4th by Danica Patrick at Las Vegas in 2011, she beat the old record of 5th set by Sara Christian back in 1949.
In the 2008 Daytona 500, Elliott Sadler finished in sixthplace.
In the 2009 Daytona 500, Jeff Gordon finished 13th.
Dale Sr. finished 21st in the 2000 Daytona 500.
Bill Elliott earned $312,171 in the 2011 Daytona 500.
2nd
Shawna Robinson
Dale Earnhardt Jr. did not race in the Nascar Cup Series in 1998. His first Daytona 500 was in 2000.
Dale Jr. finished 2nd in the 2001 Daytona 500. Michael Waltrip his teammate won the race. Three years later Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2004 Daytona 500, three years after his dad died and six years after his dad won the 500.
Two On February 26, 2012, Danica Patrick will become the third woman to drive in the Daytona 500.
The 1979 Daytona 500
Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 seven times.1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981
It was on February 20, 1977. Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 and Benny Parsons finished second, both driving Chevy Chevelles.