Gordon’s 2005 win drew a record 18.7 million viewers ... “He changed the commercial side of the sport more than anything,” three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin said.

(Donald and Melania Trump married Jan. 22, 2005.) In February 2020, during his first presidential term, Donald Trump was the grand marshal for the 62nd annual Daytona 500. It was months before the ...

2004: During the first Daytona 500 broadcast in high definition, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won six years to the day of his father’s ...

Kyle Busch (18 starts) – Busch has competed in nearly every Daytona 500 since his rookie season in 2005. He missed 2015 due to a leg injury. Busch finished second in the 2019 Daytona 500. He was also ...

Prior to Byron's back-to-back victories, NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon piloted the No. 24 to Daytona 500 victories in 1997, 1999 and 2005. In a much anticipated NASCAR debut many years in the ...

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 twice in his first seven seasons, later adding another victory six years later, in 2005. Surely, he figured, there would be more to come.

Bowman was also the Daytona 500 pole winner in 2018 and 2021 ... and Dale Jarrett (1995, 2000, 2005). Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough and Bill Elliott all hold the overall record at four apiece.

Here’s when and what the Daytona 500 is, how many laps the race is, what to know about the race and a list of all the past winners.

The Daytona 500 is approaching fast, with NASCAR heading to Florida for the 67th edition of one of the biggest events in motor racing. Daytona International Speedway is ready for the 200-lap race ...

The Daytona 500 has produced kings, kicked off championship dynasties, cemented legacies and lifted relative unknowns into the biggest spotlight. The "Great American Race" has been held 66 times ...