List of Daytona 500 winners
List of Daytona 500 Winners
Year
Driver
Car #
Car Make
Start
Laps Led
Purse
Speed (in mph)
1959
Lee Petty
42
Oldsmobile
15th
38
$19,050
135.521
1960
Junior Johnson
27
Chevrolet
9th
67
$19,600
124.740
1961
Marvin Panch
20
Pontiac
4th
13
$21,050
149.601
1962
Fireball Roberts
22
Pontiac
1st
144
$24,190
152.529
1963
Tiny Lund
21
Ford
12th
127
$24,550
151.566
1964
Richard Petty
43
Plymouth
2nd
184
$33,300
154.334
1965
Fred Lorenzen
28
Ford
4th
25
$27,100
141.539*
1966
Richard Petty
43
Plymouth
1st
108
$28,150
160.927*
1967
Mario Andretti
11
Ford
12th
112
$48,900
146.926
1968
Cale Yarborough
21
Mercury
1st
76
$47,250
143.251
1969
LeeRoy Yarbrough
98
Ford
19th
18
$38,950
157.950
1970
Pete Hamilton
40
Plymouth
9th
13
$44,850
149.601
1971
Richard Petty
43
Plymouth
5th
70
$45,450
144.462
1972
A.J. Foyt
21
Mercury
2nd
167
$44,600
161.550
1973
Richard Petty
43
Dodge
7th
17
$36,100
157.205
1974
Richard Petty
43
Dodge
2nd
73
$39,650
140.894*
1975
Benny Parsons
72
Chevrolet
32nd
4
$43,905
153.649
1976
David Pearson
21
Mercury
7th
37
$46,800
152.181
1977
Cale Yarborough
11
Chevrolet
4th
137
$63,700
153.218
1978
Bobby Allison
15
Ford
33rd
28
$56,300
159.730
1979
Richard Petty
43
Oldsmobile
13th
12
$73,900
143.977
1980
Buddy Baker
28
Oldsmobile
1st
143
$102,175
177.602
1981
Richard Petty
43
Buick
8th
26
$90,575
169.651
1982
Bobby Allison
88
Buick
7th
147
$120,360
153.991
1983
Cale Yarborough
28
Pontiac
8th
23
$119,600
155.979
1984
Cale Yarborough
28
Chevrolet
1st
89
$160,300
150.994
1985
Bill Elliott
9
Ford
1st
136
$185,500
172.265
1986
Geoff Bodine
5
Chevrolet
2nd
101
$192,715
148.124
1987
Bill Elliott
9
Ford
1st
104
$204,150
176.263
1988
Bobby Allison
12
Buick
3rd
70
$202,940
137.531
1989
Darrell Waltrip
17
Chevrolet
2nd
25
$184,900
148.466
1990
Derrike Cope
10
Chevrolet
12th
5
$188,150
165.761
1991
Ernie Irvan
4
Chevrolet
2nd
29
$233,000
148.148
1992
Davey Allison
28
Ford
6th
127
$244,050
160.256
1993
Dale Jarrett
18
Chevrolet
2nd
8
$238,200
154.972
1994
Sterling Marlin
4
Chevrolet
4th
30
$258,275
156.931
1995
Sterling Marlin
4
Chevrolet
3rd
105
$300,460
141.710
1996
Dale Jarrett
88
Ford
7th
40
$360,775
154.308
1997
Jeff Gordon
24
Chevrolet
6th
40
$377,410
148.295
1998
Dale Earnhardt
3
Chevrolet
4th
105
$1,059,805
172.712
1999
Jeff Gordon
24
Chevrolet
1st
15
$1,172,246
161.551
2000
Dale Jarrett
88
Ford
1st
87
$1,277,975
155.669
2001
Michael Waltrip
15
Chevrolet
19th
23
$1,331,185
161.783
2002
Ward Burton
22
Dodge
19th
5
$1,409,017
130.810
2003
Michael Waltrip
15
Chevrolet
4th
68
$1,419,406
133.870*
2004
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
8
Chevrolet
3rd
59
$1,495,070
156.341
2005
Jeff Gordon
24
Chevrolet
15th
28
$1,497,150
135.173*
All races 500 Miles except those listed:
1965: 322.5 Miles (129 laps) because of rain
1966: 495 Miles (198 laps) because of rain.
1974: 450 Miles (180 laps) because of energy crisis.
2003: 272.5 Miles (109 laps) because of rain.
2005: 507.5 Miles (203 laps) because of green-white-checker rule change. A July 2004 NASCAR rule change states if at any time during the penultimate lap the race is under caution, the race will end with a two green flag laps or the next caution upon the ensuing restart.
