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Top 12 NASCAR Drivers Who Won DAYTONA 500 Multiple Times

Daytona 500 has started its journey in 1959.

In the past 61 years, many drivers have shown their performance in the speedway.

Many of them built records and broke records. Some of them made footprints as a legend and some of the great riders who are good but never won a daytona 500. Only 12 drivers won the Daytona 500 titles at least 2 times.

Below is the elite list daytona 500 drivers who wins more than once.

Best Riders in The History of Daytona 500

Richard Petty

If anyone as that, who has won Daytona 500 most?

The answer will be Richard Petty, seven (7) times.

He won the title for the first time in 1964. The second cup for Petty came in 1966. Then he got again in 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1981. His car number was 43 and played under Petty Enterprises. In his career, he raced with Plymouth most of the time and Dodge for two times. 

Petty started his career in 1958 and finished in 1992 with a lot of achievements. During his career, he won 200 races and NASCAR Cup Championship seven times. He was one of the five drivers to get in the NASCAR Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2010. 

Cale Yarborough

After Richard, Yarborough is named as a successful driver in Daytona 500 history. Cale won the title four times in 1968, 1977, 1983 and 1984.

He used different car numbers throughout his career. He won Daytona with car numbers 21, 11 and 28 (2 times). Yarborough also played for different teams with different manufactures. 

He started his 28 years long career in 1960 and retired in 1988. He is considered as the ninth-best of all-time racers with a 14.82% winning percentage. In 1998, Yarborough was named as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers and inductee in NASCAR Hall of fame in 2012. 

Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison was a professional stock car racing driver. Allison won the Daytona 500 three times in times in 1978, 1982, and 1988. His winning car numbers were 15, 88 and 12. 

In his career, Bobby won 84 Cup Series races officially, which put him fourth on the all-time winning list. Allison was included in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011. He won his career’s last race at the age of 45 in 1983 and becomes the oldest driver to win a tournament. In 1985, he made his team Bobby Allison Racing.

Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett is known for winning the 1999 NASCAR Cup Series and Daytona 500 3 times. Jarrett won first Daytona in 1993, the second one is 1996 and the final one in 2000.

His family is considered as racer family. Dale’s father, son, younger brother and cousin were also a driver.

In his 24 years of career Jarrett won 32 races. The winning of Coca-Cola 600 1996 and many other achievements put him NASCAR hall of fame in 2014. After retirement in 2008, he started commentary with ESPN and currently working as NBC Sports Broadcasting Crew for NASCAR events

Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon won Daytona 500 three times in 1997, 1999 and 2005. Jeff started his career at the age of 16 and run for NASCAR in 1990.

Gordon won the NASCAR Cup Series for 4 times over the 25 years. 805 races in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and 73 races in NASCAR Xfinity Series brought his Hall of Fame award in 2019. Right now he is working with Hendrick Motorsports. He is also working with FOX NASCAR as an announcer.

Bill Elliott

Two times Daytona 500 winner William Clyde Elliott is known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville. He won his first Daytona in 1985 and the last one in 1987. Bill won both races for the Melling Racing team with the car number 9.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – 1985: Bill Elliott #9 won 11 superspeedway races in 1985, earning the Winston Million in its first year. Everything that years was his and team owner Harry Melling’s – except the points championship! (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)

Elliott was the champion of the 1988 NASCAR Cup. He ran for NASCAR from 1976 to 2012 and 1983-2018 from NASCAR Xfinity Series. In 1998 Bill was named as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers eventually listed in Hall of Fame in 2015.

Sterling Marlin

Sterling Burton Marlin was a stock car racing driver, won Daytona 500 title in 1994 and 1995. His car number was 4 and drove Chevrolet both times. Marlin drove for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, got 10 wins and NASCAR Xfinity Series, 2 wins.

