GALERI: Daftar pemenang Daytona 500
Sejak dihelat untuk pertama kalinya pada 1959, Daytona 500 menjadi salah satu balapan yang paling ramai diperbincangkan di seluruh dunia, dan memiliki nilai gengsi yang sama seperti Indy 500.
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Balapan ini diprakarsai oleh obsesi pendiri NASCAR, Bill France Sr, yang ingin mempromosikan kejuaraanya dengan cara yang tegas: Membangun sirkuit terbesar di Amerika Serikat.
France memilih kawasan Daytona Beach, Florida, yang sebelumnya kerap dipakai untuk balapan Stock Car sebelum era NASCAR.
Berdiri pada 1959, France langsung membuat balapan khusus di sirkuit sepajang 2,5 mil (4,02 km) yang diberi tajuk Daytona 500.
Pada gelaran pertamanya, Lee Petty keluar sebagai pemenang setelah mengalahkan Johny Beauchamp dengan cara yang kontroversial.
Kedua pembalap bersamaan melintasi garis finis, Beauchamp awalnya dianggap sebagai pemenang, namun Petty melayangkan protes karena ia merasa sedikit lebih unggul.
Dengan keterbatasan teknologi kala itu, NASCAR membutuhkan waktu setidaknya tiga hari untuk memastikan Petty sebagai pemenang. Ia mengalahkan Beauchamp dengan selisih jarak kurang dari satu meter.
Sering berjalannya waktu, Daytona 500 berevolusi menjadi salah satu balapan yang paling diminati di Amerika Serikat, kehadirannya mampu menyaingi Indy 500, yang pertama kali digelar pada 1911.
Richard Petty menjadi pembalap tersukses dengan tujuh kemenangan di Daytona 500, sementara Richard Petty Motorsports (sebelumnya Petty Enterprises), menjadi tim tersukses dengan sembilan gelar.
Daftar pemenang Daytona 500:
Tahun | No. | Pembalap | Tim | Pabrikan |
1959 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile |
1960 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni | Chevrolet |
1961 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Smokey Yunick | Pontiac |
1962 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens | Pontiac |
1963 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
1964 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises (2) | Plymouth |
1965 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford |
1966 | 43 | Richard Petty (2) | Petty Enterprises (3) | Plymouth |
1967 | 11 | Mario Andretti† | Holman-Moody (2) | Ford |
1968 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing (2) | Mercury |
1969 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford |
1970 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises (4) | Plymouth |
1971 | 43 | Richard Petty (3) | Petty Enterprises (5) | Plymouth |
1972 | 21 | A. J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing (3) | Mercury |
1973 | 43 | Richard Petty (4) | Petty Enterprises (6) | Dodge |
1974 | 43 | Richard Petty (5) | Petty Enterprises (7) | Dodge |
1975 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet |
1976 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing (4) | Mercury |
1977 | 11 | Cale Yarborough (2) | Junior Johnson & Associates (2) | Chevrolet |
1978 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford |
1979 | 43 | Richard Petty (6) | Petty Enterprises (8) | Oldsmobile |
1980 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy | Oldsmobile |
1981 | 43 | Richard Petty (7) | Petty Enterprises (9) | Buick |
1982 | 88 | Bobby Allison (2) | DiGard Motorsports | Buick |
1983 | 28 | Cale Yarborough (3) | Ranier-Lundy (2) | Pontiac |
1984 | 28 | Cale Yarborough (4) | Ranier-Lundy (3) | Chevrolet |
1985 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford |
1986 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
1987 | 9 | Bill Elliott (2) | Melling Racing (2) | Ford |
1988 | 12 | Bobby Allison (3) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick |
1989 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports (2) | Chevrolet |
1990 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet |
1991 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet |
1992 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
1993 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
1994 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports (2) | Chevrolet |
1995 | 4 | Sterling Marlin (2) | Morgan-McClure Motorsports (3) | Chevrolet |
1996 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (2) | Robert Yates Racing (2) | Ford |
1997 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports (3) | Chevrolet |
1998 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
1999 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (4) | Chevrolet |
2000 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (3) | Robert Yates Racing (3) | Ford |
2001 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
2002 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge |
2003 | 15 | Michael Waltrip (2) | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (2) | Chevrolet |
2004 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (3) | Chevrolet |
2005 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (3) | Hendrick Motorsports (5) | Chevrolet |
2006 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports (6) | Chevrolet |
2007 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing (2) | Chevrolet |
2008 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge |
2009 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
2010 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
2011 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing (5) | Ford |
2012 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (2) | Roush Fenway Racing (2) | Ford |
2013 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (7) | Chevrolet |
2014 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (8) | Chevrolet |
2015 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske (2) | Ford |
2016 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) | Toyota |
2017 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
2018 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing (3) | Chevrolet |
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