It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, ...

Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 — three days later 1959 ... 1989: Darrell Waltrip piloted the No. 17 car to Victory Lane in ...

It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, Richard, claimed the increasingly iconic NASCAR race for the first time.