Buddy Baker won the 1980 Daytona 500.
In 2013, Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500.
David Pearson won the 1976 Daytona 500.
Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 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.
Chrysler has never won the Daytona 500.
Kevin Harvick, racing in the #29 Pennzoil car for Richard Childress Racing won the 2007 Daytona 500 in a down to the wire finish against Mark Martin. This was the first Daytona 500 win for Harvick and the first for Richard Childress Racing since the 1998 victory of Dale Earnhardt Sr. in the 500.
Jeff Gordon won the 1999 Daytona 500. He was also the pole winner.
Fireball Roberts won the 4th Daytona 500. It was on February 18, 1962.
Richard Petty won the 1971 Daytona 500.