and the first Daytona 500 was held Feb. 22, 1959, in front of a crowd of more than 41,000. They watched 59 cars race for a purse of less than $70,000, and the finish was so close it took three ...

1959 — The Boston ... wins the rain-shortened Daytona 500 by more than a lap at a speed of 160.927 mph. Petty holds the lead for the last 212 miles of the scheduled 500-mile event, which is called ...

When seen on the streets of, Hélio Castroneves moves slowly in a golf cart with his black eyes full of life and his easy, ...

Jimmie Johnson finished third in the Daytona 500, his best result in the race since winning in 2013. Johnson, a seven-time ...

DAYTONA Beach, Fla. -- In a spectacular finish that saw him go from ninth to first on the final lap, William Byron won the 67th annual Daytona 500 after capitalizing on a crash between Denny ...

Then he shared clips of his "career-best" Daytona 500 finish. He began the 500-mile race from 18th place on the grid and finished the race among the top five drivers, securing fifth place.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. kept it simple when it came to the celebration of the JR Motorsports (JRM) team getting a top-10 finish in the Daytona 500. On Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt was asked what he did ...

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.

Johnson drove a masterful final lap in the Daytona 500, finishing third behind William Byron and Tyler Reddick and nearly getting retired NBA great Shaquille O'Neal to victory lane — at least ...

Who won the Daytona 500? William Byron, a NASCAR cup series driver from Charlotte, North Carolina, won the 67th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday for the second year in a row. Byron took the checkered ...

Ever since returning to NASCAR as a part-time entry for Legacy Motor Club, Jimmie Johnson failed to finish inside the Top 25 in the 13 races that he competed in, until the 2025 Daytona 500.