Track facts for Daytona International Speedway:
- Number of previous races: 131. 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: July 7, 2012, won by Tony Stewart.
- Won from pole: 25, most recently by Kevin Harvick in 2010.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 71 times in 131 races (54%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 102 times (78%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 9 times (7%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 42nd, by Tony Stewart in 2012.
- 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 2008-2012 a typical Daytona race had 36.2 lead changes, 9.0 cautions for 34.4 laps, and an average green-flag run of 14.4 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet 41, 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 (59 races) | Dave Marcis (67 races) |
| Top 5: | Joe Nemechek (36) | Buddy Arrington (37) |
| Top 10: | Dave Blaney (24) | Dave Blaney (24) |
| Pole: | Terry Labonte (59) | Dave Marcis (67) |
| Lap led: | David Reutimann (12) | Buddy Arrington (37) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Danica Patrick, Josh Wise (1) | Buddy Arrington (37) |
- Top career marks at Daytona:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Terry Labonte (59) | Richard Petty (74) |
| Wins: | Jeff Gordon (6) | Richard Petty (10) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon (12) | Richard Petty (28) |
| Top 10s: | Terry Labonte (26) | Richard Petty (37) |
| Poles: | Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin (3) | Cale Yarborough (12) |
| Laps: | Terry Labonte (9,742) | Bill Elliott (9,913) |
| Laps led: | Tony Stewart (665) | Dale Earnhardt (1,286) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Terry Labonte, Mark Martin (31) | Bill Elliott (34) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Daytona (3 or more starts):
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (14.5)
- Kevin Harvick (15.4)
- Terry Labonte (15.4)
- Clint Bowyer (15.8)
- Jeff Gordon (16.0)
- Tony Stewart (16.1)
- Matt Kenseth (16.2)
- Carl Edwards (16.6)
- Paul Menard (17.0)
- Jeff Burton (17.1)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Daytona (3 or more starts):
- Michael McDowell (34.6)
- J.J. Yeley (29.6)
- Travis Kvapil (28.5)
- Joe Nemechek (27.9)
- Aric Almirola (27.3)
- Dave Blaney (27.0)
- Trevor Bayne (26.0)
- Regan Smith (25.5)
- Mike Bliss (25.1)
- Brad Keselowski (24.9)
2012 'Chase' drivers at Daytona:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
|---|
| Brad Keselowski |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1164 |
11 |
23.1 |
24.9 |
67.8 |
| Clint Bowyer |
14 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2496 |
149 |
19.6 |
15.8 |
85.3 |
| Jimmie Johnson |
22 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
3536 |
60 |
9.6 |
19.0 |
82.8 |
| Kasey Kahne |
18 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
3050 |
28 |
21.3 |
17.3 |
83.0 |
| Greg Biffle |
20 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3293 |
138 |
17.8 |
20.5 |
77.7 |
| Denny Hamlin |
14 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2438 |
184 |
14.7 |
21.0 |
83.3 |
| Matt Kesneth |
26 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
1 |
4229 |
222 |
19.9 |
16.2 |
92.5 |
| Kevin Harvick |
23 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
3768 |
178 |
15.8 |
15.4 |
84.7 |
| Tony Stewart |
28 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
1 |
4559 |
665 |
11.6 |
16.1 |
96.5 |
| Jeff Gordon |
40 |
6 |
12 |
19 |
3 |
6667 |
590 |
10.5 |
16.0 |
88.1 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. |
15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2657 |
62 |
18.3 |
21.2 |
80.3 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
26 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
1 |
4431 |
396 |
10.8 |
14.5 |
88.3 |
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 (97.6), Kurt Busch (89.7), Jeff Burton (85.5), Carl Edwards (84.7), Ryan Newman (83.2), Jamie McMurray (80.2).
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