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The 29th annual Daytona 500
Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
 was held February 15 at Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500....
. Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 9-Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott

    William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
  2. 35-Benny Parsons
    Benny Parsons

    Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an United States NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS , ESPN, NBC Sports and Turner Network Television....
  3. 43-Richard Petty
    Richard Petty

    Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times , winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 rac...
  4. 88-Buddy Baker
    Buddy Baker

    Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....
  5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
    Dale Earnhardt

    Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
  6. 22-Bobby Allison
    Bobby Allison

    Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....
  7. 90-Ken Schrader
    Ken Schrader

    Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
  8. 17Darrell Waltrip
    Darrell Waltrip

    Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....
  9. 15-Ricky Rudd
    Ricky Rudd

    Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998....
  10. 29-Cale Yarborough
    Cale Yarborough

    William Caleb Yarborough , is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, before Jimmie Johnson in 2006-2008....






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    The 29th annual Daytona 500
    Daytona 500

    The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
     was held February 15 at Daytona International Speedway
    Daytona International Speedway

    Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500....
    . Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott

    William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
     won the pole.

    Top Ten Results

    1. 9-Bill Elliott
      Bill Elliott

      William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
    2. 35-Benny Parsons
      Benny Parsons

      Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an United States NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS , ESPN, NBC Sports and Turner Network Television....
    3. 43-Richard Petty
      Richard Petty

      Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times , winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 rac...
    4. 88-Buddy Baker
      Buddy Baker

      Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....
    5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
      Dale Earnhardt

      Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
    6. 22-Bobby Allison
      Bobby Allison

      Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....
    7. 90-Ken Schrader
      Ken Schrader

      Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
    8. 17Darrell Waltrip
      Darrell Waltrip

      Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....
    9. 15-Ricky Rudd
      Ricky Rudd

      Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998....
    10. 29-Cale Yarborough
      Cale Yarborough

      William Caleb Yarborough , is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, before Jimmie Johnson in 2006-2008....


    Failed to qualify: 18-Tommy Ellis
    Tommy Ellis

    Tommy Ellis was a NASCAR Short track motor racing ace of the 1970s and 1980s. Often referred to as "Terrible" Tommy Ellis for his rough tactics, he won the National Late Model Sportsman championship in 1981 and was one of six drivers enrolled in the Winner's Circle plan at the formation of the Busch Series in 1982....
    , 24-Grant Adcox
    Grant Adcox

    Grant Adcox , was a stock car racing driver who died in a single car incident in the 1989 Atlanta Journal 500 in the NASCAR Winston Cup series....
    , 32-Jonathan Lee Edwards, 39-Blackie Wangerin, 41-Ronnie Thomas, 48-Steve Moore, 49-Delma Cowart, 51-David Simko, 54-Donnie Allison
    Donnie Allison

    Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s....
    , 62-Steve Christman, 74-Bobby Wawak
    Bobby Wawak

    Bobby Wawak was an American NASCAR driver from Villa Park, Illinois. He made 141 Grand National/Winston Cup starts, with 14 Top 10 finishes....
    , 89-Jim Sauter
    Jim Sauter (NASCAR)

    Jim Sauter ) is a former NASCAR race car driver from Necedah, Wisconsin....
    , 93-Charlie Baker
    Charlie Baker

    Charlie Baker is a comedian, jazz singer, actor, broadcaster and comedy writer....
    , 98-Ed Pimm
    Ed Pimm

    Ed Pimm , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1984-1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985-1987 Indianapolis 500s....
    , 00-Dick McCabe
    Dick McCabe

    ----Dick McCabe is a former NASCAR driver. He is known to most major NASCAR fans as a Busch Series winner, but he won the Busch North Series four times....
    , 02-Joe Booher, 09-Jeff Swindell, Jocko Maggiacomo (did not start qualifying race).

    Notes:
    • Benny Parsons finished three car lengths back of winner Bill Elliott. During the late race pit stops for fuel, Parsons over shot his pit which cost him several seconds.
    • Geoff Bodine was leading the race with three laps to go after all the front runners had pitted for fuel. His crew chief Gary Nelson told CBS pit reporter Mike Joy they were not going to pit and would either win or run out of fuel. Ironically, it was Bodine who won the 1986 Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt ran out of fuel with three laps to go.