2012 Media Guide - Daytona International Speedway

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2012 Media Guide
Speedweeks 2012
2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona
2012 Daytona 500
2012 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola
2012 Daytona 200 Week
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REGISTERED TRADEMARKS:
Daytona International Speedway • World Center of Racing
Daytona • Daytona 500 • Speedweeks • The Great American Race
1801 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114-1243
(386) 254-2700
Vice President of Marketing:
Sean Belgrade
Senior Director of Marketing:
Julie Giese
Senior Director of Public Relations:
Lenny Santiago
Director of Credentials:
Donna Freismuth
Senior Manager Event Marketing:
T.J. Goco
Senior Manager of Media Relations:
Andrew Booth
Senior Manager, Advertising and Promotions:
Joann Mantovani
Consumer Marketing Manager:
Jason Lucas
Interactive Marketing Specialist:
Lane Gauntt
Credential Coordinator:
Raymond Burns
Marketing Coordinator:
Jennifer St. Jean
DIS Switchboard:
DIS Ticket Office:
(386) 254-2700
and 1-800-PITSHOP
Phone Numbers
Daytona International Speedway Communications:
(386) 681-6782
Infield Media Center:
(386) 681-6749
Houston Lawing Press Box:
(386) 681-6781
Speedway Credentials:
(386) 681-6745
Internet Information
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2012 Daytona International Speedway
Media Guide
The 2012 Media Guide was produced by Daytona International Speedway’s
Communications Department. Information within this guide is for use by members of the
news media and for public reference. The guide is based on information available through
November 30, 2011.
Written, Edited and Designed: DIS Communications/DIS Credentials
Statistical/Research Consultant: Raymond Burns
Editing Staff: Andrew Booth
Photography: ISC Images & Archives and Getty Images
Cover Art: ISC Marketing Services
Typesetting: Independent Printing, Inc.
©Copyright 2012 – International Speedway Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of Contents
DIS Contacts
Daytona International Speedway History
DIS Track Tours
2010 Daytona Repave
DIS Grandstand Biographies
Daytona International Speedway Timeline
Grand Marshals
Honorary Starters
Pace Cars
Past DIS Presidents
About the President
Harley J. Earl Trophy
Daytona International Speedway
2012 Schedule of Events
Sprint Cup Series Schedule 2012
Nationwide Series Schedule 2012
Camping World Truck Series Schedule 2012
GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Series Schedule 2012
GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Schedule 2012
Course Layout
Track Specifications
Daytona International Speedway Official Sponsors
Records at a Glance
All-Time Daytona Victory Leaders
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ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
Rolex 24 Event Information
2011 Rolex 24 Results
Rolex 24 Former Winners
Rolex 24 Former Class Winners
Rolex 24 Statistics
Rolex 24 Timeline
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LUCAS OIL SLICK MIST 200
Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Event Information
2011 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Results
Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Former Winners
Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Top-Five Finishers
Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Statistics
2011 ARCA Racing Series Final Points
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BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT
Budweiser Shootout Race Information
2011 Budweiser Shootout Results
Budweiser Shootout Statistics
Budweiser Shootout Former Winners
Past Budweiser Shootout Results
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NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES 250
NextEra Energy Resources 250 Event Information
2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Results
NextEra Energy Resources 250 Former Winners
NextEra Energy Resources 250 Top-Five Finishers
NextEra Energy Resources 250 Statistics
2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series Final Points
DRIVE4COPD 300
DRIVE4COPD 300 Race Information
2011 DRIVE4COPD 300 Results
DRIVE4COPD 300 Former Winners
DRIVE4COPD 300 Top-Five Finishers
DRIVE4COPD 300 Statistics
2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Points
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DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING presented by Kroger
Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger Event Information 113
2011 Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger Results
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Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger History
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54TH RUNNING OF THE DAYTONA 500
Daytona 500 Event Information
2011 Daytona 500 Results
Daytona 500 History
Daytona 500 Statistics
Daytona 500 Winners
Daytona 500 Fastest Qualifiers
Drivers Completing 500 Miles
Daytona 500 Leading Money Winners
Daytona 500 Mileage/Lap Leaders
Daytona 500 Winning Car Numbers
2011 Sprint Cup Final Points
Past Daytona 500 Results
SUBWAY JALAPENO 250 POWERED BY COCA-COLA
Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola
Event Information
2011 Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola
Results
Former Winners
Top-Five Finishers
Statistics
54TH ANNUAL COKE ZERO 400 POWERED BY
COCA-COLA
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola
Event Information
2011 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Results
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola History
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Statistics
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Winners
Fastest Qualifiers
Drivers Completing 400 Miles
Leading Money Winners
Mileage/Lap Leaders
Past Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Results
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DRIVER RECORDS
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DALE EARNHARDT SECTION
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DAYTONA 500 CHAMPIONS RECORDS
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MOTORCYCLES
Daytona 200 History
70th Daytona 200 Results
Daytona 200 Statistics
Daytona 200 Mileage Leaders
Daytona 200 Former Winners
Daytona 200 Top-Five Finishers
Daytona Superbike National Former Winners
Supersport Former Winners
Supersport Top-Five Finishers
SuperBike Former Winners
SuperBike Top-Five Finishers
SuperBike Results
AMA Flat Track Former Winners 1st Night
AMA Flat Track Top-Five Finishers 1st Night
AMA Flat Track Former Winners 2nd Night
AMA Flat Track Top-Five Finishers 2nd Night
Daytona Supercross Top-Five Finishers
Daytona Supercross Former Winners
Daytona Supercross Results
Rider Records
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GATORADE DUEL AT DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACES
Gatorade Duel At Daytona Event Information
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2011 Gatorade Duel At Daytona Results
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Gatorade Duel At Daytona Race Winners
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NASCAR and Daytona
International Speedway Founder
William H.G. France
and his wife and partner
Anne B. France
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The history of automotive competition in the Daytona Beach area goes back
to 1903. It is recorded that a friendly
wager between two gentlemen debating
who had the fastest horseless carriage
spawned “The Birthplace Of Speed.” The
wide, hard-packed sands of “The World’s
Most Famous Beach” were the scene of
nearly 30 years of speed trials. In addition, the 1905 movie “Automobile Races
at Ormond, Fla.” probably added to the
area’s draw.
Among the most famous of the pioneers of speed was Ransom E. Olds, later
of REO and Oldsmobile fame, who was
the first man to race on the beach in a
timed run.
R. E. Olds and his “Pirate” run on the beach
in 1903.
The final speed trials were held in
March, 1935. The trials then moved to the
Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Daytona
Beach had earned a world-wide reputation
as “The Birthplace of Speed;” now it
needed something to continue that legacy.
Stock car racing on the beach
began the following year and lasted
until 1958. The sport wasn’t new, but
racing on a course which combined a
portion of the beach and a public road
was. Auto racing history was being
written on the sands of Daytona. The
original 3.2-mile course had the north
turn located near the center of town.
The course ran approximately 1.5
miles north on the beach and then 1.5
miles south on a paved, public roadway with the two portions connected
by banked sand turns.
A local mechanic by the name of Bill
France entered the inaugural race on
March 8, 1936 and finished fifth. It was
the beginning of an era. In two years time,
a two-wheeled version of beach racing
history began with the inaugural Daytona
200 motorcycle road race on January 24,
1937. The racing was halted during World
War II in the interest of national defense.
Stock car racing resumed on April 14,
1946. The motorcycle races resumed the
following year, February 27, 1947.
France put aside his driving gear at
the end of the 1946 season to concentrate
on the demands of being a promoter of
both stock car and motorcycle races on the
beach. Soon after, in early 1947, he founded NASCAR, the National Association
for Stock Car Auto Racing.
In 1948, a new beach/road course
greeted the racers. Daytona Beach and
the surrounding areas were growing.
The organizers were forced to move
the circuit down the beach toward
Ponce Inlet. The new course for the
stock cars measured 2.2-miles with a
longer 4.1-mile course for the motorcycles. Both courses shared the same
south turn.
In 1953, France saw that the days
of racing on the beach-road course
were numbered due to the spreading land
usage of a rapidly growing population and
huge race crowds. France put his plan for
the future of racing in Daytona into
motion on April 4, 1953 with a proposal to
construct a permanent speedway facility.
The last NASCAR race held on the beach in 1958.
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On June 6, 1955, the dream of a
speedway in Daytona took on the foundation of reality for the man friends, fans
and the newspapers called “Big Bill.” A
contract between the Racing and
Recreation Facilities Authority, created by
the city and county commissioners on
August 16, 1954, and the Daytona
Motor Speedway Corporation, headed
by France, was signed to operate the
proposed $2,500,000 facility.
The projected opening date for the
track was July 4, 1957. It was an optimistic target given the downturn of the
economy in the ensuing years, which all
but put an end to the sale of bonds to
finance the project.
