-There have been 138 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway since the track hosted its first race in 1959: 58 have been 500 miles, 53 were 400 miles and four 250 miles. There were also 23 qualifier races that were point races.
-449 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series July race at Daytona International Speedway; 284 in more than one.
-The Wood Brothers have the most wins at Daytona in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 15; followed by Hendrick Motorsports with 14.
-The first NASCAR premiere series race in the state of Florida was held at the Daytona Beach & Road Course on 7/10/1949. The 40 lap event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile, 80.883 mph).
-Seven different manufacturers have won the July NSCS race at Daytona: Chevrolet: 19; Ford: 17; Mercury: 7; Dodge: 5; Pontiac: 5; Buick: 3; Toyota: 1.
-Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway for the July race is the July 7, 2007 race won by Jamie McMurray over Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.005 second. -Four of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series July races have resulted with a green-white-checkered finish at Daytona International Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): 2008 (160/162), 2010 (160/166), 2011 (160/170) and 2013 (160/161).
-Only two of the 57 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series July races at Daytona International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions: 1) July 6, 1996 – the race was called on Lap 117, 43 circuits shy of the 160 scheduled laps and 2) July 6, 2014 – the race was called on Lap 112.
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