Track facts for Daytona International Speedway:
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- Number of previous races: 130. This includes qualifying races when points were awarded for those races.
- First Sprint Cup race: February 20, 1959, won by Bob Welborn.
- Last Sprint Cup race: February 27, 2012, won by Matt Kenseth.
- Won from pole: 25, most recently by Kevin Harvick in 2010.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 71 times in 130 races (53%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 102 times (78%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 8 times (6%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 39th, by Matt Kenseth in 2009.
- Most laps led: 184, by Richard Petty in 1964.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 1, by Jimmy Spencer in 1994.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 183.295 mph by Cale Yarborough in 1970.
- Fastest race with restrictor plates: 172.712 by Dale Earnhardt in 1998.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 210.364 mph by Bill Elliott in 1987.
- Fastest qualifying speed with restrictor plates: 196.996 mph by Ken Schrader in 1989.
- Most lead changes: 74 in 2011.
- Closest finish: Jamie McMurray's .005 second margin over Kyle Busch in 2007.
- Most caution flags: 16 in 2011.
- From 2007-2012 a typical Daytona race had 35.6 lead changes, 9.0 cautions for 34.2 laps, and an average green-flag run of 14.7 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet 40, Ford 32, Dodge 15, Pontiac 14, Mercury 13, Buick 6, Plymouth 6, Oldsmobile 3, Toyota 1.
- Most victories by owner: Wood Brothers 15, Petty Enterprises 11, Rick Hendrick 10, Holman-Moody 6, Junior Johnson 6, Jack Roush 6.
Driver Notes:
- The most Daytona races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Terry Labonte (58 races) | Dave Marcis (67 races) |
| Top 5: | Joe Nemechek (35) | Buddy Arrington (37) |
| Top 10: | Dave Blaney (23) | Dave Blaney (23) |
| Pole: | Terry Labonte (58) | Dave Marcis (67) |
| Lap led: | Jeff Green (13) | Buddy Arrington (37) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Robert Richardson, Hermie Sadler (3) | Buddy Arrington (37) |
- Top career marks at Daytona:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Bill Elliott (59) | Richard Petty (74) |
| Wins: | Jeff Gordon (6) | Richard Petty (10) |
| Top 5s: | Bill Elliott (15) | Richard Petty (28) |
| Top 10s: | Terry Labonte (26) | Richard Petty (37) |
| Poles: | Bill Elliott (5) | Cale Yarborough (12) |
| Laps: | Bill Elliott (9,790) | Bill Elliott (9,790) |
| Laps led: | Tony Stewart (643) | Dale Earnhardt (1,286) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Bill Elliott (34) | Bill Elliott (34) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Daytona (3 or more starts):
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (14.5)
- Clint Bowyer (14.8)
- Kevin Harvick (15.0)
- Terry Labonte (15.3)
- Bill Elliott (15.6)
- Jeff Gordon (16.2)
- Tony Stewart (16.7)
- Matt Kenseth (16.7)
- Kurt Busch (17.3)
- Ken Schrader (17.3)
- Carl Edwards (17.3)
- Paul Menard (17.3)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Daytona (3 or more starts):
- Hermie Sadler (37.0)
- Michael McDowell (32.5)
- Jeff Green (30.7)
- Robert Richardson (20.7)
- Travis Kvapil (29.6)
- Tony Raines (29.2)
- J.J. Yeley (28.1)
- Brad Keselowski (27.7)
- Sam Hornish, Jr. (27.7)
- Joe Nemechek (27.6)
Current top-10 drivers at Daytona:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
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| Matt Kenseth |
25 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
4069 |
133 |
20.7 |
16.7 |
89.8 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
25 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
1 |
4271 |
396 |
10.3 |
14.5 |
88.0 |
| Jimmie Johnson |
21 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
3413 |
60 |
9.3 |
18.2 |
83.5 |
| Greg Biffle |
19 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3133 |
103 |
18.5 |
20.5 |
75.4 |
| Denny Hamlin |
13 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2282 |
184 |
14.1 |
20.7 |
83.5 |
| Kevin Harvick |
22 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
3609 |
178 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
86.1 |
| Clint Bowyer |
13 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2344 |
149 |
18.9 |
14.8 |
87.4 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2497 |
60 |
18.4 |
21.5 |
79.4 |
| Tony Stewart |
27 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
4399 |
643 |
10.4 |
16.7 |
97.1 |
| Brad Keselowski |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1004 |
11 |
25.5 |
27.7 |
66.7 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Other notable Driver Ratings at Daytona: Kyle Busch (97.5), Kurt Busch (91.4), Jeff Gordon (87.9), Jeff Burton (86.0), Carl Edwards (83.1), Ryan Newman (81.7), Kasey Kahne (81.6).
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