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Daytona 500 Facts
Most Consecutive Victories: (2) Richard Petty (1973-74); Cale Yarborough (1983-84); Sterling Marlin (1994-95) Most Career Starts: (33) Dave Marcis Most Consecutive Starts: (32) Dave Marcis (1968-99) Most Pole Positions: (4) Cale Yarborough (1968, 70, 78, 84); Buddy Baker (1967, 73, 79-80) Most Wins from the Pole Position: (2) Cale Yarborough (1968, 84); Bill Elliott (1985, 87) Most Consecutive Pole Positions: (3) Fireball Roberts (1961-63); Bill Elliott (1985-87); Ken Schrader (1988-90) Longest Span Between First and Last Victory: (17) Richard Petty (1964-81) Most Starts Before Winning: (20) Dale Earnhardt Most Races Led: (20) Richard Petty Most Times Completing All 500 Miles: (14) Dale Earnhardt Most Miles Completed: (12,150 miles, 4,860 laps ) Richard Petty Most Laps Led, Career: (780) Richard Petty Most Times Led, Race: (21) Bobby Allison (1981) Most Laps Led, Race: (184) Richard Petty (1964) Driver Leading the Most Laps and Winning: (184) Richard Petty (1964) Driver Leading the Most Laps and Not Winning: (170) Fireball Roberts (1961) Driver Leading the Fewest Laps and Winning: (4) Benny Parsons (1975) Most Different Leaders, Single Race: (15) (1974, 89, 96) Fewest Different Leaders, Single Race: (3) (1972) Most Lead Changes, Single Race: (60) (1974) Most Wins by a Manufacturer: (14) Chevrolet Most Starters in he Field: (68) (1960) Lowest Starting Position by a Winner: (33rd) Bobby Allison (1978) Widest Winning Margin: 2 laps, Richard Petty (1973) Closest Winning Margin: 2 feet, Lee Petty (1959) Fastest Winning Speed: 177.602 mph, Buddy Baker (1980) Slowest Winning Speed: 124.740 mph, Junior Johnson (1960) Youngest Winner: 25 years, 6 months, 12 days, Jeff Gordon (1997) Oldest Winner: 50 years, 2 months, 11 days, Bobby Allison (1988) |
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