Daytona International Speedway

Built in 1959, the 2.5 mile tri-oval, the Daytona International Speedway was originally run by Bill France, Sr on the beach and streets of Daytona Beach. When the asphalt super speedway opened, Lee Petty won the first event. Winners of the Daytona 500 include: 1959 Lee Petty 135.521 1960 Junior Johnson 124.74 1961 Marvin Panch 149.601 1962 Fireball Roberts 152.529 1963 Tiny Lund 151.566 1964 Richard Petty 154.334 1965 Fred Lorenzen 141.539 1966 Richard Petty 160.627 1967 Mario Andretti 146.926 1968 Cale Yarborough 143.251 1969 Lee Roy Yarborough 157.95 1970 Pete Hamilton 149.601 1971 Richard Petty 144.462 1972 AJ Foyt 161.55 1973 Richard Petty 157.205 1974 Richard Petty 140.894 1975 Benny Parsons 153.649 1976 David Pearson 152.181 1977 Cale Yarborough 153.218 1978 Bobby Allison 159.73 1979 Richard Petty 143.977 1980 Buddy Baker 177.602 1981 Richard Petty 169.651 1982 Bobby Allison 153.991 1983 Cale Yarborough 155.979 1984 Cale Yarborough 150.994 1985 Bill Elliott 172.265 1986 Geoffrey Bodine 148.124 1987 Bill Elliott 176.263 1988 Bobby Allison 137.531 1989 Darrell Waltrip 148.466 1990 Derrike Cope 165.761 1991 Ernie Irvan 148.148 1992 Davey Allison 160.256 1993 Dale Jarrett 154.972 1994 Sterling Marlin 156.931 1995 Sterling Marlin 141.71 1996 Dale Jarrett 154.308 1997 Jeff Gordon 148.295 1998 Dale Earnhardt 172.712 1999 Jeff Gordon 161.551 2000 Dale Jarrett 155.669 2001 Michael Waltrip 161.783 2002 Ward Burton 142.971 2003 Michael Waltrip 133.87 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 156.345 2005 Jeff Gordon 135.173 2006 Jimmie Johnson 142.667 2007 Kevin Harvick 149.335 2008 Ryan Newman 152.672 Deaths at Daytona International Speedway include: 1959 Marshall Teague, George Amick, Dr. Bernie Taylor 1964 Harold Haberling 1965 Billy Drew Wade 1969 Don MacTavish, Wayne Harris Bartz 1970 Talmadge "Tab" Prince 1971 Joe "Rusty" Bradley Daytona, David Pearl 1972 Friday Hassler 1980 Ricky Knotts 1985 Francis Affleck, Dr. Charles Ogle 1987 Bruce Jacobi (From 1983 injuries), Joe Young, James Kolman 1988 Randy Glenn 1989 Don Williams(From 1979 injuries), Dale Robertson 1990 Julius Johnson 1993 Joe Booher, James Adamo 1994 Neil Bonnett, Rodney Orr 1997 Michael Himes,) Roger Reiman 2001 Dale Earnhardt, Dirk Piz, Stuart Stratton, Michael Davis Jr., 2002 Roy H. Weaver III 2005 Bryan Cassell 2008 Robert Boswell