In the end, the renamed Speedway
District Commission signed a new contract with France on November 8, 1957,
allowing the corporation headed by him
to lease the property. Thus, the 1958
race would mark the final time the beachroad course would be used for auto racing.
The search for private funding began
immediately, with ground clearing of an
area adjacent to the city’s airport beginning 17 days later on November 25,
1957. The plans called for a 2.5-mile trioval-shaped circuit boasting 31-degree
banking in the turns. The impressive
plans were regarded at the time as blueprints for a marvel of engineering and
construction — or a fantastic dream that
would never reach completion. The
doubters never took into consideration the
resourcefulness, drive and determination
of “Big Bill.”
On February 22, 1959, Daytona
International Speedway, the “World
Center of Racing,” hosted the first
Daytona 500. The posted awards for the
“500-Mile International Sweepstakes”
totaled $67,760. A field of 59 cars took
the green flag for the start. A crowd of
over 41,000 was on hand to witness the
beginning of another chapter in the history
of racing in Daytona.
The finish of the race also went into
the history books. The finish appeared too
close to call, but Johnny Beauchamp
savored the celebration in victory lane.
The results were posted as “unofficial.” It
took three days to decide that Lee Petty
was the winner in what appeared to be a
dead heat between Petty and Beauchamp
— with Joe Weatherly making it threewide at the finish line, although he was
The famous three-wide finish in the first
Daytona 500 at Daytona International
Speedway in 1959.
two laps down to the front runners. A clip
of newsreel film provided the conclusive
evidence that Petty was the winner — by
about two feet!
A number of famous pioneers of
speed have been recognized by the
Speedway with the naming of grandstands
in their honor: Ralph DePalma; Barney
Oldfield; Ray Keech; Major H.O.D.
Segrave of Great Britain, the first man to
go over 200 mph; Sir Malcolm Campbell,
also from Britain, who set the ultimate
speed record on the beach of 276.82 mph;
and Frank Lockhart, who died in an accident on the beach while attempting to set
a speed record.
In addition, three stock car drivers
who raced on both the beach and the high
banks of Daytona International Speedway
— Joe Weatherly, Fireball Roberts and
Tiny Lund — have grandstands named in
their honor.
The Daytona 200 motorcycle race
continued to be run on the beach through
1960. In 1961, the Daytona 200 moved to
the Speedway.
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DIS Track Tours
Daytona International Speedway is a
versatile 480-acre motorsports facility that is
home to the biggest, richest and most
prestigious stock car race in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series– the Daytona 500.
2011 Daytona 500 winning car - No. 21 Ford
driven by Trevor Bayne.
Known as the “World Center of Racing,”
Daytona International Speedway also hosts
America’s premier sports car race – the Rolex
24 At Daytona – and the Daytona 200, which
is motorcycle racing’s most historic event. The
2.5-mile tri-oval also showcases the thrills and
excitement of NASCAR under the lights
during the July 4th holiday weekend anchored
by the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola.
In addition to a jammed-packed racing
calendar, Daytona International Speedway
remains busy throughout the year with
numerous test sessions, Richard Petty Driving
Experience, community events and track
tours.
The track offers three separate tours that
take race fans inside the hallowed grounds of
NASCAR’s marquee race track. The newly
expanded 90-minute All Access Tour allows
fans to view never-before-seen areas including
the Daytona 500 Club, the Sprint Tower, the
driver’s meeting room and the NASCAR
Sprint Cup garages, in addition to Gatorade
Victory Lane and the Sprint FANZONE,
which are included in the 30-minute
Speedway Tour.
A special VIP three-hour tour is
available by advanced reservation on select
days throughout the year.
Guests will also be able to enjoy some of
the other popular attractions such as viewing the
winning car from the Daytona 500, buying the
latest and greatest apparel in the souvenir shop
and dining at the Fourth Turn Grill.
Located just outside the ticket office is
the Daytona 500 Champion’s Walk of Fame
and statues honoring NASCAR and Daytona
International Speedway Founder William H.G.
France, his wife and partner Anne B. France
and Dale Earnhardt, the all-time winning
driver at Daytona International Speedway.
90 minute All-Access Tour
Hours: Operates between 10 a.m. –
3 p.m., every hour on the hour
Route: Tour will transport fans through
never-before-seen areas including the Sprint
Cup garages, the Daytona 500 Club, the
Driver meeting room, the Daytona Flat Track
and the Houston Lawing Press Box in the
Sprint Tower. There are three photo
opportunities on the tour (track activities
permitting) – Gatorade Victory Lane,
start/finish line and in Turns 3 and 4.
Admission: $22.00 adults, $17.00 ages
6-12, FREE for children ages 5 and under.
30-minute Speedway Tour
Hours: Runs at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.,
3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Route: The Speedway Tour takes guests
on an open-air tram through Daytona
International Speedway's garage area, pit road,
and the world-famous 31-degree high banks.
The tour also makes stops at Pit Road and
Gatorade Victory Lane, track activities
permitting.
Admission: $15.00 adults, $10.00 ages
6-12, FREE for children ages 5 and under
VIP tour
Hours: By reservation only on select
days throughout the year
Admission: $50.00
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2010 Daytona Repave
The Titan 525 paver works its way through Turn
1 during the Daytona Repave project.
For only the second time in its
history, Daytona International
Speedway was repaved in 2010.
The massive project began on
Monday, July 5, 2010, following the
Coke Zero 400 Weekend Powered by
Coca-Cola.
With Lane Construction serving
as the primary contractor, Daytona
International Speedway’s entire 2.5mile tri-oval was repaved as well as
the skid pads, apron and pit road.
Concrete was used for the pit stalls.
All of the existing asphalt was
removed down to the original 52year-old lime rock base, which was
leveled and paved with four layers.
Here’s a look at some of the
numbers behind the project:
Employees: At a minimum, there
were 30 workers and at a maximum
100.
Asphalt: 50,000 tons
Light poles: In order to pave the
dauanting high banks, crews had to
remove 57 light poles from the upper
rim road adjacent to the wall in Turns
1, 2, 3 and 4.
Catch fence: In order to pave the
high banks, crews removed a total of
5,948 linear feet of catch fence posts,
cables and fence fabric from the
exterior wall in Turns 1, 2, 3 and 4.
SAFER barrier: 8,300 linear
feet of SAFER barrier was removed
before paving began and reinstalled
later.
Trucks: 50 truck loads of
concrete for pit road
How much paving?: There was
approximately 1,435,000 square feet
of paving, equaling nearly 33 acres
The type of asphalt used to
repave Daytona International
Speedway was a polymer modified
asphalt with an elevated softening
point. It’s sophisticated, high-quality
asphalt that withstands the stresses of
racing.
During the project there were
several visitors. Darrell and Michael
Waltrip, the only brothers to win the
Daytona 500, performed the
ceremonial groundbreaking in early
July by making the first strike on the
31-degree high banks in Turn 1 with a
backhoe. Jeff Burton assisted Daytona
International Speedway President Joie
Chitwood III in burying a time
capsule at the start/finish line in
September. In October, 1961 Daytona
500 champion Marvin Panch toured
the site and Tony Stewart, who owns
15 wins at DIS, performed the first
painting on the new start/finish line.
Jeff Burton and DIS President Joie Chitwood III
place the time capsule in the apron of the
start/finish line.
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Bobby Allison (Honored in 1999)
Allison, the 1983 NASCAR champion, is a three-time
winner of the Daytona 500 and the oldest winner of both
the Daytona 500 and July’s Coke Zero 400 Powered By
Coca-Cola. Bobby and his son Davey delivered one of the
most memorable finishes in Daytona history in 1988, when
Bobby edged Davey for his third and final Daytona 500
victory on Valentine’s Day.
Sir Malcolm Campbell (Honored in 1959)
Campbell, who was made a honorary citizen of Daytona
Beach, Fla., was one of the greatest speed seekers of all
time, setting many of his records on the beaches of
Daytona. Born in Chislehurtst, Kent, England, Campbell
became the first man to exceed 250 mph in 1932 on the
beaches of Florida, reaching a speed of 253.97 mph. In
1933, Campbell raised it to 272.46 mph, and in 1935, on
Daytona Beach, Campbell hit 276.82 mph. Later that year, Campbell made his
final Land Speed Record run in Utah, reaching 301.13 mph.
Ralph DePalma (Honored in 1959)
DePalma was one of the many Land Speed Record chasers
that came to Daytona Beach. In 1919, DePalma, piloting
his 12-cylinder Packard, broke 12 records on Daytona
Beach within the span of six days. His top overall speed
was 149.875 mph in the measured mile. His standing start
mile run remained in the record books for 36 years.
DePalma also won the 1915 Indianapolis 500 and was a
national champion. He was known for his duels with his arch-rival Barney
Oldfield on the dirt tracks at state fairs.
