Lee Petty, average speed 135.521 mph.
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.
1959, was won by Lee Petty in an Oldsmobile
In 1959, Johnny Beauchamp finished second to Lee Petty in the inaugural Daytona 500.
Buddy Baker won the 1980 Daytona 500.
David Pearson won the 1976 Daytona 500.
Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 Daytona 500.
In 2013, Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500.
Jamie McMurray won the 52nd Daytona 500.
The 2012 Daytona 500 was won by Matt Kenseth.
Joey Logano won the 2015 Daytona 500.