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: 74 – 2/2/20/11
Fewest Lead Changes: 6 – 2 times,
most recently 7/16/02 (non-qualifying races)
Most Leaders: 25 – 7/2/11
Fewest Leaders: 1 – 4 times, most recently 2/22/63
Most Cautions: 16 – 2/20/11
Fewest Cautions: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most Caution Laps: 60 – 2 times, most recently 2/20/11
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.
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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.................4

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...............2

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 106)

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. Starting
in 2005 qualifying event distance was150 miles.