Dale Earnhardt (Honored in 2000)
Earnhardt was perhaps the most dominate driver to race at
Daytona International Speedway, showing a total of 34
victories. Earnhardt’s Daytona resume is as follows: one
Daytona 500 victory (1998), two Coke Zero 400 Powered By
Coca-Colas (1990, 1993), seven DRIVE4COPD 300s (1982,
1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994), 12 Gatorade Duels
(1983, 1986, 1990-1999), six Budweiser Shootouts (1980,
1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995), six IROC events (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996,
1999, 2000).
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DeWayne Louis (Tiny) Lund (Honored in 1994)
Lund’s greatest victory came in the 1963 Daytona 500.
Lund arrived at Daytona that year without a ride and was
planning to work as a crew member. But after rescuing
Marvin Panch from a burning Maserati-Ford that Panch
was practicing for a Continental Sports Car race, a ride
found him. The injured Panch recommended Lund to car
owner Glen Wood and Lund ended up in Victory Lane in
the “Great American Race.”.
Frank Lockhart (Honored in 1991)
Lockhart, born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in California, was
a mathematics and mechanical genius in his short career as a
driver. As a rookie, he won the 1926 Indianapolis 500. He
also competed on dirt tracks, board tracks and pursued World
Land Speed Records in Daytona Beach.
Ray Keech (Honored in 1959)
Keech was a famed dirt track and board track driver from
Philadelphia. He captured the 1929 Indianapolis 500 and
set a world speed record on Daytona Beach. Keech might
be the only driver to be awarded a race victory
posthumously. In 1929 in Altoona, Pa., Keech was leading
the race when he crashed and was killed. The accident
destroyed a section of the race track and prevented the race
from being completed, so Keech was awarded the victory.
Barney Oldfield (Honored in 1959)
Oldfield, primarily known for his exploits on the dirt
tracks, first gained famed for driving the No. 999, Henry
Ford’s first race car. In 1904 at Daytona, Oldfield drove the
Winton Bullet No. 2 and in 1910, he set a world land speed
record of 131.275 mph in the Blitzen Benz. He returned in
1911 to set a standing start mile run with a speed of 88.45
mph. His arch-rival was Ralph DePalma.
Richard Petty (Honored in 1999)
Nicknamed “The King,” Petty won a record 200 NASCAR
races, seven NASCAR titles and seven Daytona 500s. He
produced a famous Daytona 500 finish in 1976, when he
and David Pearson wrecked in the tri-oval as the duo
approached the checkered flag. Pearson snatched the
victory from Petty when he was able to limp across the
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finish line first. Petty has also won three Coke Zero 400 Powered By CocaColas. In the 1984, he recorded his 200th and final NASCAR victory at
Daytona in the 400-mile summer classic with President Ronald Reagan in
attendance.
Glenn “Fireball” Roberts (Honored in 1969)
Roberts, born in Tavares, Fla., moved to Daytona Beach,
Fla., graduated from Seabreeze High School and attended
University of Florida. He earned his nickname because of
the speed with which he threw a baseball. Roberts had 33
victories and 35 poles in 206 Sprint Cup (then Grand
National) starts in his career. Roberts was amazing at
Daytona International Speedway, becoming the first driver
to complete a sweep of all NASCAR events in one season, winning the Daytona
500, the Firecracker 250, a 100-mile qualifier and a 10-lap sprint in his No. 22
Pontiac in 1962.
Sir Henry Segrave (Honored in 1959)
Seagrave, a British racing hero, became the first driver to
pass the magic 200-mph mark, reaching a speed of 203.79
mph on the beaches of Daytona on March 29, 1927 in his
twin-airplane-engined 1,000 horsepower Sunbeam.
Seagrave was not only a Land Speed Record chaser, but
also a Grand Prix racer and a speed boat racer. Seagrave,
who was the first to wear a helmet, also made speed runs
in the Halifax River.
Joe Weatherly (Honored in 1964)
In his career, Weatherly won 24 Sprint Cup (then Grand
National) races and two championships. He always ran
strong at Daytona both on the beach and the asphalt of the
2.5-mile tri-oval. He never won the Daytona 500 or the
Firecracker 400, be he did capture 100-mile qualifiers in
1961 and 1962. Weatherly, who grew up near Norfolk, Va.,
was also a former AMA National Motorcycle champion.
Besides being nicknamed “Little Joe,” Weatherly was also known as the “Clown
Prince of Racing” because of his practical jokes.
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August 16, 1954: Bill France Sr. signed a contract with city of Daytona Beach officials to build
what would become Daytona International Speedway, the “World Center of Racing.”
November 25, 1957: Ground clearing began for the Daytona Beach International Speedway.
February 20, 1959: Two days before the Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway held
a 100-mile convertible race. The convertible race was immediately followed by a 100-mile
race for Grand National “hard-top” cars – thus twin qualifying races which are today called
The Gatorade Duel At Daytona.
February 22, 1959: The inaugural Daytona 500 – also known
as the “500-Mile International Sweepstakes” – was held with
hard tops and convertibles. It was the only Daytona 500 to ever
run with convertibles. The finish of the caution-free inaugural
Daytona 500 was too close to call, but Johnny Beauchamp
went to Victory Lane and savored the celebration although the
results were posted as “unofficial.” Sixty-one hours later, Lee
Lee Petty (42) nips Johnny
Petty was the winner in what appeared to be a dead heat
Beauchamp (73) in the inaugural between Petty and Beauchamp – with the lapped car of Joe
Daytona 500 in 1959.
Weatherly making it a three-wide finish at the checkered flag.
A clip of newsreel footage proved that Petty was the winner by a few feet.
July 4, 1959: The inaugural Firecracker 250 – later increased to 400 miles – was held and
won by local driver Glenn “Fireball” Roberts.
1961: The Daytona 200 motorcycle classic moved from the beach to a 2.0-mile road course
inside Daytona International Speedway. Roger Reiman, who specialized in Flat Track racing,
won the inaugural Daytona 200 at DIS aboard a Harley-Davidson. His average winning speed
was 69.26 mph.
February 14, 1961: In the twin qualifying races for the Daytona 500 both Lee and Richard
Petty sailed over the guardrail out of the race track in separate accidents; both, oddly enough,
on Lap 37. Lee Petty suffered serious injuries in the second qualifying race while Richard
only suffered some minor scrapes and a sprained ankle in his accident in the first qualifying
race. Ironically, Johnny Beauchamp, the driver involved in the photo finish in the inaugural
Daytona 500 in 1959, was part of the Lee Petty accident and, he too, went over the wall sustaining minor injuries.
February 16, 1961: Marvin Panch won the Daytona 500 with an average speed of 149.601
mph for the entire 500 miles, a speed faster than the pole-winning speed of that year’s
Indianapolis 500.
August 27, 1961: Art Malone drove Bob Osecki’s Hemi-powered, highly modified Indy car named the “Mad Dog IV” to a
new world closed-course record speed of 181.561 mph.
February 11, 1962: The inaugural Daytona Continental, now
known as the Rolex 24, was held as a three-hour race run
counter-clockwise on the 3.81-mile road course. Dan Gurney,
driving the No. 96 Lotus-Climax 19b S 2500 car, won the
Daytona Continental completing 82 laps and averaging
104.101 mph in what was the fastest sports car race ever run in
the United States.
Dan Gurney wins the inaugural
1962 Daytona Continental in the
No. 96 Lotus-Climax 19b S 2500.
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February 18, 1962: One of NASCAR’s popular drivers, Glenn “Fireball” Roberts, finally
won a major event in his hometown when he captured his first and only Daytona 500 victory
in the No. 22 Pontiac. Roberts earned the pole, won one of the qualifiers and captured the
American Challenge invitational for 1961 winners.
February 8, 1964: Nelson Stacy won the inaugural 250-mile Automobile Racing Club of
America (ARCA) race at the “World Center of Racing” during Speedweeks. This marked the
first superspeedway event in the division’s history. A day earlier, Earl Balmer and Jack
Bowsher were winners of the 50-mile qualifying races.
February 16, 1964: The Daytona Continental expands to 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles).
With a race time of 12 hours, 40 minutes, the Daytona Continental became the longest
endurance race in the United States and was won by Pedro Rodriguez and Phil Hill in the No.
30 Ferrari 250 GTO 64.
March 1964: The Daytona 200 motorcycle race is finally moved onto the high banks using
the full 3.81-mile road course.
February 14, 1965: The Daytona 500 is cut short for the first time in
history because of rain. Fred Lorenzen, nicknamed “The Golden Boy,”
turned 133 of the 200 laps to win the Daytona 500.
February 5-6, 1966: The Daytona Continental is expanded to 24 hours
becoming America’s first accredited 24-hour international sports car race
and one of the world’s top three endurance races. Ken Miles and Lloyd
Ruby won the 24-hour Daytona Continental in the No. 98 Ford Mk II.
