

Marvin Panch

Smokey Yunick

Pontiac

Fireball Roberts

Plymouth

155.709

 

 

1960

4:30:00

124.740

Junior Johnon

Ray Fox

Chevrolet

Fireball Roberts

Plymouth

151.556

 

 

1959

3:41:22

135.521

Lee Petty

Lee Petty

Oldsmobile

Cotton Ownes

Plymouth

143.198

 

 

*Race Called at 133 laps-332.5 miles due to rain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Race called at 198 laps-495 miles due to rain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***Qualifying Speed Record for Daytona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

****Race Called at Lap 109- 275.5 miles due to rain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buick

Chevrolet

Ford

Dodge

Mercury

Oldsmobile

Plymouth

Pontiac

Total

Daytona 500 Wins by make

3

17

13

3

3

3

3

3

48

Daytona 500 Fastest Qualifer by Make

0

16

9

3

5

3

6

4

46

Totals

3

33

22

6

8

6

9

7

 

 

Statistic's from the 2003 Daytona 500 Program