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The 44-year-old safety crew supervisor was killed instantly. His death was ruled an accident by the Daytona Beach Police Department. [71] [72] Robert Boswell: February 3, 2008 Car Richard Petty Driving Experience: Racing school Boswell, slumped over the steering wheel and driving erratically, skidded down the turn two embankment and hit a ...
The first 500-mile event in Daytona happened in 1959. Two year later, the Daytona 500 moniker was adopted and is now considered one of racing’s most well-known events. Winless in the Daytona 500
There have been 128 deaths of drivers and spectators at NASCAR events. 108 of these deaths were drivers, while 20 were spectators. 92 of these deaths were due to an accident on the racetrack [1] and 14 drivers have also lost their lives at the Daytona International Raceway. [2]
Matt Kenseth held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle over the last 40 laps to win his second Daytona 500 and first Daytona 500 to go the distance. Kenseth was the first repeat winner in the Daytona 500 since Michael Waltrip's rain-shortened 2003 race. Besides Montoya's accident with the jet dryer, there were three large crashes in the race ...
Here is the all-time winners list for the NASCAR Daytona 500, which starts each season and began in 1959. Richard Petty has the most Daytona 500 wins with seven and Cale Yarborough is second with ...
Zane Smith and Josh Berry were involved in the first accident of the Daytona 500. Berry, driving for the famed Wood Brothers Racing team, hit the wall on Lap 63 and did some fairly significant ...
In the 67 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2025 race, 43 different drivers have won. [13] The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was William Byron in 2025. [1] Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins. [14]
Here's a full list of past winners in the history of the Daytona 500: Daytona 500 history: Past winners of NASCAR's biggest race. 2023: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2022: Austin Cindric. 2021: Michael McDowell