÷ There have been 135 NASCAR Sprint Cup races since the track hosted its first race in 1959: 56 have been 500 miles, 52 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.
÷ 58 drivers have posted poles at Daytona.
÷ Cale Yarborough leads all drivers with 12 poles at Daytona.
÷ Bill Elliott, Buddy Baker and Cale Yarborough are tied for the most Daytona 500 poles with four each. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with two Daytona 500 poles.
÷ Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with three poles at Daytona.
÷ 57 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 Kevin Harvick in the 2010 July race.
÷ 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)
