The complete list of Daytona 500 winners
The 55th Daytona 500 takes place Feb. 24 at Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 and his son Richard Petty holds the record for most Daytona 500 wins with seven.
Below is the list of Daytona 500 winners, with car make and average speed:
| Year | Winner | Car | Average speed |
| 1959 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 135.52 |
| 1960 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 124.74 |
| 1961 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | 149.6 |
| 1962 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 152.53 |
| 1963 | Tiny Lund | Ford | 151.56 |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 154.33 |
| 1965 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 141.54 |
| 1966 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 160.63 |
| 1967 | Mario Andretti | Ford | 146.93 |
| 1968 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 143.25 |
| 1969 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford | 157.95 |
| 1970 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | 149.6 |
| 1971 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 144.46 |
| 1972 | A.J. Foyt | Mercury | 161.55 |
| 1973 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 157.21 |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 140.89 |
| 1975 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 153.65 |
| 1976 | David Pearson | Mercury | 152.18 |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 153.22 |
| 1978 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 159.73 |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 143.98 |
| 1980 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 177.6 |
| 1981 | Richard Petty | Buick | 169.65 |
| 1982 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 153.99 |
| 1983 | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac | 155.98 |
| 1984 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 150.99 |
| 1985 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 172.26 |
| 1986 | Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet | 148.12 |
| 1987 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 176.26 |
| 1988 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 137.53 |
| 1989 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 148.47 |
| 1990 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 165.76 |
| 1991 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | 148.15 |
| 1992 | Davey Allison | Ford | 160.26 |
| 1993 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | 154.97 |
| 1994 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 156.93 |
| 1995 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 141.71 |
| 1996 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 154.31 |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 148.29 |
| 1998 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 172.71 |
| 1999 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 161.55 |
| 2000 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 155.67 |
| 2001 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 161.78 |
| 2002 | Ward Burton | Dodge | 130.08 |
| 2003 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 133.87 |
| 2004 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 156.35 |
| 2005 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 135.17 |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 142.67 |
| 2007 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 149.34 |
| 2008 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 152.67 |
| 2009 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 132.82 |
| 2010 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 137.28 |
| 2011 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 130.33 |
| 2012 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 140.26 |