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The 2002 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 on February 17 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....
. Rookie
NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
 Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
 won the pole. The race was the last for long-time veteran driver Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis

Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....
.

Early favorite Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
 was struck with an engine failure on Lap 3. Another favorite, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, cut a tire at Lap 23 after running over debris
Debris

Debris is a word used to describe the remains of something that has been otherwise destroyed. Debris is pronounced with a silent s and a long e....
 in second position. He late came through the pack into the Top 10 with a new nose after the tire tore up the right-front fender.






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The 2002 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 on February 17 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....
. Rookie
NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
 Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
 won the pole. The race was the last for long-time veteran driver Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis

Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....
.

Early favorite Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
 was struck with an engine failure on Lap 3. Another favorite, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, cut a tire at Lap 23 after running over debris
Debris

Debris is a word used to describe the remains of something that has been otherwise destroyed. Debris is pronounced with a silent s and a long e....
 in second position. He late came through the pack into the Top 10 with a new nose after the tire tore up the right-front fender. Just before halfway his brakes failed as he tried to pit. On the following restart Brett Bodine
Brett Bodine

Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the Safety car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research....
 spun off Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace

Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series....
's bumper.

On Lap 138 rookie Shawna Robinson
Shawna Robinson

Shawna Robinson is a NASCAR driver. She currently does not have a ride.Robinson began her racing career in 1984 in the GATR Truck Series, winning rookie of the year honors in 1984 as well as a race at Flemington Speedway in 1987....
 and Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner (NASCAR)

Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida....
 touched exiting Turn 2, bringing out the fifth yellow flag of the race. But the course of the race took a twist on Lap 148 when contact between Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
 and Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick is an United States race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil car....
 (racing in the Top 5) triggered The Big One
The Big One

The Big One, or Big One may refer to:* Pepsi Max Big One, a roller coaster in Blackpool Pleasure Beach* The Big One , a film by Michael Moore...
, collecting 18 cars. Contenders Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
, 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....
, 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....
, John Andretti
John Andretti

John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
, Jerry Nadeau
Jerry Nadeau

Jerry Nadeau is a retired race car driving from Danbury, Connecticut.Nadeau competed in the 1994 Barber Dodge Pro Series and the 1996 Formula Opel Euroseries....
, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr (his third problem in the race) were eliminated.

On a restart with 5 laps to go, 1997
1997 Daytona 500

The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 was run on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The Richard Childress Racing of Mike Skinner won the pole....
 and 1999
1999 Daytona 500

The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 was held February 14, 1999 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. In winning the race as well, he became the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987 Daytona 500....
 winner Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
 led '94
1994 Daytona 500

The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway. ARCA RE/MAX Series graduate and Sprint Cup Series 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Rookie of the Year Loy Allen Jr....
 and '95
1995 Daytona 500

The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won his first career Sprint Cup Pole position....
 winner Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin

Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....
. A chain reaction began in the 8th or 9th position after someone missed a gear. 5 cars were damaged, including Michael Waltrip
Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion ....
 who spun into the pits and nearly hit the pace car being driven by Jay Leno
Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, television host and writer, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1992....
. Up front Marlin came through the gears a bit quicker than Gordon, and took his momentum to the inside. Gordon went to block, but only turned himself. Marlin just beat Ward Burton
Ward Burton

John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007....
 to the yellow flag
Racing flags

Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the primary flagman, sometimes the Grand Marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flagstand near the start/finish line....
, but on the backstretch during the red flag
Racing flags

Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the primary flagman, sometimes the Grand Marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flagstand near the start/finish line....
, he got out of the car and pulled on his damaged fender. NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 rules forbid work of ANY kind occuring under a red flag, and he was penalized before the restart. South Boston
South Boston, Virginia

South Boston is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,491 at the 2000 census. NASCAR drivers Ward Burton and Jeff Burton are from South Boston and prepared for their racing career at South Boston Speedway....
's Ward Burton
Ward Burton

John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007....
 and Emporia
Emporia, Virginia

Emporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,665 at the United States Census 2000....
's Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler

Elliott William Barnes Sadler is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #19 Best Buy Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports....
 (for the Wood Brothers from Stuart
Stuart, Virginia

Stuart is a town in Patrick County, Virginia, Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 961 at the United States Census, 2000....
) were first and second for the state of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. 1986 winner
1986 Daytona 500

The 28th annual Daytona 500 was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The #9 of Bill Elliott won the pole.Top Ten Results# 5-Geoff Bodine*...
 Geoffrey Bodine was the feel-good story of the day, finishing third at the track that nearly claimed his life in a 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.