Sterling started his NASCAR career in 1976 and finished in 2009. He also competed for Nationwide Series and International Race of Champions

Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip won Daytona 500 in 2001 and 2003. He won both times with Chevrolet with car number 15. In his 33 years of career, he ran for 1072 races with 16 wins and secured the top ten positions in 242 games.

Waltrip is a New York Times best-selling author for the book In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything. He is working with Fox as a pre racing commentator. Michael also has some television appearance.

Matt Kenseth

Two times Daytona 500 tittle winner Matthew Roy Kenseth ran for NASCAR for more than 21 years.

He won the Daytona Championship in 2009 and 2012. Kenseth ran for Roush Fenway Racing teams with Ford. 

Matt Kenseth’s best finish came out in 2003 after winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He retired from full time racing in 2017

Jimmie Johnson

American stock car racer Jimmie Kenneth Johnson won the Daytona 500 two times in 2006 and 2013.

He is not retired yet, so he still has chances to win more titles. Jimmie won the title both times under the Hendrick Motorsports team. 

Johnson won Driver of the Year award 5 times in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013. In 2009 he was selected as Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Besides these, he has a lot of achievements in his 19 years of career. 

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Dale got the NASCAR title in 2004 and 2014. He retired from full time racing in 2017 with 26 wins. He is ranked as top 40 in NASCAR racing history. 

Earnhardt Jr is an analyst in NASCAR on NBC. He owns two teams JR Motorsports and Chance 2 Motorsports. Besides racing, he has several businesses running parallel. Has seen in numerous music videos. Dale also has a huge interest in politics. 

Denny Hamlin

Denny has started his career about 16 years ago and won Daytona 2 times already in 2016 and 2019. He is a promising driver with the possibility to win more races.

Hamlin’s best finish came out in 2010. He became second in NASCAR Cup Series. Till now he has 54 wins in total.

Who Won the Daytona 500?

Who won the 2020 Daytona 500?

Denny Hamlin from Joe Gibbs Racing Team has won the Daytona 500 Race in 2020. This is his 3rd championship in “The Great American Race”. He also won the title in 2019 and 2016.

Who won the 2021 Daytona 500?

Michael McDowell won the 2021 Daytona 500. It was his first NASCAR Cup in 14 years of career and fourth for the Front Row Motorsports. However, it was one of the longest Daytona 500 which had a multi-car crashes after 15 laps that lead to a red flag, then stopped for rain. There were a small crash too before ending the game which changed the result and made Michael McDowell a winner.

Top Teams 

Considering the team success Petty Enterprises comes first in the list by its 9 wins in Daytona 500. After that Hendrick Motorsports ranked second by 8 wins. Wood Brothers Racing won five titles. 6 teams won Daytona 500 three times. They are Ranier-Lundy, Morgan-McClure Motorsports, Robert Yates Racing, Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Richard Childress Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.

Read More: Top 10 NASCAR Racing Teams of All Times

Top Manufacturer

Chevrolet collects most wins in their basket with 23 wins. Ford comes next by winning 15 times. Plymouth and Dodge tied in 3rd position with 4 wins each. Mercury, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Buick have got 3 Daytona 500 titles. Finally, Toyota is doing well in recent years. They won 2 times in 2019 and 2019. 

Some More Facts About Daytona 500 Winners

Oldest Winner

Bobby Allison has the record of oldest winner daytona 500 race. He has won the 1988 Daytona 500 at his age of 50.

Youngest Winner

Trevor Bayne is the youngest racer till now who has won the 2011 daytona 500 at the age of 20.

Longest Winning Streak: Back To Back Winner’s Club

This a tie between 4 racers. Denny Hamlin(2019,2020), Richard Petty(1973,1974), Cale Yarborough(1983,1984) and Sterling Marlin(1994,1995) have won the daytona 500 in consecutive years.

Fastest and Slowest Average Speed of a Winner

Buddy Baker in 1980 Won the Great American race by with average speed of 177.602 mph.

