– There have been 133 NASCAR Sprint Cup races since the track hosted its first race in 1959: 55 have been 500 miles, 51 were 400 miles and four 250 miles. There were also 23 qualifier races that were point races.
– Fireball Roberts won the inaugural pole at Daytona.
– Bob Welborn won the first race at Daytona, the 100-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500.
– Lee Petty won the inaugural Daytona 500 on Feb. 22, 1959; he led 38 laps and won by 2 feet.
– Fireball Roberts won the first 400-mile race at Daytona, the 1963 Firecracker 400.
– 57 drivers have posted poles at Daytona.
– Cale Yarborough leads all drivers with 12 poles at Daytona.
– Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin lead all active drivers with three poles at Daytona.
– 56 drivers have won at Daytona.
– Richard Petty leads all drivers in victories at Daytona with 10.
– Jeff Gordon has six victories at Daytona, more than any other active driver.
– The Wood Brothers have won 15 races at Daytona, more than any other car owner.
– 17 full-length races at Daytona have been won from the pole; the last to do it was Jimmie Johnson in the 2013 Daytona 500.
– A driver has swept both the Daytona 500 and the July race only five times at Daytona International Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2013), Bobby Allison (1982), LeeRoy Yarborough (1969), Cale Yarborough (1968) and Fireball Roberts (1962).(NASCAR)(2-18-2014)
