List of Daytona 500 winners

Three-time race winner Jeff Gordon leads the field to the start of the 2015 Daytona 500.

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.<ref name=Brittanica>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref name="StJamesEntry">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> 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.<ref name=OMalley0809>Template:Harvnb</ref><ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> 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.<ref name="StJamesEntry"/><ref name=OMalley0809/> It usually covers 200 laps over a total distance of Template:Convert,<ref name="Brittanica" /> but accidents and other incidents have meant that the race has been extended through the use of overtime rules on 13 occasions.<ref name=Overtime/> Each winning driver is presented with a replica of the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> an estimated $2.5 million in prize money,Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a championship ring as well as a black leather jacket,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 67 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2025 race, 43 different drivers have won.<ref name=NBCSportsWinners>Template:Cite web</ref> The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was William Byron in 2025.<ref name="Brittanica" /> Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins.<ref name=TuckerTillerWinners/> Five drivers have won the event twice in a row, but no one has won three or more consecutively.<ref name="Brittanica" /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Petty also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first and last wins, 17 years between the 1964 and 1981 races.<ref name=OSF&F>Template:Cite news</ref> Buddy Baker and Junior Johnson set the record for the fastest and slowest race-winning average speeds of Template:Convert in 1980 and Template:Convert in 1960, respectively.<ref name=TuckerTillerWinners/> 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.<ref name=WinnersSportingNews/>

By year

Key

Icon	Tire manufacturer
Template:Firestone	Firestone
Template:Goodyear	Goodyear
Template:Hoosier	Hoosier

