List of Daytona 500 Winners (1959-2025)– The Daytona 500 occurred in February 2025 and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. became the race’s incumbent champion. The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series motor race covering a distance of 500 miles (805 km), and is an annual spectacle held at the iconic Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Daytona 500 Winners List
| Year | Date | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Distance | Race Time | Average Speed(mph) | |
| Laps | Miles (Km) | |||||||||
| 1959 | February 22 | 15th | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:41:22 | 135.521 |
| 1960 | February 14 | 9th | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 4:00:30 | 124.74 |
| 1961 | February 26 | 4th | 20 | Marvin Panch | Smokey Yunick | Pontiac | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:20:32 | 149.601 |
| 1962 | February 18 | Pole | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens | Pontiac | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:10:41 | 152.529 |
| 1963 | February 24 | 12th | 21 | Tiny Lund | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:17:56 | 151.566 |
| 1964 | February 23 | 2nd | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises (2) | Plymouth | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:14:23 | 154.334 |
| 1965 | February 14 | 4th | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 133* | 332.5 (535.106) | 2:22:56 | 141.539 |
| 1966 | February 27 | Pole | 43 | Richard Petty (2) | Petty Enterprises (3) | Plymouth | 198* | 495 (796.625) | 3:04:54 | 160.927 |
| 1967 | February 26 | 12th | 11 | Mario Andretti† | Holman-Moody (2) | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:24:11 | 146.926 |
| 1968 | February 25 | Pole | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing (2) | Mercury | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:23:44 | 143.251 |
| 1969 | February 23 | 19th | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:09:56 | 157.95 |
| 1970 | February 22 | 9th | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises (4) | Plymouth | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:20:32 | 149.601 |
| 1971 | February 14 | 5th | 43 | Richard Petty (3) | Petty Enterprises (5) | Plymouth | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:27:40 | 144.462 |
| 1972 | February 20 | 2nd | 21 | A. J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing (3) | Mercury | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:05:42 | 161.55 |
| 1973 | February 18 | 7th | 43 | Richard Petty (4) | Petty Enterprises (6) | Dodge | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:10:50 | 157.205 |
| 1974 | February 17 | 2nd | 43 | Richard Petty (5) | Petty Enterprises (7) | Dodge | 180* | 450 (724.205) | 3:11:38 | 140.894 |
| 1975 | February 16 | 32nd | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:15:15 | 153.649 |
| 1976 | February 15 | 7th | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing (4) | Mercury | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:17:08 | 152.181 |
| 1977 | February 20 | 4th | 11 | Cale Yarborough (2) | Junior Johnson & Associates (2) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:15:48 | 153.218 |
| 1978 | February 19 | 33rd | 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:07:49 | 159.73 |
| 1979 | February 18 | 13th | 43 | Richard Petty (6) | Petty Enterprises (8) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:28:22 | 143.977 |
| 1980 | February 17 | Pole | 28 | Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy | Oldsmobile | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:48:55 | 177.602‡ |
| 1981 | February 15 | 8th | 43 | Richard Petty (7) | Petty Enterprises (9) | Buick | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:56:50 | 169.651 |
| 1982 | February 14 | 7th | 88 | Bobby Allison (2) | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:14:49 | 153.991 |
| 1983 | February 20 | 8th | 28 | Cale Yarborough (3) | Ranier-Lundy (2) | Pontiac | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:12:20 | 155.979 |
| 1984 | February 19 | Pole | 28 | Cale Yarborough (4) | Ranier-Lundy (3) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:18:41 | 150.994 |
| 1985 | February 17 | Pole | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:54:09 | 172.265 |
| 1986 | February 16 | 2nd | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:32 | 148.124 |
| 1987 | February 15 | Pole | 9 | Bill Elliott (2) | Melling Racing (2) | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:50:12 | 176.263 |
| 1988 | February 14 | 3rd | 12 | Bobby Allison (3) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:38:08 | 137.531 |
