He ran all 200 laps on one set of tires. 1964: Richard Petty cruised to his first Daytona 500 victory by leading 184 laps, a ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500, in 1965, was dramatically shortened by rain — just ... as even the most dire of ...

1964: Richard Petty cruised to his first Daytona 500 victory by leading 184 laps, a record that still stands. 1965: For the first time, the race did not span 500 miles due to rain. That year ...