Daytona International Speedway will host the 67th running of the Daytona 500 Sunday. Here is one fact about each of the first 66 races.

1964: Richard Petty cruised to his first Daytona 500 victory ... He went to a local Hardee’s restaurant, found a Pontiac Le Mans show car and raced it to Victory Lane. 1984: Cale Yarborough ...

RacingOne//Getty Images Richard Petty drove the 1974 Dodge Charger up ... LM1 small-block V-8 for use in Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac body shells. The LM1 wasn’t that special – it was ...

With the debut of the Pontiac GTO in 1964 ... The 426ci Hemi V-8 was developed specifically to go under the hood of Richard Petty's Plymouth Belvedere, so he could dominate NASCAR, which he ...

In a weird way, this all kind of starts with the success of the 1964 Pontiac GTO ... wondermill was designed specifically to go into Richard Petty's Belvedere so he could destroy the field ...

Back in the 1970s, Richard Petty was easily the most popular driver ... LM1 small-block V-8 for use in Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac body shells. The LM1 wasn’t that special – it was the ...

In the world of NASCAR, legendary seven-time champion Richard Petty ... Chevrolet, and Pontiac, and won races with seven different manufacturers. Petty’s strategy starkly contrasts with Rick ...