Daytona 500 Winners
The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile race held annually (traditionally in February) at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
| Year |
Driver |
Car # |
Car Make |
Start |
| 1959 |
Lee Petty |
42 |
Oldsmobile |
15th |
| 1960 |
Robert G. "Junior" Johnson |
27 |
Chevrolet |
9th |
| 1961 |
Marvin Panch |
20 |
Pontiac |
4th |
| 1962 |
Edward G. "Fireball" Roberts |
22 |
Pontiac |
1st |
| 1963 |
DeWayne L. "Tiny" Lund |
21 |
Ford |
12th |
| 1964 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Plymouth |
2nd |
| 1965 |
Fred Lorenzen |
28 |
Ford |
4th |
| 1966 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Plymouth |
1st |
| 1967 |
Mario Andretti |
11 |
Ford |
12th |
| 1968 |
Cale Yarborough |
21 |
Mercury |
1st |
| 1969 |
LeeRoy Yarbrough |
98 |
Ford |
19th |
| 1970 |
Pete Hamilton |
40 |
Plymouth |
9th |
| 1971 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Plymouth |
5th |
| 1972 |
A.J. Foyt |
21 |
Mercury |
2nd |
| 1973 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Dodge |
7th |
| 1974 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Dodge |
2nd |
| 1975 |
Benny Parsons |
72 |
Chevrolet |
32nd |
| 1976 |
David Pearson |
21 |
Mercury |
7th |
| 1977 |
Cale Yarborough |
11 |
Chevrolet |
4th |
| 1978 |
Bobby Allison |
15 |
Ford |
33rd |
| 1979 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Oldsmobile |
13th |
| 1980 |
Buddy Baker |
28 |
Oldsmobile |
1st |
| 1981 |
Richard Petty |
43 |
Buick |
8th |
| 1982 |
Bobby Allison |
88 |
Buick |
7th |
| 1983 |
Cale Yarborough |
28 |
Pontiac |
8th |
| 1984 |
Cale Yarborough |
28 |
Chevrolet |
1st |
| 1985 |
Bill Elliott |
9 |
Ford |
1st |
| 1986 |
Geoff Bodine |
5 |
Chevrolet |
2nd |
| 1987 |
Bill Elliott |
9 |
Ford |
1st |
| 1988 |
Bobby Allison |
12 |
Buick |
3rd |
| 1989 |
Darrell Waltrip |
17 |
Chevrolet |
2nd |
| 1990 |
Derrike Cope |
10 |
Chevrolet |
12th |
| 1991 |
Ernie Irvan |
4 |
Chevrolet |
2nd |
| 1992 |
Davey Allison |
28 |
Ford |
6th |
| 1993 |
Dale Jarrett |
18 |
Chevrolet |
2nd |
| 1994 |
Sterling Marlin |
4 |
Chevrolet |
4th |
| 1995 |
Sterling Marlin |
4 |
Chevrolet |
3rd |
| 1996 |
Dale Jarrett |
88 |
Ford |
7th |
| 1997 |
Jeff Gordon |
24 |
Chevrolet |
6th |
| 1998 |
Dale Earnhardt |
3 |
Chevrolet |
4th |
| 1999 |
Jeff Gordon |
24 |
Chevrolet |
1st |
| 2000 |
Dale Jarrett |
88 |
Ford |
1st |
| 2001 |
Michael Waltrip |
15 |
Chevrolet |
19th |
| 2002 |
Ward Burton |
22 |
Dodge |
19th |
| 2003 |
Michael Waltrip |
15 |
Chevrolet |
4th |
| 2004 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
8 |
Chevrolet |
3rd |
| 2005 |
Jeff Gordon |
24 |
Chevrolet |
15th |
| 2006 |
Jimmie Johnson |
48 |
Chevrolet |
9th |
| 2007 |
Kevin Harvick |
29 |
Chevrolet |
34th |
| 2008 |
Ryan Newman |
12 |
Dodge |
7th |
| 2009 |
Matt Kenseth |
17 |
Ford |
39th |
| 2010 |
Jamie McMurray |
1 |
Chevrolet |
13th |
| 2011 |
Trevor Bayne |
21 |
Ford |
32nd |
| 2012 |
Matt Kenseth |
17 |
Ford |
4th |
| 2013 |
Jimmie Johnson |
48 |
Chevrolet |
9th |
| 2014 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
88 |
Chevrolet |
9th |
| 2015 |
Joey Logano |
22 |
Ford |
5th |
| 2016 |
Denny Hamlin |
11 |
Toyota |
11th |
| 2017 |
Kurt Busch |
41 |
Ford |
8th |
| 2018 |
Austin Dillon |
3 |
Chevrolet |
14th |
| 2019 |
Denny Hamlin |
11 |
Toyota |
10th |
| 2020 |
Denny Hamlin |
11 |
Toyota |
39th |