Results


  1. 22
    Bill Davis Racing

    Triad Racing Technologies was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007....
    -Ward Burton
    Ward Burton

    John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007....
    , Led 5 Laps
  2. 21
    Wood Brothers Racing

    Wood Brothers Racing is a United States auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series....
    -Elliott Sadler
    Elliott Sadler

    Elliott William Barnes Sadler is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #19 Best Buy Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports....
  3. 09
    Phoenix Racing

    Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. It currently fields the #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevy for Brad Keselowski and Dodge for Sterling Marlin and several others in the Sprint Cup Series and the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevy in the Nationwide Series, driven by Mike Bliss....
    -Geoffrey Bodine
  4. 97
    Roush Racing

    Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
    -Kurt Busch
    Kurt Busch

    Kurt Thomas Busch is a professional United States race car driver. He drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....
    , Led 16 Laps
  5. 15
    Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

    Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a NASCAR team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, before his Death of Dale Earnhardt on the closing lap of the 2001 Daytona 500....
    -Michael Waltrip
    Michael Waltrip

    Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion ....
    , Led 20 Laps
  6. 6
    Roush Racing

    Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
    -Mark Martin
  7. 12
    Penske Racing

    Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....
    -Ryan Newman
    Ryan Newman

    Ryan Joseph Newman is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #39 United States Army Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Tony Gibson....
    *
  8. 40
    Chip Ganassi Racing

    Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
    -Sterling Marlin
    Sterling Marlin

    Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....
    , Led 78 Laps (Most)
  9. 24
    Hendrick Motorsports

    Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
    -Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
    , Led 19 Laps
  10. 10-Johnny Benson
    Johnny Benson

    Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series...
  11. 9
    Evernham Motorsports

    Richard Petty Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. It is owned by Montreal Canadiens owner and Liverpool F.C. co-owner George N. Gillett Jr....
    -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....
  12. 99
    Roush Racing

    Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
    -Jeff Burton
    Jeff Burton

    Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
    , Led 2 Laps
  13. 31
    Richard Childress Racing

    RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc....
    -Robby Gordon
    Robby Gordon

    Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
  14. 88-Dale Jarrett
    Dale Jarrett

    Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
    , Spun
  15. 48
    Hendrick Motorsports

    Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
    -Jimmie Johnson
    Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
    *, 1 Lap down
  16. 11
    Brett Bodine Racing

    Brett Bodine Racing was a NASCAR racing team from 1996 until 2003. It was owned by former Nascar driver Brett Bodine and his wife of 23 years Diane Bodine ....
    -Brett Bodine
    Brett Bodine

    Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the Safety car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research....
    , 1 Lap down
  17. 32
    PPI Motorsports

    PPI Motorsports was a race team which competed in the NEXTEL Cup Series and various off-road racing circuits. The team had one of the few remaining single car operations in the NEXTEL Cup series....
    -Ricky Craven
    Ricky Craven

    Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time....
    , 1 Lap down
  18. 2
    Penske Racing

    Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....
    -Rusty Wallace
    Rusty Wallace

    Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
    , 2 Laps down
  19. 30
    Richard Childress Racing

    RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc....
    -Jeff Green
    Jeff Green (NASCAR)

    Jeff Green is an American stock car racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is currently employed with Key Motorsports driving the #40 NASCAR Craftsman Truck & #31 Nationwide Series race vehicles....
    , 3 Laps down
  20. 5
    Hendrick Motorsports

    Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
    -Terry Labonte
    Terry Labonte

    Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
    , Completed 194 Laps (Accident)
  21. 33
    Andy Petree Racing

    Andy Petree Racing is a former NASCAR team. Its ownership changed hands several times over the years, with three different owners from its beginning to its close in 2004 in NASCAR....
    -Mike Wallace
    Mike Wallace (NASCAR)

    Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
    , 7 Laps down
  22. 92
    Melling Racing

    Melling Racing was a NASCAR team from 1982 to 2002. The team won the 1988 championship with driver Bill Elliott....
    -Robert Pressley
    Robert Pressley

    Robert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 in NASCAR Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago....
    , 190 Laps (Engine Failure)
  23. 4
    Morgan-McClure Motorsports

    Morgan-McClure Motorsports was an United States auto racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It ran for 25 years, starting in 1982 and ending in 2007....
    -Mike Skinner
    Mike Skinner (NASCAR)

    Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida....
    , 10 Laps down
  24. 49
    BAM Racing

    BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau. The team's #49 Toyota Camry runs part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, although the team is currently inactive....
    -Shawna Robinson
    Shawna Robinson

