Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile, NASCAR race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway[?] in Daytona[?], Florida. In stock car racing, it is the most important race of the year.

Lee Petty[?] won the first Daytona 500 on February 22, 1959.

Daytona 500 winners:

• 2003 -- Michael Waltrip[?]
• 2002 -- Ward Burton[?]
• 2001 -- Michael Waltrip[?]
• 2000 -- Dale Jarrett[?]
• 1999 -- Jeff Gordon[?]
• 1998 -- Dale Earnhardt
• 1997 -- Jeff Gordon[?]
• 1996 -- Dale Jarrett[?]
• 1995 -- Sterling Marlin[?]
• 1994 -- Sterling Marlin[?]
• 1993 -- Dale Jarrett[?]
• 1992 -- Davey Allison[?]
• 1991 -- Ernie Irvan[?]
• 1990 -- Derrike Cope[?]
• 1989 -- Darrell Waltrip[?]
• 1988 -- Bobby Allison[?]
• 1987 -- Bill Elliott[?]
• 1986 -- Geoff Bodine[?]
• 1985 -- Bill Elliott[?]
• 1984 -- Cale Yarborough[?]
• 1983 -- Cale Yarborough[?]
• 1982 -- Bobby Allison[?]
• 1981 -- Richard Petty
• 1980 -- Buddy Baker[?]
• 1979 -- Richard Petty
• 1978 -- Bobby Allison[?]
• 1977 -- Cale Yarborough[?]
• 1976 -- David Pearson[?]
• 1975 -- Benny Parsons[?]
• 1974 -- Richard Petty
• 1973 -- Richard Petty
• 1972 -- A.J. Foyt
• 1971 -- Richard Petty
• 1970 -- Pete Hamilton[?]
• 1969 -- LeeRoy Yarborough[?]
• 1968 -- Cale Yarborough[?]
• 1967 -- Mario Andretti[?]
• 1966 -- Richard Petty
• 1965 -- Fred Lorenzen[?]
• 1964 -- Richard Petty
• 1963 -- Tiny Lund[?]
• 1962 -- Fireball Roberts[?]
• 1961 -- Marvin Panch[?]
• 1960 -- Junior Johnson[?]
• 1959 -- Lee Petty[?]