So let’s look at some. Before the 2025 Daytona 500, the 67th running, here is one fact about each of the first 66 iterations.

William Byron was sitting in ninth place heading into the final lap of overtime when a late crash allows him to take his second straight Daytona 500 win.

. It jump-starts each NASCAR Cup Series season with the sport‘s biggest spectacle right out of the gate, and its winner claims the coveted Harley J. Earl Trophy — a prize that can define a ...

Since then, the region has become a motorsports mecca, and the first Daytona 500 was held Feb. 22, 1959, in front of a crowd of more than 41,000. They watched 59 cars race for a purse of less than ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR’s “Great American Race.” It is the first Daytona 500 pole for ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500, in 1965, was dramatically shortened by rain — just 133 of 200 laps were completed ...

The 2025 Daytona 500 boasts a record purse of $30,331,250, an 8% increase from the previous year. NASCAR has not publicly ...

And politicians, of course. Daytona’s ascension into that rare air took some time. Through the 500’s first few decades, in ...

On average, these winners were 35.1 years old with 245.5 career races and 8.1 attempts at the Daytona 500 at the time of their first victories. They hadn’t quite banged their head against the ...

So let’s look at some. Before the 2025 Daytona 500, the 67th running, here is one fact about each of the first 66 iterations. Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 — three days later 1959 ...

So let’s look at some. Before the 2025 Daytona 500, the 67th running, here is one fact about each of the first 66 iterations. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Lee Petty w ...