Well normally i don't write a blog about the Daytona 500 but i thought i would give some interesting stats on the Daytona 500 that you may or may not find interesting. I did post most of these stats on my personal facebook page earlier today.
9 times the daytona 500 has been won from the pole:
Fireball Roberts 1962, Richard Petty 1966, Cale Yarborough 1968, Buddy Baker 1980, Yarborough 1984, Bill Elliott 1985, Elliott 1987, Jeff Gordon 1999, Dale Jarrett 2000
8 times has a Gatorade Duel winner gone on to the Daytona 500 and won:
Fireball Roberts 1962, Cale Yarborough 1977, Yarborough 1984, Bill Elliott 1985, Bobby Allison 1988, Sterling Marlin 1995, Dale Earnhardt 1998, Dale Earnhardt Jr 2004
Drivers who won the championship the year before and then start the following year off with the Daytona 500 win:
Lee Petty 1959, Richard Petty 1973, Cale Yarborough 1977, Yarborough 1978, Jeff Gordon 1999, Dale Jarrett 2000
Driver to win the Daytona 500 and Championship in the same year:
Lee Petty 1959, Richard Petty 1964, Richard Petty 1971, Richard Petty 1974, Cale Yarborough 1977, Richard Petty 1979, Jeff Gordon 1997, Jimmie Johnson 2006
Drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 in the same year:
Fireball Roberts 1962, Cale Yarborough 1968, LeeRoy Yarborough 1969, Bobby Allison 1982
Drivers to win the Daytona 500 and All-Star Race the same year:
Davey Allison 1992, Jeff Gordon 1997, Jimmie Johnson 2006, Kevin Harvick 2007
Drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year:
Dale Jarrett 1996, Jimmie Johnson 2006, Jamie McMurray 2010
Drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same year:
Fred Lorenzen 1965, LeeRoy Yarborough 1969, David Pearson 1976, Darrell Waltrip 1989, Dale Jarrett 1996, Jeff Gordon 1997
Dale Jarrett is the only driver to win the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 and Brickyard 400 in the same year.
8 different manufacturers have won the Daytona 500:
Oldsmobile: 1959, 1979, 1980
Chevrolet: 1960, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
Pontiac: 1961, 1962, 1983
Ford: 1963, 196, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2009, 2011
Plymouth: 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971
Mercury: 1968, 1972, 1976
Dodge: 1973, 1974, 2002, 2008
Buick: 1981, 1982, 1988
Toyota's are still looking for their first Daytona 500 win.
For the first time in the 54 year history of the Daytona 500 was it rained out and postponed until monday thats an amazing feat to have lol
The next time you will get any stats from me will be season ending numbers from the Thunder Dome or stats in the early part of the season at the Marshalltown Speedway.