And In 1960, Junior Johnson won it with the average speed of 124.740 mph only. Which is the slowest average speed of a winner till now.

1987 Daytona 500 winner Bill Elliott has the record of fastest speed in qualifying lap with 210.364 mph speed.

Most Career Starts

Dave Marcis has started 33 races. Both Richard Petty and Terry Labonte started 32 races.

Most Times Completing All 500 Miles

By completing 16 times Bill Elliott has the record of most times completing all 500 miles.

Driver Leading Most Laps and Winning

Richard Petty has won 1964 Daytona 500 race with lead of 184 laps.

Driver Leading Fewest Laps and Winning

In 2017, Kurt Busch won the Daytona 500 just by leading a single lap.

Most Miles Completed

Terry Labonte has the record with 14892.5 miles with 5957 laps.

Lowest Starting Position by a Winner

In 2009, Matt Kenseth has won the race while his starting position was 39.

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ALL TIME NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNER LIST (AS OF 2020)

RankDriverWinsTitlesTitle Years
1Petty, Richard (HOF)20071964,1967,1971,1972,1974,1975,1979
2Pearson, David (HOF)10531966,1968,1969
3Gordon, Jeff (HOF)9341995,1997,1998,2001
4Waltrip, Darrell (HOF)8431981,1982,1985
5Allison, Bobby (HOF)8411983
6Johnson, Jimmie8372006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2013,2016
7Yarborough, Cale (HOF)8331976,1977,1978
8Earnhardt, Dale (HOF)7671980,1986,1987,1990,1991,1993,1994
9Harvick, Kevin5812014
10Busch, Kyle5722015, 2019
11Wallace, Rusty (HOF)5511989
12Petty, Lee (HOF)5431954,1958,1959
13Jarrett, Ned (HOF)5021961,1965
14Johnson, Junior (HOF)50
15Stewart, Tony (HOF)4932002, 2005, 2011
15Thomas, Herb (HOF)4821951,1953
17Baker, Buck (HOF)4621956,1957
18Elliott, Bill (HOF)4411988
19Hamlin, Denny44
20Martin, Mark (HOF)40
21Flock, Tim (HOF)3921952,1955
22Kenseth, Matt3912003
23Isaac, Bobby (HOF)3711970
24Keselowski, Brad3412012
25Roberts, Fireball (HOF)33
26Jarrett, Dale (HOF)3211999
27Busch, Kurt3212004
28Edwards, Carl28
29White, Rex (HOF)2811960
30Truex Jr., Martin2712017
31Earnhardt, Dale Jr. (HOF)26
32Lorenzen, Fred (HOF)26
33Logano, Joey2612018
34Paschal, Jim25
35Weatherly, Joe (HOF)2521962,1963
36Rudd, Ricky23
37Labonte, Terry (HOF)2221984,1996
38Burton, Jeff21
39Labonte, Bobby (HOF)2112000
40Parsons, Benny (HOF)2111973
41Smith, Jack21
42Thompson, Speedy20
43Allison, Davey (HOF)19
44Baker, Buddy (HOF)19
45Biffle, Greg19
46Flock, Fonty19
47Bodine, Geoffrey18
48Bonnett, Neil18
49Gant, Harry18
50Newman, Ryan18
51Kahne, Kasey18
52Panch, Marvin17
53Turner, Curtis (HOF)17
54Irvan, Ernie15
55Hutcherson, Dick14
56Yarborough, Leeroy14
57Rathmann, Dick13
58Richmond, Tim13
59Elliott, Chase1112020
60Allison, Donnie10
61Bowyer, Clint10
62Marlin, Sterling10
63Goldsmith, Paul9
