Weeks after winning the Rolex 24 in 1971, he made his Daytona 500 debut. He initially attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a car prepared by Bill Ellis, but an engine failure prevented him ...

Modern Daytona 500 results have the opposite effect. By making a Daytona 500 win a less significant marker of a great career, today's NASCAR stars have one less way of differentiating themselves.