Mark Martin on May 10, 1997 running the Winston 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway with an average speed of 188.354 mph.
In the 2010 Daytona 500, Clint Bowyer led the 100th lap.
if i am correct Bill Elliot at Daytona 210 mph and 42 somthin seconds
The Indianapolis 500 is 200 laps. The "500" means 500 miles in race distance.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. died on February 18, 2001, on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Martin Truex Jr. led the 2011 Daytona 500 at the 250 mile mark (lap 100).
It is basically easy. It is called the Daytona 500 for a reason. It is 500 miles long!!
In the 2012 Daytona 500, David Ragan was the first driver out of the race (lap 1) and finished 43rd. Jimmie Johnson, who was involved in the same accident, finished 42nd.
Rusty Wallace tested a car at Talladega in 2004 on which the car had its restrictor plate removed. The car reached a top-end speed of 228 miles per hour on the backstretch and had an average lap speed of 221 mph.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was in a fatal wreck on the last lap of NASCAR's Daytona 500
February 18th, 2001 in the 4th turn of the final lap of the Daytona 500.
On lap 2 of the 2012 Daytona 500, Elliott Sadler tapped Jimmie Johnson from behind which turned his car sideways and into the wall. Johnson was then hit broadside by David Ragan who had nowhere to go.
Dale Sr. was killed at Daytona Motor Speedway on February 18, 2001. This was due to an accident on the last lap of the Daytona 500.