Who has won the most Daytona 500 races?
1974 Daytona 500 to take third, while Marlin had to settle for fourth. 1974 Daytona 500 The 1974 Daytona 500, the 16th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty (for the fifth time) after three hours, eleven minutes, and thirty-eight seconds of racing on February 17, 1974, at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. During the start of the 1974 NASCAR season, many races had their distance cut ten percent in response to the energy crisis of the year. As a result, the 1974 Daytona 500, won by Richard Petty (his second straight, making him the first driver ever
2012 Daytona 500 stretch—the location of the finish line—is banked at 18 degrees. Trevor Bayne was the race's defending champion. The Daytona 500 was conceived by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., who built the Daytona International Speedway. The race was first held in 1959; it is the successor to shorter races held on beaches around Daytona Beach, Florida. The race has been the opening round of the NASCAR season since 1982, and from 1988 it has been one of four events that require cars to run restrictor plates. The Daytona 500 is often regarded as the most prestigious race in NASCAR because it