February 16, 1967: Mario Andretti won his first and only Daytona 500
in a Holman-Moody Ford, becoming the first open-wheel Indy driver to
accomplish the feat.
Fred Lorenzen wins
the rain-shortened
1965 Daytona 500.
February 1969: The Daytona 500 qualifying races are extended from 100 miles to 125
miles. David Pearson and Bobby Isaac claimed victories.
March 15, 1970: Dick Mann rode a smooth and consistent pace
aboard his factory Honda to win his first Daytona 200 on his 14th
attempt. The following year, he earned back-to-back Daytona 200
wins aboard a factory BSA machine and set an average speed
record of 104.737 mph for the 200-mile race.
Dick Mann made 18 starts in the
Daytona 200 with two victories
and three runner-up finishes.
February 20, 1972: A.J. Foyt won his first and only Daytona 500
by more than two laps in a dominating Wood Brothers Racing car.
Actor James Garner served as the Grand Marshal.
Late 1973
The 1974 running of the Daytona 24 Hours is canceled due to an international gasoline crisis.
February 14, 1974: Mark Donohue won the inaugural IROC (International Race of
Champions) event at Daytona. Competing in a six-driver, 25-lap race on the 3.81-mile road
course in Porsche Carrera RSR cars, Donohue battled George Follmer for most of the race as
he became the inaugural IROC champion.
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February 15, 1974: The NASCAR Modified Division came to Daytona International
Speedway for the first time. The low-slung, ultra-fast machines used both the high banks and
the infield road course. This race drew special interest as Hollywood idol Paul Newman was
among the competitors. Bobby Allison won the race. Newman got spun out early in the event
by Jack Duffy who was driving the last pre World War II coupe to compete at Daytona.
February 17, 1974: Richard Petty became the first driver to win consecutive Daytona 500s
besting Cale Yarborough by almost a full lap – 47 seconds.
July 4, 1974: David Pearson won a record third straight
Firecracker 400. On the last lap, Pearson was leading Richard
Petty when he suddenly backed off the throttle and ducked to the
low side of the track on the straightaway entering Turn 1. Petty had
to take evasive action and pass him. Pearson gained enough steam
and made up the two-second deficit and pulled off sling shot pass
in Turn 4. Petty, who had yet to win a 400 at the time and finished
second for the fourth straight year, was furious about Pearson’s last
lap tricks.
January 31 – February 1, 1976: Peter Gregg, driving with Brian
Redman in the No. 59 BMW, claimed his third consecutive
Daytona 24 Hour victory.
David Pearson hoists the
trophy after winning his third
straight victory in the
July 400-mile race in 1974.
February 15, 1976: David Pearson and Richard Petty crash battling for the lead coming out
of Turn 4 on the last lap of the Daytona 500. When both cars came to a rest they had still not
crossed the start/finish line. Petty’s car wouldn’t start but Pearson dumped the clutch and kept
the car in neutral to slowly cross the start/finish line to capture the only Daytona 500 victory
of his career. The finish was the slowest under green flag conditions in Daytona 500 history.
February 20, 1977: Janet Guthrie became the first woman driver to compete in the Daytona
500. She finished 12th.
August, 1978: Daytona International Speedway is repaved for the first time in its history. The
project took several months to complete and was finished in time for the 1979 Daytona 500.
February 11, 1979: The inaugural Busch Clash, now known as the Budweiser Shootout, is
held as a 20-lap, 50-mile sprint. Buddy Baker won the non-points race that featured the previous season’s pole winners.
February 18, 1979: The Daytona 500 is televised live for the first time in event history by
CBS Sports. On the final lap, Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison crashed in Turn 3 while
battling for the lead. Richard Petty holds off Darrell Waltrip to win his sixth Daytona 500
while Yarborough and Allison began a heated debate that turned into a fist fight with Allison’s
brother Bobby jumping into the fray.
February 13, 1982: The inaugural event of NASCAR’s new Busch Series (formerly the
NASCAR Sportsman Division) was held with Dale Earnhardt coming home the series’ first
winner.
February 20, 1983: In the silver edition of the Daytona 500, Cale Yarborough pulled off a
last-lap drafting pass of Buddy Baker to win the 25th running of the Daytona 500.
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February 12, 1984: Cale Yarborough earned the Daytona 500 pole with a record speed of
201.848 mph, the first time a car has qualified at DIS at more than 200 mph. Yarborough
would have made the record the previous year but flipped and crashed his car on his second
qualifying lap making his speed unofficial. The 1984 Daytona 500 pole win was Cale
Yarborough’s record fourth pole.
March 1984: Motorcycle legend Kenny Roberts announced his retirement and made his 12th
and final start at DIS in the Daytona 200 motorcycle classic. He began the race as defending
champion, and finished a winner again, setting a record race speed of 113.14 mph.
President Ronald Reagan,
left, and MRN’s Ned Jarrett
call the 1984 Firecracker 400
on MRN Radio.
July 4, 1984: President Ronald Reagan served as Grand Marshal
for the Pepsi Firecracker 400 and gave the starting command
“Gentlemen, start your engines” aboard Air Force One. Reagan
arrived mid-race, called the race with MRN Radio’s Ned Jarrett
and witnessed Richard Petty’s historic 200th NASCAR win. It was
the first time in NASCAR history that a sitting President attended a
race.
July 4, 1985: Greg Sacks, in an unsponsored, research and development Chevrolet with a walk-on pit crew, took the lead from Bill
Elliott with nine laps remaining and scored a 23.5-second upset
victory in the Independence Day holiday classic. Sacks’ victory is listed among the greatest
upsets in NASCAR history.
February 9, 1987: Dawsonville, Ga., driver Bill Elliott set the Daytona 500 qualifying record
with a speed of 210.364 mph.
February 14, 1988: The first restrictor-plate Daytona 500 race is held at Daytona
International Speedway. Bobby Allison held off his son Davey to win his third Daytona 500
in the race’s only father-son finish. Allison also became the oldest Daytona 500 winner at the
age of 50 years, two months, 11 days.
February 18, 1990: After dominating the race leading 155 laps, Dale
Earnhardt cut a tire on Turn 3 of the last lap, which opened the door for
Derrike Cope to win the Daytona 500 in one of NASCAR’s greatest
upset victories.
February 2 -3, 1991: Hurley Haywood won his record fifth Daytona
24 Hour. Haywood, along with Frank Jelinski, Henri Pescarlo, Bob
Wollek and John Winter drove the No. 7 Porsche 962C.
Derrike Cope, center,
celebrates his 1990
Daytona 500 win.
June 7, 1992: William H.G. France, NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway Founder,
passes way.
July 4, 1992: President George Bush served as the Grand Marshal for the July 400-mile race.
He gave the starting command for Richard Petty’s final NASCAR race at Daytona
International Speedway.
February 19, 1995: Sterling Marlin held off a hard-charging Dale Earnhardt in the final laps
and won his second consecutive Daytona 500. Marlin became the third driver to win back-toback Daytona 500s and the first since Cale Yarborough back in 1983 and 1984.
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July 5, 1997: John Andretti, driving Cale Yarborough’s No. 98
Ford, becomes the last driver to win the mid-summer classic during
the daytime.
John Andretti pumps his fists
into the air after winning the
final daytime July 400-mile
event at DIS.
February 7, 1998: Dale Earnhardt became the first driver to tackle
the 2.5-mile high-banked tri-oval under the newly-installed lighting
system in a special 20-lap test following Daytona 500 qualifying.
February 8, 1998: The Busch Clash is renamed the Bud Shootout
and took on a new format – two 25-lap races with the Bud
Shootout qualifying race featuring the previous season’s fastest
second-round qualifiers and the main Bud Shootout. One two-tire pit stop was required for
each race.
February 15, 1998: On his 20th attempt, Dale Earnhardt finally
earned his first and only victory in the 40th annual Daytona 500.
March 1998: Scott Russell of Conyers, Ga., nicknamed “Mr.
Daytona,” won his fifth and final Daytona 200 By Honda aboard a
Yamaha.
October 17, 1998: Jeff Gordon won the first ever 400-mile Sprint
Cup race run under the lights at Daytona. The Independence Day
holiday classic was delayed until October because of the summer
wildfires.
Dale Earnhardt raises the
Harley J. Earl trophy
after winning the 1998
Daytona 500.
February 14, 1999: Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas served as Grand
Marshal and gives the starting command “Gentlemen, start your engines” for the Daytona
500.
February 18, 2000: The inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (now Camping
World Truck Series) is held at Daytona with Mike Wallace capturing the 250-mile race.
July 1, 2000: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas and Presidential Candidate, served as the
Grand Marshal for the July 400-mile race.
