In the 67 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2025 race, 43 different drivers have won.[13] The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was William Byron in 2025.[1]Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins.[14] Five drivers have won the event twice in a row, but no one has won three or more consecutively.[1]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.[15][16] Petty also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first and last wins, 17 years between the 1964 and 1981 races.[17]Buddy Baker and Junior Johnson set the record for the fastest and slowest race-winning average speeds of 177.602mph (285.823km/h) in 1980 and 124.740mph (200.750km/h) in 1960, respectively.[14]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.[18]
↑ Since the introduction of the Charter System in 2016, the Daytona 500 winner's share of the total prize money has not been published.[7][8]
↑ Johnny Beauchamp was initially named the winner but Petty was awarded the victory three days later following analysis of newsreel footage and photographs.[20]
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