But, then came the 1979 Daytona 500 race, the first NASCAR race that was televised on TV by CBS. And it completely changed how fans started to view the sport. We all know that Richard Petty won ...

Hamlin also won the Daytona 500 in 2016, Yarborough also won in 1977 and 1968 and Petty also won in 1981, 1979, 1971, 1966 and 1964.

The recent Phoenix showdown was a striking echo of this scenario, mirroring the heart-stopping climax of the 1979 ... the 1976 Daytona 500 climax where David Pearson crossed the finish line in a ...

There’s no question that – despite coming along some 11 years after the founding of NASCAR, the annual 500 mile race at Daytona International Speedway is the biggest race in stock car racing. Such ...

Take a look at three times Petty achieved NASCAR history. The first Daytona 500 took place on February ... Petty's son, Richard Petty, went on to win a record 200 races in his career.

Byron is just the fifth driver to win the Daytona 500 in consecutive years. Richard Petty (1973, 1974), Cale Yarborough (1983, 1984), Sterling Marlin (1994, 1995), and Denny Hamlin (2019 ...

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Richard Petty shared a solution ... flipped for the second time at Daytona in two years. On Sunday, during the 2025 Daytona 500, the RFK driver made contact with ...

forcing Dodge to develop the more aerodynamic Charger 500 and the radical Daytona. In 1970, Bobby Isaac won the series for Dodge. The following year, Richard Petty did the same for Plymouth in the ...

It's only fitting that "The King" Richard Petty holds the record for most all-time wins in the Daytona 500 with 7 victories. Other drivers with multiple wins include: Cale Yarborough (4), Bobby ...