The standard amount of cars in NASCAR is 43.
In the 2012 Daytona 500, 43 cars started.
There were 30 cars running at the end of the 2011 Daytona 500.
59 cars started the first ever Daytona 500 in 1959.
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43 cars started the race.
49 registered, only the top 43 get in.
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In the Daytona 500, Nascar runs the Chevrolet Impala, Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and the Dodge Charger. And they are all stock cars.
The Daytona 500 is a 200 lap race.
There are 43 drivers in the Daytona 500.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.