1962: Fireball Roberts, driving a Pontiac built in Smokey Yunick's "Best Damn Garage in Town," became the first driver to win the pole, his qualifying race and the Daytona 500 in one week. 1963: ...

That same February, by the way, NASCAR bowed to PR concerns and shortened its prized Daytona 500 by 50 miles. 1962-63: Daytona 3-Hour Continental. 1964-65: Daytona 2000. 1966-71: 24 Hours of Daytona.

The Daytona 500 is one of motor racing's iconic events, with the "Great American Race" something every NASCAR driver dreams of winning. No one has done that more than Richard Petty, who brought ...

The highlight of the NASCAR Cup Series season is the annual running of the Daytona 500 at the famed Daytona International Speedway. The race has produced some of the most dramatic and historic ...

1962: Fireball Roberts, driving a Pontiac built in Smokey Yunick's "Best Damn Garage in Town," became the first driver to win the pole, his qualifying race and the Daytona 500 in one week.