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Daytona 500 Records
| Category | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Most Victories: | (7) Richard Petty (1964, 66, 71, 73, 74, 79, 81) |
| 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: | (18) (2006) |
| Fewest Different Leaders, Single Race: | (3) (1972) |
| Most Lead Changes, Single Race: | (60) (1974) |
| Most Wins by a Manufacturer: | (20) Chevrolet |
| Most Starters in the 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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