| 1989 | February 19 | 2nd | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports (2) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:04 | 148.466 |
| 1990 | February 18 | 12th | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:00:59 | 165.761 |
| 1991 | February 17 | 2nd | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:30 | 148.148 |
| 1992 | February 16 | 6th | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:07:12 | 160.256 |
| 1993 | February 14 | 2nd | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:13:35 | 154.972 |
| 1994 | February 20 | 4th | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports (2) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:11:10 | 156.931 |
| 1995 | February 19 | 3rd | 4 | Sterling Marlin (2) | Morgan-McClure Motorsports (3) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:31:42 | 141.71 |
| 1996 | February 18 | 7th | 88 | Dale Jarrett (2) | Robert Yates Racing (2) | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:14:25 | 154.308 |
| 1997 | February 16 | 6th | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports (3) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:22:18 | 148.295 |
| 1998 | February 15 | 4th | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 2:53:42 | 172.712 |
| 1999 | February 14 | Pole | 24 | Jeff Gordon (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (4) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:05:42 | 161.551 |
| 2000 | February 20 | Pole | 88 | Dale Jarrett (3) | Robert Yates Racing (3) | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:12:43 | 155.669 |
| 2001 | February 18 | 19th | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:05:26 | 161.783 |
| 2002 | February 17 | 19th | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:29:50 | 130.81 |
| 2003 | February 16 | 4th | 15 | Michael Waltrip (2) | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (2) | Chevrolet | 109* | 272.5 (438.546) | 2:02:08 | 133.87 |
| 2004 | February 15 | 3rd | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (3) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:11:53 | 156.341 |
| 2005 | February 20 | 15th | 24 | Jeff Gordon (3) | Hendrick Motorsports (5) | Chevrolet | 203* | 507.5 (816.742) | 3:45:16 | 135.173 |
| 2006 | February 19 | 9th | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports (6) | Chevrolet | 203* | 507.5 (816.742) | 3:33:26 | 142.667 |
| 2007 | February 18 | 34th | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing (2) | Chevrolet | 202* | 505 (812.719) | 3:22:55 | 149.333 |
| 2008 | February 17 | 7th | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:16:30 | 152.672 |
| 2009 | February 15 | 43rd1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 152* | 380 (611.551) | 2:51:40 | 132.816 |
| 2010 | February 14 | 13th | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 208* | 520 (836.859) | 3:47:16 | 137.284 |
| 2011 | February 20 | 32nd | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing (5) | Ford | 208* | 520 (836.859) | 3:59:24 | 130.326 |
| 2012 | February 27–28* | 4th | 17 | Matt Kenseth (2) | Roush Fenway Racing (2) | Ford | 202* | 505 (812.719) | 3:36:02 | 140.256 |
| 2013 | February 24 | 9th | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (7) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:08:23 | 159.25 |
| 2014 | February 23 | 9th | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (8) | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:26:29 | 145.29 |
| 2015 | February 22 | 5th | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske (2) | Ford | 203* | 507.5 (816.742) | 3:08:02 | 161.939 |
| 2016 | February 21 | 11th | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) | Toyota | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:10:25 | 157.549 |
| 2017 | February 26 | 8th | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:29:31 | 143.187 |
| 2018 | February 18 | 14th | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing (3) | Chevrolet | 207* | 517.5 (832.836) | 3:26:15 | 150.545 |
| 2019 | February 17 | 10th | 11 | Denny Hamlin (2) | Joe Gibbs Racing (3) | Toyota | 207* | 517.5 (832.836) | 3:45:55 | 137.440 |
| 2020 | February 16-17* | 39th2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (3) | Joe Gibbs Racing (4) | Toyota | 209* | 522.5 (840.882) | 3:42:10 | 141.11 |
| 2021 | February 14 | 17th | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:28:05 | 144.416 |
| 2022 | February 20 | 5th | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske (3) | Ford | 201* | 502.5 (808.695) | 3:31:53 | 142.295 |
| 2023 | February 19 | 31st | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 212* | 530 (853.174) | 3:38:53 | 145.283 |