DAYTONA DATA

Daytona International Speedway
TRACK RECORDS
Most Wins: 10 – Richard Petty
Most Poles: 12 – Cale Yarborough
Most Top Fives: 28 – Richard Petty
Most Top 10s: 37 – Richard Petty
Most Lead Changes: 60 – 2/17/74
Fewest Lead Changes: 6 – 2 times,
most recently 7/16/02 (non-qualifying races)
Most Leaders: 21 – 2/14/10
Fewest Leaders: 1 – 4 times, most recently 2/22/63
Most Cautions: 12 – 7/1/89
Fewest Cautions: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most Caution Laps: 60 – 2/25/68
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most on the Lead Lap: 34 – 7/1/06
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 – 8 times,
most recently 2/15/76
Most Running at the Finish: 41 – 2 times,
most recently 7/7/07
Fewest Running at the Finish: 11 – 7/4/63
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 184 – 2/23/64
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 – 4 times,
most recently 7/2/94
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 40 – Chevrolet
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds – 7/7/07
Greatest Margin of Victory: 4.102 Seconds – 7/5/03
Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.


STARTING POSITIONS OF RACE WINNERS


Races won from Pos. No. 1...............25
Races won from Pos. No. 2...............19
Races won from Pos. No. 3...............11
Races won from Pos. No. 4...............11
Races won from Pos. No. 5.................3
Races won from Pos. No. 6.................7
Races won from Pos. No. 7.................7
Races won from Pos. No. 8.................6
Races won from Pos. No. 9...............10
Races won from Pos. No. 10...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 11...............2
Races won from Pos. No. 12...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 13...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 14...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 15...............5
Races won from Pos. No. 19...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 21...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 30...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 32...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 33...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 34...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 38...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 39...............1
RACES WON FROM POLE (17 of 104)
Fireball Roberts ..................1959, 1962
Jack Smith ...................................1960
Richard Petty ................................1966
Cale Yarborough........1968, 1981, 1984
David Pearson ..............................1974
Buddy Baker.................................1980
Bill Elliott ............................1985, 1987
Jeff Gordon.........................1999, 2004
Dale Jarrett ..................................2000
Tony Stewart ......................2005, 2009
Kevin Harvick ...............................2010
DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACE (1959-71)
WINS FROM POLE (8 of 23)
Fireball Roberts ..................1961, 1962
Darel Dieringer .............................1965
Cale Yarborough ...........................1970
B. Issac.........................................1969
Junior Johnson.............................1965
Joe Weatherly...............................1961
Jack Smith ...................................1960


Note: From 1959-71 qualifying event winners were credited with a points-paying series win.
From 1959-67 qualifying event distance was 100 miles.
 From 1968-2003 qualifying event distance was 125 miles.
 Startingin 2005 qualifying event distance was150 miles.


POLE WINNERS


Cale Yarborough ...........................12
Fireball Roberts ..............................6
Buddy Baker ...................................5
Bill Elliott ........................................5
Donnie Allison .................................4
Dale Jarrett ....................................4
Sterling Marlin ................................4
Darel Dieringer ...............................3
Dale Earnhardt ................................3
Jeff Gordon .....................................3
Ken Schrader ..................................3
Bobby Allison ..................................2
Davey Allison ..................................2
A.J. Foyt .........................................2
Bobby Isaac ....................................2
Jimmie Johnson .............................2
Bobby Labonte ...............................2
Mark Martin ....................................2
David Pearson ................................2
Mike Skinner ..................................2
Loy Allen Jr ....................................1
Greg Biffle ......................................1
Geoffrey Bodine ..............................1
Neil Bonnett ....................................1
Jeff Burton .....................................1
David Gilliland ................................1
Charlie Glotzbach ............................1
Paul Goldsmith ...............................1
Jeff Green ......................................1
Kevin Harvick .................................1
Ernie Irvan ......................................1
Junior Johnson ...............................1
Banjo Matthews ..............................1
Paul Menard ...................................1
Joe Nemechek ...............................1
Cotton Owens .................................1
Marvin Panch .................................1
Steve Park ......................................1
Benny Parsons ................................1
Kyle Petty .......................................1
Richard Petty ..................................1
Ricky Rudd .....................................1
Greg Sacks .....................................1
Boris Said .......................................1
Jack Smith .....................................1
Tony Stewart ..................................1
Ramo Stott .....................................1
Martin Truex Jr ...............................1
Curtis Turner ...................................1
Darrell Waltrip .................................1
Bob Welborn ...................................1
LeeRoy Yarbrough ...........................1

RACE WINNERS

Richard Petty ................................10
Cale Yarborough .............................9
David Pearson ................................8
Fireball Roberts ..............................7
Bobby Allison ..................................6
Jeff Gordon .....................................6
Bill Elliott ........................................4
Dale Jarrett ....................................4
Junior Johnson ...............................4
Dale Earnhardt ................................3
A.J. Foyt .........................................3
Bobby Isaac ....................................3
Sterling Marlin ................................3
Tony Stewart ..................................3
Michael Waltrip ...............................3
LeeRoy Yarbrough ...........................3
Davey Allison ..................................2
Buddy Baker ...................................2
Dale Earnhardt Jr ...........................2
Pete Hamilton .................................2
Kevin Harvick .................................2
Ernie Irvan ......................................2
Fred Lorenzen ................................2
Jamie McMurray ............................2
Jack Smith .....................................2
Joe Weatherly .................................2
Donnie Allison .................................1
John Andretti ..................................1
Mario Andretti .................................1
Earl Balmer .....................................1
Greg Biffle ......................................1
Geoffrey Bodine ..............................1
Neil Bonnett ....................................1
Jeff Burton .....................................1
Ward Burton ...................................1
Kyle Busch .....................................1
Derrike Cope ..................................1
Darel Dieringer ...............................1
Charlie Glotzbach............................ 1
Paul Goldsmith ...............................1
Jimmie Johnson .............................1
Matt Kenseth ..................................1
Tiny Lund .......................................1
Sam McQuagg ................................1
Ryan Newman ................................1
Marvin Panch .................................1
Benny Parsons ................................1
Lee Petty ........................................1
Tim Richmond ................................1
Johnny Rutherford ..........................1
Greg Sacks .....................................1
Jimmy Spencer ..............................1
Darrell Waltrip .................................1
Bob Welborn ...................................1