Here's what to know about the Daytona 500, even if you're starting with no knowledge about NASCAR or auto racing. The Daytona 500 takes place at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16, the Sunday after Valentine's Day.

The Sporting News is your guide to the Daytona 500, including ticket prices, race date and a full NASCAR Cup Series schedule ...

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The Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s most famous race, held every February at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Chevrolet is the most successful of the three manufacturers in the event’s history.

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty leads the Daytona 500 in victories with seven wins. Petty took his first checkered flag at the event in 1964, while his last win came in 1981.

Richard Petty holds the record for the most all-time wins in the Daytona 500, with seven first-place finishes between 1964 and 1981.

As the NASCAR Hall of Fame gathered its voting members last May to consider and select which of the sport‘s worthy former ...

Denny Hamlin is one of four drivers with multiple Daytona 500 victories. Richard Petty leads the way with seven wins from 1964 to 1981. Robert M. Criscola’s road to becoming a Covers publishing ...

Members from all across motorsports will gather at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte to celebrate the Hall's newest ...

He was far more impressive in IndyCar, where he took three titles and one Indy 500 victory — as well as the 1981 24 Hours of Daytona. That year, he teamed up with Bob Garretson and Brian Redman ...

From unloading the day’s bounty on the docks of Ponce Inlet to opening his own retail market in 1981 and modest seafood ...