Winners of the Daytona 500<ref name=NASCARWinners>Template:Cite web</ref>

Season	Race	Date	Driver	Template:Abbr	Team	Template:Abbr<ref name=TuckerTillerWinners>Template:Harvnb</ref>	Tire	Template:Abbr	Distance				Speed		Template:Abbr
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1959	1959	Template:Date table sorting	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn	42	Petty Enterprises	Oldsmobile Super 88	Template:Firestone	15	200	500	804.672	3:41.22	135.521	218.100	<ref name="1959DaytonaWin">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1960	1960	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	27	John Masoni	Chevrolet Impala	Template:Goodyear	9	200	500	804.672	4:00.30	124.740	200.750	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1961	1961	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	20	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac Catalina	Template:Goodyear	4	200	500	804.672	3:20:32	149.601	240.759	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1962	1962	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	22	Jim Stephens	Pontiac Catalina	Template:Firestone	1	200	500	804.672	3:10:41	152.529	245.472	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963	1963	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford Galaxie	Template:Firestone	12	200	500	804.672	3:17:56	151.556	243.906	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964	1964	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth Belvedere	Template:Goodyear	2	200	500	804.672	3:14:23	154.334	248.376	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1965	1965Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	28	Holman-Moody	Ford Galaxie	Template:Firestone	4	133	332.5	535.106	2:22:56	141.539	227.785	<ref name=1965Race>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966	1966Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Hemi Plymouth Belvedere<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:Goodyear	1	198	495	796.625	3:04:54	160.927	258.987	<ref name=1966Race>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967	1967	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	11	Holman-Moody	Ford Fairlane	Template:Firestone	12	200	500	804.672	3:24:11	146.926	236.454	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1968	1968	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury Cyclone GT	Template:Firestone	1	200	500	804.672	3:23:44	143.251	230.540	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1969	1969	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	98	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford Torino Cobra	Template:Goodyear	19	200	500	804.672	3:09:56	157.950	254.196	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970	1970	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	40	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth Superbird	Template:Goodyear	9	200	500	804.672	3:20:32	149.601	240.759	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971	1971	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth Road Runner	Template:Goodyear	5	200	500	804.672	3:27:40	144.462	232.489	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972	1972	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury Cyclone GT	Template:Goodyear	2	200	500	804.672	3:05:42	161.550	259.990	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1973	1973	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Dodge Magnum Charger	Template:Goodyear	7	200	500	804.672	3:10:50	157.205	252.997	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1974	1974Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Dodge Magnum Charger	Template:Goodyear	2	180	450	724.205	3:11:38	140.894	226.747	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1975	1975	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	72	L. G. DeWitt	Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna	Template:Goodyear	32	200	500	804.672	3:15:15	153.649	247.274	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1976	1976	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury Cyclone	Template:Goodyear	7	200	500	804.672	3:17:08	152.181	244.912	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1977	1977	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	11	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna	Template:Goodyear	4	200	500	804.672	3:15:48	153.218	246.580	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1978	1978	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	15	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford Thunderbird	Template:Goodyear	33	200	500	804.672	3:07:49	159.730	257.061	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1979	1979	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Template:Goodyear	13	200	500	804.672	3:28:22	143.977	231.709	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1980	1980	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	28	Ranier-Lundy	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Template:Goodyear	1	200	500	804.672	2:48:55	177.602	285.823	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1981	1981	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	43	Petty Enterprises	Buick Regal	Template:Goodyear	8	200	500	804.672	2:56:50	169.651	273.027	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1982	1982	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	88	DiGard Motorsports	Buick Regal	Template:Goodyear	7	200	500	804.672	3:14:49	153.991	247.824	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1983	1983	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	28	Ranier-Lundy	Pontiac LeMans	Template:Goodyear	8	200	500	804.672	3:12.20	155.979	251.024	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1984	1984	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	28	Ranier-Lundy	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	1	200	500	804.672	3:18:41	150.994	243.001	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1985	1985	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	9	Melling Racing	Ford Thunderbird	Template:Goodyear	1	200	500	804.672	2:54:09	172.265	277.234	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1986	1986	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	5	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	2	200	500	804.672	3:22:32	148.124	238.382	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1987	1987	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	9	Melling Racing	Ford Thunderbird	Template:Goodyear	1	200	500	804.672	2:50:12	176.263	283.668	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1988	1988	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	12	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick Regal	Template:Goodyear	3	200	500	804.672	3:38:08	137.531	221.335	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1989	1989	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	17	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Hoosier	2	200	500	804.672	3:22:04	148.466	238.933	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1990	1990	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	10	Whitcomb Racing	Chevrolet Lumina	Template:Goodyear	12	200	500	804.672	3:00:59	165.761	266.766	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1991	1991	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	4	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Lumina	Template:Goodyear	2	200	500	804.672	3:22:30	148.148	238.421	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1992	1992	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	28	Robert Yates Racing	Ford Thunderbird	Template:Goodyear	6	200	500	804.672	3:07:12	160.256	257.907	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1993	1993	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet Lumina	Template:Goodyear	2	200	500	804.672	3:13:35	154.972	249.403	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1994	1994	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	4	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Lumina	Template:Goodyear	4	200	500	804.672	3:11:10	156.931	252.556	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1995	1995	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	4	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	3	200	500	804.672	3:31:42	141.710	228.060	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1996	1996	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	88	Robert Yates Racing	Ford Thunderbird	Template:Goodyear	7	200	500	804.672	3:14:25	154.308	248.335	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1997	1997	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	24	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	6	200	500	804.672	3:22:18	148.295	238.658	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1998	1998	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	3	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	4	200	500	804.672	2:53:42	172.712	277.953	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