February 3-4, 2001: Dale Earnhardt along with Andy Pilgrim,
Kelly Collins and his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., drove the No. 3
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R in the Rolex 24. They finished fourth overall and second in the GTS class.
Dale Earnhardt, left, and
Dale Earnhardt Jr. after the
2001 Rolex 24.
February 11, 2001: The Bud Shootout was renamed the Budweiser
Shootout and was lengthened to 70 laps. The Bud Shootout
Qualifier was discontinued and past Budweiser Shootout champions
were eligible to compete in the All-Star race.
February 18, 2001: On his 463rd career Cup start, Michael Waltrip holds off teammate Dale
Earnhardt Jr. to win the Daytona 500, his first career victory. His owner, Dale Earnhardt, died
in a last-lap crash in Turn 4.
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July 7, 2001: Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the July 400-mile race, his first career DIS victory and
11 years to the day that his father won his first then-Winston Cup race at DIS.
February 2002: Daytona International Speedway honored its winningest driver Dale
Earnhardt with a statue located outside the track’s ticket office.
July 5, 2002: For the first time, the NASCAR Nationwide Series made a second visit to
Daytona International Speedway during the July race weekend. Joe Nemechek won the inaugural running of the 100-lap, 250-mile race.
February 8, 2003: The Budweiser Shootout was held under the lights for the first time and
was broken into two segments. The first segment was 20 laps long followed by a 10-minute
intermission. The race concluded with a 50-lap second segment.
February 14, 2003: In a three-wide photo that mirrored the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959,
Rick Crawford nipped Robert Pressley and Travis Kvapil and claimed victory in the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race by a margin of .027 seconds, which was the
sixth closest finish in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history.
February 13, 2004: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener is held under the
lights for the first time with Roush Racing’s Carl Edwards winning the race.
February 15, 2004: President George W. Bush serves as Grand
Marshal for the Daytona 500 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins “The
Great American Race” on his fifth attempt. The race was also the
first for new series sponsor Nextel.
George W. Bush was the
first President of the United
States to attend the
Daytona 500.
March 5, 2004: The Daytona Supercross, traditionally held on a
Saturday afternoon in the tri-oval, was moved to Friday night under
the lights for the first time and won by Yamaha’s Chad Reed.
March 6, 2004: The Daytona 200, traditionally held on a Sunday afternoon, was moved to
Saturday afternoon and was won by Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin.
July 6, 2004: Benny Parsons, the 1975 Daytona 500 champion, kicked off the multi-million
infield renovation by tearing down the Cup garages. The massive renovation included a new
Turn 1 tunnel, new garages, the four-story Daytona 500 Club and Gatorade Victory Lane, the
one-of-a-kind Sprint FANZONE and waterfront RV parking.
February 17, 2005: The qualifying races for the Daytona 500, which feature every Daytona
500 entrant and determine the starting lineup for “The Great American Race,” carried a new
name and distance -- the Gatorade Duel at Daytona. The 150-mile qualifying races, which
had traditionally been two 125-mile qualifying races, were won by Michael Waltrip and Tony
Stewart.
March, 12, 2005: Canadian Miguel Duhamel won his record fifth
Daytona 200. Duhamel, riding for factory Honda, tied Scott Russell
atop the all-time Daytona 200 wins list with five triumphs in the
prestigious motorcycle classic.
Miguel Duhamel wins his
fifth Daytona 200.
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March, 10, 2006: Ricky Carmichael, aboard the No. 4 Team Makita Suzuki RM-Z450, won
his record fifth Daytona Supercross, snapping a tie with Jeff Stanton.
July 6, 2006: Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney attended the 400-mile July
race. Cheney led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance then viewed the race from the
Daytona 500 Club. For the second straight year, Tony Stewart won the mid-summer classic
and scaled the fences to the top of the flag stand.
September 26-27, 2006: Daytona International Speedway hosted a two-day compatibility
test with the Indy Racing League on a 10-turn, 2.73-mile road course with four teams – Chip
Ganassi Racing, Penske Racing, Panther Racing and Andretti Green Racing. Panther Racing’s
Vitor Meira turned the first official lap. Meira was joined during the test by drivers Sam
Hornish Jr., Tony Kanaan, Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon.
January 27-28, 2007: Jeff Gordon, three-time Daytona 500 winner and four-time NASCAR
Sprint Cup champion, made his first career start in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Gordon teamed
with Wayne Taylor, Max Angelelli and Jan Magnussen in the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley
to start second and finish third overall.
January 31-February 1, 2007: The roar of 17 IndyCar Series teams were heard during a
two-day preseason test session at historic Daytona International Speedway. The teams used
the two-day test at DIS to prep for the five road/street course events on the 2007 IndyCar
Series schedule.
February 8, 2007: Bobby Gerhart won a record fifth Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. His previous
wins were 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2006.
February 18, 2007: Kevin Harvick nipped Mark Martin at the start/finish line to capture the
closest Daytona 500 finish since the advent of computer scoring in 1993 with a margin of
victory of .020 seconds. This finish was also the eighth closest in the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series history.
June 4, 2007: ISC Chairman William Clifton France “Bill Jr.” passes away.
July 5, 2007: At the Infield Media Center, 22 of
the 24 living Daytona 500 champions gathered for
a historic media event to promote the 50th running of "The Great American Race" on Sunday,
February 17, 2008.
July 7, 2007: The 250-mile NASCAR
Nationwide Series race was postponed by rain the
previous night and was held Saturday morning.
The postponement created the first-ever
Twenty-two of the 24 living Daytona 500
doubleheader as DIS with the 400-mile Sprint
champions pose with the Harley J. Earl trophy.
Cup Series scheduled for Saturday night. Kyle
Busch captured the NASCAR Nationwide Series race but Jamie McMurray nosed Busch out
for the 400-mile Sprint Cup Series victory by a margin of .005 seconds, the second closest
Sprint Cup Series finish in history since the advent of computer scoring.
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Jan. 26-27, 2008: For the first time in the history of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Chip Ganassi
Racing with Felix Sabates became the first team to win three straight overall Rolex 24s in
consecutive years. The driving team of Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya and
Dario Franchitti won the twice-around-the-clock challenge by a margin of two laps.
February 17, 2008: Ryan Newman won the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500.
Newman, with the help of his teammate Kurt Busch, made a last-lap pass on Tony Stewart
and delivered owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 triumph. The living Daytona 500
champions served as Grand Marshal, seven-time Daytona 500 champion Richard Petty was
the Honorary Starter, 1960 Daytona 500 champion Junior Johnson was the Honorary Pace
Car driver, Trisha Yearwood sang the National Anthem and the USAF Thunderbirds provided the fly-over.
June 17, 2008: Ryan Newman, winner of the 50th running of the Daytona 500, visited the Kennedy Space
Center. He became the first person other than NASA
employee to drive NASA’s Astro van, received a tutorial
on NASA’s “Crawler” and received a green flag that
flew on board STS-122 Space Shuttle Atlantis earlier
that year.
Former DIS President Robin Braig, left,
and 2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan
Newman stand in front of the launch pad
at the Kennedy Space Center.
July 3, 2008: Scott Pruett and the No. 01 TELMEX
Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley edged Alex Gurney
and the No. 99 GAINSCO Bob Stallings Racing team in
a one-lap sprint to the checkered flag to win the Brumos
Porsche 250. Coming off of Turn 4 with the checkered flag in sight, Pruett went to the outside and made a surge at the end to win by .081 seconds – the smallest margin of victory in
the history of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
July 5, 2008: For the first time, Coke Zero served as the title sponsor of Daytona
International Speedway’s Independence Day holiday classic NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
race. The Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola was won by Kyle Busch, who captured his
first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win by nosing out Carl Edwards during a green-whitecheckered finish. Busch earned his first Sprint Cup points-paying victory at DIS as he was
just ahead of Carl Edwards when the caution came out during the green-white-checkered
thus freezing the field and ending the race.
January 24-25, 2009: With a record four cars on the lead lap at the finish, the No. 58
Brumos Porsche Riley with drivers David Donohue, Darren Law, Antonio Garcia and Buddy
Rice captured the 2009 Rolex 24 in the closest finish in event history edging the No. 01 Chip
Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley.
March 6, 2009: For the first time in event history, the Daytona 200 motorcycle classic was
held under the lights. Ben Bostrom was victorious and became the first Yamaha rider to win
the Daytona 200 since 1998 and the first rider to win the Daytona 200 from the pole since
2005.
July 4, 2009: Daytona International Speedway honored the 25th anniversary of Richard
Petty’s historic 200th carrer victory with a celebration during the Coke Zero 400 Weekend
Powered By Coca-Cola. Petty drove a replica No. 43 STP Pontiac in the pace laps for the
Coke Zero 400. On the last lap of the Coke Zero 400, Tony Stewart, running second,
attempted to pass leader Kyle Busch. Busch’s No. 18 and Stewart’s No. 14 made contact
and Busch spun into the outside wall of the tri-oval while Stewart claimed victory.
