1970: Pete Hamilton’s Plymouth Superbird made its debut, along with the Ford Torino. They ushered in a new era of cars made to race on superspeedways. 1971: The race saw 48 lead changes ...

As much as the Daytona 500 elicits memories of names like Petty, Earnhardt, Yarborough and Gordon, it also evokes the image of those like Tiny Lund, Pete Hamilton, Derrike Cope and Trevor Bayne.

Previous champions during Florida Speedweeks include Gary Balough, Pete Hamilton, Freddy Fryar, Junior Hanley, Mark Martin, Pete Orr, David Rogers, Zane Smith, Ty Majeski, Harrison Burton and ...