It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, ...

securing a driver’s permanent place in NASCAR history and hoisting the massive Harley J. Earl Trophy. So here’s a look back at every Daytona 500 winner since the first race in 1959.

The highlight of the NASCAR Cup Series season is the annual running of the Daytona 500 at the famed Daytona ... Austin Cindric 1959: Lee Petty ...

The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Daytona International ... Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 — ...

Big Bill France, founder of NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway ... That was a huge step in 1959. It went to 500 miles ...

It’s been 14 weeks since Joey Logano captured his third NASCAR Cup Series ... Series races at Daytona International Speedway. First breaking ground in 1959, The Daytona 500 has been the season ...

Some Daytona 500 history NASCAR’s most prestigious race started ... The first 500-mile event in Daytona happened in 1959. Two year later, the Daytona 500 moniker was adopted and is now considere ...

often leading to postponements or interruptions since the track's opening in 1959. A detail view of "DAYTONA 500 2025" signage during Media Day for the NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International ...

On Sunday afternoon, the 67th edition of the Daytona 500 will take ... move off the beach until NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. built Daytona International Speedway in 1959. By the way, you can ...

NASCAR's practice and Daytona 500 pole qualifying runs on Wednesday ... The 2025 Daytona 500, held in Daytona Beach, Florida since 1959, is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at ... Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 — three days later 1959: The first Daytona 500 provided an instant classic.