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Dec. 18, 2009: Open-wheel racing star Danica Patrick turned her first laps in a stock car for
JR Motorsports as part of a three-day test for the ARCA Racing Series and the seasonopening Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200.
Jan. 29, 2010: Jimmie Johnson and Alex Gurney christened the new flagstand during the
Rolex 24 At Daytona Weekend, which is made of structural steel and stands 22 feet tall. The
state-of-the-art flagstand also features a high resolution LED display capable of showing race
information, live video and replays as well as graphics and animations in 4.4 trillion colors.
The impressive 49,920 pixel LED display measures nearly four-feet tall and 22.5-feet wide,
and has approximately 60 square feet of space at the top for the starter.
Feb. 6, 2010: Open-wheel racing star Danica Patrick made
her stock car racing debut in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200
driving the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Patrick, one of
a record six women in the field, finished sixth.
Feb. 13, 2010: Danica Patrick made her much-anticipated
first NASCAR start in the DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide
Series race but was collected in a multi-car incident on Lap
69 and settled for a 35th-place finish.
Danica Patrick makes a pit stop
during the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200.
March 4, 2010: Motorcycle star Jake Zemke won the AMA Pro American SuperBike
opening round and delivered NBA legend Michael Jordan his first AMA Pro SuperBike win
as an owner. On the following day, Zemke completed the sweep winning the second round of
AMA Pro American SuperBike.
April 24, 2010: At Talladega Superspeedway, former Track President Robin Braig announced
that for only the second time in its history, Daytona International Speedway 2.5-mile tri-oval,
skid pads, apron and pit road will be repaved following the Coke Zero 400 Powered By
Coca-Cola in July.
May 18-19, 2010: NASCAR and more than 20 drivers tested the new NASCAR Nationwide
Series car in advance of its on-track competition debut in July’s Subway Jalapeno 250
Powered By Coca-Cola.
July 2, 2010: Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove a blue and yellow
No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet to victory in the Subway
Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR
Nationwide Series race. Earnhardt was running the vintage paint scheme and No. 3 in honor of his late father’s
recent induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The
race was also the first for NASCAR’s new car for the
Nationwide Series.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Gatorade Victory
Lane after winning the Subway Jalapeno
250 Powered By Coca-Cola.
July 3, 2010: Richard Childress Racing’s Kevin Harvick
outdueled Kasey Kahne to the line by .092 seconds to
capture a nail-biting green-white-checkered finish in 52nd
annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola. Harvick’s win gave him the distinction of
being the last driver to win on the current asphalt.
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July 5, 2010: The green flag officially waved on the historic
Daytona International Speedway repave. Crews began the
process by removing lights poles, SAFER barrier and safety
fence, the first work on the Daytona Repave project.
Daytona 500 champions Darrell
and Michael Waltrip after
tearing up the asphalt of Turn 1.
July 12, 2010: Darrell and Michael Waltrip, the only brothers to
win the Daytona 500, took a backhoe to the daunting Turn 1 high
banks of Daytona International Speedway. The event served as
the ceremonial groundbreaking on the historic repaving project
at Daytona International Speedway.
August 13, 2010: Joie Chitwood III named president of Daytona International Speedway.
Sept. 8, 2010: Jeff Burton and DIS President Joie Chitwood III bury
a time capsule at the start/finish line.
October 28, 2010: Tony Stewart and DIS President Joie Chitwood
III paint the new start/finish line on the newly repaved 2.5-mile trioval. Stewart and Chitwood also drove a Chevrolet Camaro around
the completed portion of the race track.
December 15-16, 2010: Goodyear holds a two-day tire test of the
new racing surface. Among drivers in attendance are 2010 Daytona
500 champion Jamie McMurray, 2009 Daytona 500 champion Matt
Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
DIS President Joie Chitwood
III gives a piece of the
original start/finish line to
Tony Stewart.
Feb. 20, 2011: On a newly repaved racing surface, the 54th annual Daytona 500 produced
one of the most exciting races in event history. The Wood Brothers’ Trevor Bayne - at the age
of 20 - became the youngest Daytona 500 champion and new records were established for
different leaders (22) and lead changes (74).
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Past Grand Marshals
Past Grand Marshals For The Daytona 500
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1970
1969
1968
1967
Actor Josh Duhamel, actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, director Michael Bay from the
film Transformers: Dark of the Moon
1960 Daytona 500 Champion Junior Johnson
Florida Governor Charlie Crist
Twenty-four living Daytona 500 champions
Nicolas Cage, Academy Award-winning Actor
James Caan, Actor
Matthew McConaughey, Actor
George W. Bush, President of the United States
John Travolta, Actor
From left to right, stars from the hit film
Charles Holliday Jr., Chairman and CEO, DuPont
Transformers: Dark of the Moon –
director Michael Bay, actress Rosie
James P. Kelly, Chairman and CEO, UPS
Huntington-Whiteley and actor
Sam Gibara, Goodyear Tires
Josh Duhamel.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
Governor Bill Graves, Kansas Governor
Bob Rewey, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Worldwide, Ford Motor Company
Join R. Leach, Chairman and CEO, Western Auto Supply
Ed Woolard, Chairman and CEO, DuPont
Peter S. P. Dimsey, President US Region, Mastercard International
John D. Dingell, Congressman, Michigan
Richard Petty, seven-time Daytona 500 champion
Jim Sasser, Chairman of Senate Budget Committee, US Senate
George J.Mitchell, Majority Leader, US Senate
Richard Stegemeier, Unocal
Dolph Von Arx, R.J. Reynolds, Tobacco USA
F. Ross Johnson, RJR Nabisco, Inc.
Michael J. Roarty, Anheuser-Busch
F. James McDonald, General Motors
William S. McConnor, Union Oil Company
Donald M. Kendall, PepsiCo
Edward A. Horrigan Jr., R.J. Reynolds
John Travola, 2003 Daytona 500
Charles J. Pillod Jr, Goodyear
Grand Marshal
August A. Busch III, Anheuser Busch
Robert C. Stempel, Pontiac
George Bush, CIA Director and future President of the United States
Dr. Joseph Sisco, former Assistant Secretary of State
George C. Wallace, Presidental Candidate
Ambassador Alejandro Orfila, Aregentina
Major Jacques Maury, LeMans, France
Governor George C. Wallace, Alabama Governor
James Garner, Actor
Semon E. Knudsen, President of Ford Motor Company
Fred Hartley, Union Oil President
Alan S. Boyd, Secretary of Transportion
Mike Womer, Chief Marshal
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Past Grand Marshals
Past Grand Marshals For The Rolex 24 At Daytona
2012 A.J. Foyt, 1983 and 1985 Rolex 24 champion
2011 Andy Green, British Wing Commander and holder of the world land speed record
2010 Vic Elford, 1968 Rolex 24 At Daytona champion
2009 Brian Redman, Two-time Rolex 24 champion
2008 Dan Gurney, winner of the inaugural Daytona Continental
2007 Richard Petty, Seven-time Daytona 500 champion
2006 Benny Parsons, 1975 Daytona 500 champion
2005 Derek Bell, Three-time Rolex 24 champion
2004 Sir Stirling Moss, Formula One racing legend
2003 Bobby Rahal, 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner
2002 Phil Hill, Formula One champion
2001 Jackie Stewart, Three-time Formula One champion
2000 David E. Davis, Editor & Publisher of Automobile Magazine
1999 Danny Sullivan, 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner
1998 Derek Daly, international sports car and open-wheel racer
Dan Gurney, inaugural winner of the Daytona
Continental in 1962, served as Grand Marshal for
the 2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
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Past Honorary Starters
Honorary Starters for the Daytona 500
2011 Commander, USAF Air Combat Command General William M. Fraser III
2010 The Wood Brothers – Glen and Leonard Wood
2009 Bobby Allison, Three-time Daytona 500 Champion
2008 Seven-time Daytona 500 champion Richard Petty
2007 Phil Parsons, former NASCAR driver
2006 Olympic snowboard medalists Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler,
2005 Actor Ashton Kutcher
2004 Comedian Whoopi Goldberg
2003 Singer Mariah Carey
2002 Actress Angie Harmon
2001 NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw
2000 Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1999 NFL Quarterback Brett Favre