64Owens, Cotton (HOF)9
65Welborn, Bob9
66Petty, Kyle8
67Dieringer, Darel7
68Foyt, A. J.7
69McMurray, Jamie7
70Reed, Jim7
71Teague, Marshall7
72Larson, Kyle6
73Burton, Ward5
74Gurney, Dan5
75Kulwicki, Alan (HOF)511992
76Lund, Tiny5
77Marcis, Dave5
78Mayfield, Jeremy5
79Moody, Ralph5
80Blaney, Ryan4
81Dane, Lloyd4
82Flock, Bob4
83Glotzbach, Charlie4
84Gray, Eddie4
85Hamilton, Bobby4
86Hamilton, Pete4
87Jones, Parnelli4
88McGriff, Hershel4
89Nemechek, Joe4
90Pagan, Eddie4
91Schrader, Ken4
92Shepherd, Morgan4
93Stacy, Nelson4
94Wade, Billy4
95Waltrip, Michael4
96Wood, Glen (HOF)4
97Blair, Bill3
98Dillon, Austin3
99Gordon, Robby3
100Linder, Dick3
101Mundy, Frank3
102Sadler, Elliott3
103Staley, Gwyn3
104Vickers, Brian3
105Almirola, Aric2
106Ambrose, Marcos2
107Andretti, John2
108Beauchamp, Johnny2
109Bowman, Alex2
110Byron, Red (HOF)211949
111Cope, Derrike2
112Craven, Ricky2
113Elder, Ray2
114Hylton, James2
115Johns, Bobby2
116Johnson, Joe Lee2
117Jones, Erik2
118Keller, Al2
119Langley, Elmo2
120Letner, Danny2
121Montoya, Juan Pablo2
122Myers, Billy2
123Pardue, Jimmy2
124Park, Steve2
125Pistone, Tom2
126Porter, Marvin2
127Ragan, David2
128Reutimann, David2
129Sosebee, Gober2
130Spencer, Jimmy2
131Stenhouse Jr., Ricky2
132Zervakis, Emanuel2
133Allen, Johnny1
134Allmendinger, AJ1
135Amick, Bill1
136Andretti, Mario1
137Balmer, Earl1
138Bayne, Trevor1
139Benson, Johnny1
140Bodine, Brett1
141Bouchard, Ron1
142Brickhouse, Richard1
143Brooks, Dick1
144Buescher, Chris1
145Burdick, Bob1
146Burke, Marvin1
147Byron, William1
148Cole, Neil1
149Cook, Jim1
150Custer, Cole1
151Donohue, Mark1
152Eubanks, Joe1
153Figaro, Lou1
154Florian, Jimmy1
155Frank, Larry1
156Graves, Danny1
157Hagerty, Royce1
158Hillin, Bobby1
159Haley, Justin1
160Hurtubise, Jim1
161Kieper, John1
162Kite, Harold1
163Lewis, Paul1
164Mantz, Johnny1
165McQuagg, Sam1
166Mears, Casey1
167Menard, Paul1
168Moore, Lloyd1
169Nadeau, Jerry1
170Nelson, Norm1
171Norton, Bill1
172Parsons, Phil1
173Passwater, Dick1
174Pond, Lennie1
175Rexford, Bill111950
176Ridley, Jody1
177Rollins, Shorty1
178Roper, Jim1
179Ross, Earl1
180Rostek, John1
181Rutherford, Johnny1
182Sacks, Greg1
183Sales, Leon1
184Schneider, Frankie1
185Scott, Wendell (HOF)1
186Shuman, Buddy1
187Smith, Regan1
188Soares, John1
189Speed, Lake1
190Stevenson, Chuck1
191Thomas, Donald1
192Thompson, Tommy1
193Watts, Art1
194Weinberg, Danny1
195White, Jack1
(HOF) = in NASCAR Hall of Fame

Conclusion

There is 27 more driver out there in Daytona 500 history who won the title once. Among them, some of the drivers still have the opportunities to win more titles.

Winning a Daytona 500 is a pride for the Drivers. It is one of the most competitive NASCAR races where each driver tries to give their best. 

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