There were 43 drivers competing in the 2012 Daytona 500, just like every other Nascar Sprint Cup Series race.
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.
there have been 847 drivers in nascar
In the 2010 Daytona 500, a total of 43 drivers started the race. There were 33 drivers still running at the end.
There were 29 drivers still running at the end of the 2002 Daytona 500.
There were 30 drivers still running at the end of the 2011 Daytona 500.
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In a Nascar Cup and Nationwide Series race there are 43 drivers. In a Nascar Truck Series race there are 36 starting drivers.
All 43 drivers are paid for their finishes in the Daytona 500.
Tony Stewart has won four Nascar Cup Series races at Daytona. Two Pepsi 400's and two Coke Zero 400's. He never won the Daytona 500.