1998 NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino
1997 Jim Keown (Pepsi)
1996 Lawrence M. Higby (Unocal)
1995 NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly
1994 NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman
1993 NASCAR legend Richard Petty
1992 Ray Pinion (First Brands Corp.)
As Honorary Starter, Ashton Kutcher
1991 Alfred E. Dudley (First Brands Corp.)
waved the green flag for the 2005
1990 Anthony J. Celebrezze (Ohio Attorney General)
Daytona 500
1989 Neal Pilson (CBS)
1988 Roger Beech (Unocal)
1987 Jon Mills (FL Speaker of the House)
1986 Dick Stegemeier (Unocal)
1985 Jere W. Thompson (Southland Corp.)
1984 William R. Howard (Piedmont)
1983 Vice President George Bush
1982 Joseph Block (Pepsi)
1981 William E. Hoglund (Pontiac
1980 Hugh A. Carter, Jr., Special Assistant to the President, Carter Administration
1979 Ben Gazarra (actor)
1978 James Michener, Author
1977 Ken Stabler, NFL Quarterback
1975 Charlie Rich (C/W singer)
1974 Brig. General Robert M. Montague
1973 Joe Littlejohn, Former NASCAR Driver
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National Anthem Singers
National Anthem Singers for the Daytona 500
2011 Martina McBride
2010 Harry Connick Jr.
2009 Gavin DeGraw
2008 Trisha Yearwood
2007 Big and Rich
2006 Fergie
2005 Vanessa Williams
2004 LeAnn Rimes
2003 Mariah Carey
2002 Denise Graves
2001 O-Town
2000 Jesse McGuire
1999 Edwin McCain
1998 Kathy Mattea
1997 Lorrie Morgan
1996 Engelbert Humperdinck
1995 Diamond Rio
1994 Michelle Wright
1990 The Osmond Boys
Trisha Yearwood sang the National
Anthem for the historic 50th running of
the Daytona 500 in 2008
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Past Daytona 500 Pace Cars
2012 Toyota Camry
2011 Chevrolet Camaro
2010 Ford Mustang GT
2009 Chevrolet Camaro
2008 Chevrolet Corvette
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
2002 Pontiac Trans-Am
2001 Pontiac Aztec
1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1981 Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1980 Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1975 Pontiac LeMans
1974 Pontiac Grand Am
1973 Pontiac LeMans
1972 Pontiac LeMans
1971 Porsche Audi 914
1970 Ford Torino GT convertible
1969 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1968 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1967 Pontiac Firebird
1966 Plymouth Belvedere convertible
1965 Dodge Coronet convertible
1964 Dodge Coronet convertible
1963 Buick convertible
1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible
1960 Buick convertible
Actor Tom Cruise with the 2009
Daytona 500 pace car.
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DIS Presidents
William H.G. France: 1959 - 1981
William C. France: 1982 – 1987
John Cooper: December 1987 – July 1990
Jim Foster: September 1990 – September 1995
John Graham: September 1995 – August 2002
Robin Braig: August 2002 – August 2010
Joie Chitwood III: August 2010 - Present
• William C. France was General Manager from the earliest years
through 1979
• John Riddle was General Manager from 1980 through 1987
• The title of General Manager was dissolved after 1987
Joie Chitwood III was named President of
Daytona International Speedway on August 13, 2010.
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About the President
Joie Chitwood III
Joie Chitwood III serves as president of International Speedway Corporation’s
flagship motorsports facility — Daytona International Speedway (DIS). As president of
DIS, Chitwood oversees all speedway activities including
event entertainment, fan amenities and ticket sales. He
assumed this role in August 2010.
Chitwood was previously the Vice President of
Business Operations for International Speedway
Corporation (ISC), a motorsports entertainment company
based in Daytona Beach, Fla. In this role, Chitwood lead
strategy development and business execution across the
Company’s 13 motorsports facilities and Americrown
Service Corp., ISC’s catering, concessions and
merchandising subsidiary.
Joie Chitwood III, President,
Chitwood has received several industry honors and
Daytona International
professional accolades throughout his career, including:
Speedway
• SportsBusiness Journal Forty under 40 in 2009
• Indianapolis Business Journal Forty under 40 in 2007
• University of South Florida College of Business Celebration of Free Enterprise
Honoree in 2005
Prior to joining ISC in August 2009, Chitwood served as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), overseeing daily operations
for IMS, including Brickyard Crossing Inn and Brickyard Crossing Golf Course. He
joined the staff of the IMS as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs on Oct. 1, 2002.
Chitwood was also Vice President and General Manager of Raceway Associates,
LLC, which oversaw construction of the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.,
from 1999-2002. In 2001, the track began to host Indy Racing League- and NASCARsanctioned events. During his tenure at Chicagoland, Chitwood also served on the board
of directors of several Joliet-area economic development organizations.
Chitwood was also an integral part of his family’s entertainment business, the wellknown Chitwood Thrill Show, beginning at age 5. He began his career as a stuntman and
later specialized in precision driving.
In 1992, Chitwood earned a business administration and finance degree from the
University of Florida. He also studied at Cambridge University in England and earned a
master of business administration degree from the University of South Florida.
Chitwood sits on the board of trustees for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of
America. He also serves on the boards of the Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce
and the Central Florida Partnership, and is a member of the advisory committee for the
Sports Executive Leadership Conference. He was previously a member of the
Indianapolis 2012 Super Bowl bid committee and the 500 Festival board of directors,
and was an adjunct professor at Marian College in Indianapolis.
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Harley J. Earl Trophy
If there’s one trophy a driver dreams of putting his hands on, it’s the Harley
J. Earl trophy. Awarded to the winner of the Daytona 500, the Harley J. Earl
trophy is one of the most prized possessions in motorsports.
Named after Harley J. Earl, a famous General Motors designer and friend of
NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., the Harley J. Earl Perpetual Trophy rests year
round at Daytona International Speedway and bears the name of every Daytona
500 champion. The trophy can be viewed by guests on the Daytona International
Speedway Track Tour.
Each year, the Harley J. Earl Perpetual Trophy makes a trip outside the
attraction to the hallowed grounds of Gatorade Victory Lane at the “World Center
of Racing” for a meeting with the Daytona 500 champion.
While the Daytona 500 champion doesn’t take home the Harley J. Earl
trophy, the winner of “The Great American Race” is awarded a replica Harley J.
Earl trophy, which has a black base with a scaled-down replica of the Firebird
One that Earl created in 1954 at the peak of his career with General Motors.
For the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008, the trophy was 24 karat
gold.
Trevor Bayne, 2011 Daytona 500 champion, with the Harley J. Earl Trophy.
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DIS 2012 Schedule of Events*
January
6-8
Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge testing
12-14 Preseason Thunder testing
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GRAND-AM 200 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race
28-29 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona GRAND-AM Rolex
Sports Car Series race
February
18
34th annual Budweiser Shootout At Daytona and the 49th annual
Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards
19
Daytona 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger
23
54th annual Gatorade Duel At Daytona qualifying races
24
13th annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race
25
54th DRIVE4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race
26
54th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race
March
10
11-12
15-16
16
17
Daytona Supercross
Ricky Carmichael Amateur Supercross
AMA Pro Flat Track events
AMA Pro Racing SuperBike and SuperSport opening rounds
Daytona 200 and AMA Pro Racing SuperBike and SuperSport events
July
6
7
Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series race
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race
October
18-21 Fall Cycle Scene motorcycle races
December
28-30 Daytona KartWeek
*All dates tentative and subject to change
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2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule
Date
Site
Feb. 18
Feb. 19
Daytona International Speedway (Budweiser Shootout)
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying presented
by Kroger)
Daytona International Speedway (Gatorade Duel)
Daytona 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Auto Club Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway
Kansas Speedway
Richmond International Raceway
Talladega Superspeedway
Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Pocono Raceway
Michigan International Speedway
Infineon Raceway
Kentucky Speedway
Daytona International Speedway (Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola)
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pocono Raceway
Watkins Glen International
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway
Kansas Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Feb. 23
Feb. 26
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25
April 1
April 14
April 22
April 28
May 6
May 12
May 19
May 27
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
June 30
July 7
July 15
July 29
Aug. 5
Aug. 12
Aug. 19
Aug. 25
Sept. 2
Sept. 8
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 13
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
* – Denotes non-points event.
Tentative-Subject to Change
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2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule
Date
Feb. 25
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
April 13
April 27
May 5
May 11
May 20
May 26
June 2
June 16
June 23
June 29
July 6
July 14
July 22
July 28
Aug. 4
Aug. 11
Aug. 18
Aug. 24
Sept. 1
Sept. 7
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 12
Oct. 20
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
Site
Las Vegas Motor
Auto Club Speedway
Darlington Raceway
Iowa Speedway
Road America
Kentucky Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Kentucky Speedway
Kansas Speedway
Tentative-Subject to Change
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2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule
Date
Site
Feb. 24
March 31
April 15
Rockingham Speedway
April 21
Kansas Speedway
May 18
June 1
June 8
June 28
Kentucky Speedway
July 14
Iowa Speedway
July 21
August 4
Pocono Raceway
August 18
August 31
Sept. 15
Iowa Speedway
Sept. 21
Kuntucky Speedway
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct. 27
Nov. 2
Nov. 9
Nov. 16
Note: All dates subject to change.
