There were 30 drivers still running at the end of the 2011 Daytona 500.
There were 29 drivers still running at the end of the 2002 Daytona 500.
In the 2010 Daytona 500, a total of 43 drivers started the race. There were 33 drivers still running at the end.
All 43 drivers are paid for their finishes in the Daytona 500.
There were 43 drivers competing in the 2012 Daytona 500, just like every other Nascar Sprint Cup Series race.
In the 2011 Daytona 500, Dale Jr. led nine laps.
One. Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500.
There have been four Nascar drivers who have won both the Bud Shootout and the Daytona 500 in one year.Bobby Allison - 1982Bill Elliott - 1987Dale Jarrett - 1996, 2000Jeff Gordon - 1997
No driver has won all three in the same year, though many drivers have won two of the three.
The Daytona 500 has been run on February 20th seven times in its history.1972, 1977, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2011
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In 2011, Nascar had 30 drivers start all 36 Cup Series races.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.