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.

The Daytona 500 is one of motor racing's iconic events, with the "Great American Race" something every NASCAR driver dreams of winning. No one has done that more than Richard Petty, who brought ...

Hamilton, who is one of four race directors who works NASCAR’s top three national series, also explained the decision to hold the yellow and allow the Daytona 500 to end under the checkered flag.