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GRAND-AM Series Schedule
2012 GRAND-AM ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES
SCHEDULE
Date
Event
Jan. 28-29
Mar 30-April 1
Barber Motorsports Park
April 27-29
May 11-13
New Jersey Motorsports Park
June 1-3
Detroit Belle Isle
June 8-10
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
June 22-24
Road America
July 29-July 1
July 27-29
Aug. 10-12
Aug. 17-19
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Sept. 7-9
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sept. 28-30
Lime Rock
2012 CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE
Date
Event
Jan. 26-27
Mar 30-April 1
Barber Motorsports Park
April 27-29
May 11-13
New Jersey Motorsports Park
June 8-10
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
June 22-24
Road America
June 29-July 1
July 27-29
Sept. 7-9
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sept. 28-30
Lime Rock
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Track Map
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Track Specifications
SUPERSPEEDWAY
2.5-mile tri-oval
40 feet wide with 12- to 30-foot apron
Turns:
Banking: 31 degrees
Length: 3,000 feet
Radius: 1,000 feet
Tri-oval:
Banking: 18 degrees (at start/finish line)
Sprint FANZONE
Frontstretch:
Chute length: 1,900 feet (from turn to middle of tri-oval)
Total Length: 3,800 feet
Superstretch:
Length: 3,000 feet
Pit Road:
Length: 1,600 feet
Width: 60 feet
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Garage Area:
Sprint Cup Garages (spaces for 74 cars)
Nationwide Series Garages (spaces for 74 cars)
Alternate garage pad (spaces for 54 18-wheelers)
Lights:
1,932 light fixtures, including 202 poles ranging from 70 feet to 110 feet; 150 miles of
wire; 800 tons of concrete and 2,600 square feet of mirrors
Road Course:
3.56 miles (incorporates tri-oval superspeedway and non-banked infield section) for
sports cars
Infield course and chicane from 30 to 50 feet wide
3.51 miles and 2.9 miles for motorcycles
Speedway Facility:
Total Acreage: 480 acres
Infield:
180 acres (including 29-acre Lake Lloyd)
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Official Partners
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Official Partners
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Records-at-a-Glance
(as of 2011 Season)
Record
Rolex 24
At Daytona
Lucas Oil
Slick Mist 200
NextEra Energy
Resources 250
Pole Speed
136.521 mph
1:33.875
Toyota Eagle MKIII (1993)
200.209 mph
Bill Venturini
Chevrolet, (1987)
187.583 mph
Joe Ruttman
Dodge (2000)
Race Speed
112.897 mph
Hasemi, Hoshino,
Suzuki, & Oloffson
Nissan R91 CP (1992)
164.053 mph
Jack Bowsher
Ford, (1966)
146.622 mph
Mark Martin
Ford (2006)
Most Career
Victories
5, Hurley Haywood
(1973, 75, 77, 79, & 91)
7, Bobby Gerhart
(1999, 02, 05,
06, 07, 10, 11)
2, Todd Bodine (2008, 2009)
Most
Consecutive
Victories
3, Peter Gregg
(1973, 75, 76)
No Race in 1974 (energy crisis)
3, Bobby Gerhart
(05-07)
2, Todd Bodine
(2008-2009)
Most Career
Starts
38, Hurley Haywood
24, Bobby Gerhart
12, David Starr
Most Pole
Positions
N/A
4, Bobby Gerhart
(2003-06)
2, Joe Ruttman
(2000-01)
Most
Consecutive Pole
Positions
N/A
4, Bobby Gerhart
(2003-06)
2, Joe Ruttman
(2000-01)
Most Wins
From Pole
Position
N/A
2, Bobby Gerhart
(2005-06)
1, Joe Ruttman (2001)
Mark Martin (2006)
Jack Sprague (2007)
Most Races Led
N/A
N/A
6, Terry Cook
Most Miles
Completed
N/A
4,057.5 miles,
Bobby Gerhart
2545 miles
Dennis Setzer
Most Laps Led,
Career
N/A
1,084 laps,
Iggy Katona
N/A
Most Laps Led,
Race
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fewest Different
Leaders,
Single Race
N/A
2, (1966, 2010, 2011)
6 (2008, 2011)
Most Different
Leaders, Single Race
N/A
8, (1995)
17 (2005)
Most Wins by
a Manufacturer
22, Porsche
16, Chevrolet
5, Toyota
Lowest Starting
Position by a Winner
N/A
30, Iggy Katona
(1971)
36, Bobby Hamilton
(2005)
Most Lead Changes
N/A
22, (1974)
31, (2001)
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Records-at-a-Glance
(as of 2011 Season)
DRIVE4COPD 300
Daytona
500
Coke Zero 400 Powered
By Coca-Cola
Subway Jalapeno 250
Powered By Coca-Cola
194.389 mph
Tommy Houston
210.364 mph
Bill Elliott
Buick, (1987)
203.666 mph
Sterling Marlin
Ford, (1987)
186.308 mph
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003)
Chevrolet, (1987)
162.675 mph
Darrell Waltrip
Chevrolet, (1978)
177.602 mph
Buddy Baker
Oldsmobile, (1980)
173.473 mph
Bobby Allison
Mercury, (1980)
155.761 mph
Denny Hamlin (2008)
7, Dale Earnhardt
(1982, 86, 90-94)
7, Richard Petty
(1964, 66, 71, 73-74, 79, 81)
5, David Pearson
(1961, 72-74, 78)
3, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
(2003, 2006, 2010)
5, Dale Earnhardt
(1990-94)
2, Richard Petty (1973-74);
Cale Yarborough (1983-84);
3, David Pearson
(1972-74)
Sterling Marlin (1994-95)
no consecutive winners
21, Red Farmer
32, Dave Marcis
32, Richard Petty
9, Mike Wallace,
4, Joe Nemechek
(2001-03, 05);
4, Cale Yarborough
(1968, 70, 78, 84);
Buddy Baker (1969, 73, 79-80);
Bill Elliott (1985-87, 2001)
8, Cale Yarborough
2, Kevin Harvick
3, Joe Nemechek (2001-03);
3, Bill Elliott (1985-87);
Ken Schrader (1988-90)
2, Cale Yarborough;
(1969-70, 80-81, 83-84)
Sterling Marlin (1991-92)
Dale Earnhardt (1994-95)
none
2, Tony Stewart (2008-2009)
2, Cale Yarborough
(1968, 84);
Bill Elliott (1985, 87)
2, Tony Stewart
(2005, 2009)
1, Joe Nemechek (2002);
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003)
Clint Bowyer (2009)
13, Bobby Allison
20, Richard Petty
18, Buddy Baker
4327.5 miles,
Darrell Waltrip
13,480 miles,
Bill Elliott
11,485.0 miles,
Ricky Rudd
2,285 miles,
Mike Wallace
492 laps,
Dale Earnhardt
781 laps,
Richard Petty
644 laps,
Cale Yarborough
255 laps,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
101, Paul Goldsmith
(1967)
184, Richard Petty
(1964)
151, Tony Stewart
(2005)
(2003)
2 (2003)
3, (1972)
4, (1959*, 64, 68, 95);
3, (1960*, 62)
*1959-62 this race was run
as a 250 mile event
1, (2003)
12, (1980, 2010)
22, (2011)
25, (2011)
12, (2011)
25, Chevrolet
21, Chevrolet
17, Chevrolet
6, Chevrolet
42, Chad Little,
(1995)
39, Matt Kenseth
(2009)
38, Bill Elliott
18, Joey Logano
35, (1984, 86, 2011)
74, (2011)
57, (2011)
35, (2011)
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All-Time Victory Leaders
ALL-TIME VICTORY LEADERS
AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Includes all major championship point races, qualifying races
and selected support races.
Driver/Rider
Dale Earnhardt
Bobby Allison
Tony Stewart
Cale Yarborough
Jeff Gordon
Darrell Waltrip
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Hurley Haywood
Richard Petty
Miguel Duhamel
Bill Elliott
Dale Jarrett
David Pearson
A.J. Foyt
Mark Martin
Fireball Roberts
Bobby Gerhart
Peter Gregg
Mat Mladin
Buddy Baker
Geoffrey Bodine
Ricky Carmichael
Al Holbert
Bobby Isaac
Sterling Marlin
Scott Pruett
Scott Russell
Michael Waltrip
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Neil Bonnett
Wally Dallenbach
Kevin Harvick
Ernie Irvan
Wins
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6
6
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5
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Category(ies)
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Sports Cars
Stock Cars
Motorcycles
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock/Sports Cars
Stock/Sports Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Sports Cars
Motorcycles
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Supercross
Sports Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock/Sports Cars
Motorcycles
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
Sports Cars
Stock Cars
Stock Cars
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