1999	1999	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	24	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	1	200	500	804.672	3:05:42	161.551	259.991	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2000	2000	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	88	Robert Yates Racing	Ford Taurus	Template:Goodyear	1	200	500	804.672	3:12:43	155.669	250.525	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2001	2001	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	15	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	19	200	500	804.672	3:05:26	161.783	260.365	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2002	2002	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	22	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge Intrepid	Template:Goodyear	19	200	500	804.672	3:29:50	142.971	230.090	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2003	2003Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	15	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	4	109	272.5	438.546	2:02:08	133.870	215.443	<ref name=2003Race>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2004	2004	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	8	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	3	200	500	804.672	3:11:53	156.345	251.613	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2005	2005Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	24	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	15	203	507.5	816.742	3:45:16	135.173	217.540	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2006	2006Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	48	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	9	203	507.5	816.742	3:33:26	142.667	229.600	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2007	2007Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	29	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Template:Goodyear	34	202	505	812.719	3:22:55	149.333	240.328	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2008	2008	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	12	Penske Racing	Dodge Charger	Template:Goodyear	7	200	500	804.672	3:16:30	152.672	245.702	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2009	2009Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	17	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford Fusion	Template:Goodyear	43Template:Efn	152	380	611.551	2:51:40	132.816	213.747	<ref name=2009Race>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2010	2010Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	1	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet Impala	Template:Goodyear	13	208	520	836.859	3:47:16	137.284	220.937	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2011	2011Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford Fusion	Template:Goodyear	32	208	520	836.859	3:59:24	130.326	209.739	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2012	2012Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting–28Template:Efn	Template:Sortname	17	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford Fusion	Template:Goodyear	4	202	505	812.719	3:36:02	140.256	225.720	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2013	2013	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	48	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet SS	Template:Goodyear	9	200	500	804.672	3:08:23	159.250	256.288	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2014	2014	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	88	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet SS	Template:Goodyear	9	200	500	804.672	3:26:29	145.290	233.822	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2015	2015Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	22	Team Penske	Ford Fusion	Template:Goodyear	5	203	507.5	816.742	3:08.02	161.939	260.616	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2016	2016	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	11	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota Camry	Template:Goodyear	11	200	500	804.672	3:10:25	157.549	253.551	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2017	2017	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	41	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford Fusion	Template:Goodyear	8	200	500	804.672	3:29:31	143.187	230.437	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2018	2018Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	3	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1	Template:Goodyear	14	207	517.5	832.836	3:26:15	150.545	242.279	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	2019Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	11	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota Camry	Template:Goodyear	10	207	517.5	832.836	3:45:55	137.440	221.188	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2020	2020Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting–17Template:Efn	Template:Sortname	11	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota Camry	Template:Goodyear	39Template:Efn	209	522.5	840.882	3:42:10	141.110	227.095	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	2021	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	34	Front Row Motorsports	Ford Mustang	Template:Goodyear	17	200	500	804.672	3:27:44	144.416	232.415	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	2022Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	2	Team Penske	Ford Mustang	Template:Goodyear	5	201	502.5	808.695	3:31:53	142.295	229.002	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	2023Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	Template:Sortname	47	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1	Template:Goodyear	31	212	530	853.174	3:38:53	145.283	233.810	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	2024	Template:Date table sortingTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname	24	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1	Template:Goodyear	18	200	500	804.672	3:10:52	157.178	252.953	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>
2025	2025Template:Efn	Template:Date table sorting	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports	2024 ChevroletTemplate:Efn	Template:Goodyear	5	201	502.5	808.695	3:53:26	129.159	207.861	<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cite web</ref>

By driver

Richard Petty has won the race seven times, more than any other driver.

Multiple victories by driver<ref name=NBCSportsWinners/>

Driver	Wins	Years
Template:Sortname	7	1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981
Template:Sortname	4	1968, 1977, 1983, 1984
Template:Sortname	3	1978, 1982, 1988
Template:Sortname		1993, 1996, 2000
Template:Sortname		1997, 1999, 2005
Template:Sortname		2016, 2019, 2020
Template:Sortname	2	1985, 1987
Template:Sortname		2004, 2014
Template:Sortname		2006, 2013
Template:Sortname		2009, 2012
Template:Sortname		1994, 1995
Template:Sortname		2001, 2003
Template:Sortname		2024, 2025

By team

Daytona 500s wins by team<ref name=WinnersSportingNews>Template:Cite news</ref>

Team	Template:Abbr	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

By car make

Daytona 500 victories by car make<ref name=WinnersSportingNews/>

Make	Template:Abbr	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
Buick	3	1981–1982, 1988
Mercury		1968, 1972, 1976
Oldsmobile		1959, 1979–1980
Pontiac		1961–1962, 1983
Toyota		2016, 2019–2020

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