    Shawna Robinson is a NASCAR driver. She currently does not have a ride.Robinson began her racing career in 1984 in the GATR Truck Series, winning rookie of the year honors in 1984 as well as a race at Flemington Speedway in 1987....
    *, 13 Laps down
  25. 77
    Jasper Motorsports

    Jasper Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup/NEXTEL Cup team. It was owned by a variety of owners including D.K. Ulrich and Doug Bawel....
    -Dave Blaney
    Dave Blaney

    David Blaney is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently pilots the #66 Toyota Camry for Prism Motorsports. Blaney was a successful Sprint car racing driver before he started racing in NASCAR....
    , 14 Laps down
  26. 36-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....
    , 21 Laps down; Led 46 Laps
  27. 14-Stacy Compton
    Stacy Compton

    Stacy Compton , is a NASCAR driver. He is Co-Owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series, and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time....
    , 22 Laps down
  28. 25
    Hendrick Motorsports

    Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
    -Jerry Nadeau
    Jerry Nadeau

    Jerry Nadeau is a retired race car driving from Danbury, Connecticut.Nadeau competed in the 1994 Barber Dodge Pro Series and the 1996 Formula Opel Euroseries....
    , 174 Laps (Accident Damage); Led 3 Laps
  29. 8
    Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

    Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a NASCAR team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, before his Death of Dale Earnhardt on the closing lap of the 2001 Daytona 500....
    -Dale Earnhardt, Jr, 29 Laps down
  30. 1
    Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

    Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a NASCAR team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, before his Death of Dale Earnhardt on the closing lap of the 2001 Daytona 500....
    -Kenny Wallace
    Kenny Wallace

    Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series....
    , 39 Laps down
  31. 66
    Travis Carter Motorsports

    Carl A. Haas Motorsports is a former NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team. It was mostly owned by former crew chief Travis Carter and Carl Haas. The team previously fielded entries in the Winston Cup Series before closing....
    -Todd Bodine
    Todd Bodine

    Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion....
    , 42 Laps down
  32. 55
    Andy Petree Racing

    Andy Petree Racing is a former NASCAR team. Its ownership changed hands several times over the years, with three different owners from its beginning to its close in 2004 in NASCAR....
    -Bobby Hamilton
    Bobby Hamilton

    Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship....
    , 44 Laps down
  33. 17
    Roush Racing

    Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
    -Matt Kenseth
    Matt Kenseth

    Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
    , 154 Laps (Accident); Led 4 Laps
  34. 18
    Joe Gibbs Racing

    Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991 in NASCAR, and J.D....
    -Bobby Labonte
    Bobby Labonte

    Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....
    , 153 Laps (Overheating
    Overheating

    Overheating can refer to:* Overheating of a technical device, for example a car engine or a disk laser, increase in temperature leading to reduced efficiency, damage or even destruction....
    ); Led 3 Laps
  35. 7
    Ultra Motorsports

    Ultra Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup & Craftsman Truck Series racing team. Jim Smith helped start the team and the Craftsman Truck Series....
    -Casey Atwood
    Casey Atwood

    Casey Lee Atwood , is an United States racecar driver. He began racing in NASCAR as a teenager in the Busch Series with Brewco Motorsports in the #27 Castrol Chevrolet....
    , 153 Laps
  36. 29
    Richard Childress Racing

    RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc....
    -Kevin Harvick
    Kevin Harvick

    Kevin Michael Harvick is an United States race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil car....
    , 148 Laps (Accident); Led 3 Laps
  37. 43
    Petty Enterprises

    Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures....
    -John Andretti
    John Andretti

    John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
    , 148 Laps (Accident); Led 1 Lap
  38. 28-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....
    , 148 Laps (Accident)
  39. 19
    Evernham Motorsports

    Richard Petty Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. It is owned by Montreal Canadiens owner and Liverpool F.C. co-owner George N. Gillett Jr....
    -Jeremy Mayfield, 148 Laps (Accident)
  40. 26
    Travis Carter Motorsports

    Carl A. Haas Motorsports is a former NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team. It was mostly owned by former crew chief Travis Carter and Carl Haas. The team previously fielded entries in the Winston Cup Series before closing....
    -Joe Nemechek
    Joe Nemechek

    Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
    , 148 Laps (Accident)
  41. 45
    Petty Enterprises

    Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures....
    -Kyle Petty
    Kyle Petty

    Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty....
    , 146 Laps (Engine Failure)
  42. 71-Dave Marcis
    Dave Marcis

    Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....
    , 79 Laps (Engine Failure)
  43. 20
    Joe Gibbs Racing

    Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991 in NASCAR, and J.D....
    -Tony Stewart
    Tony Stewart

    Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
    , 2 Laps (Engine Failure).


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Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
-Jimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer

Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style....
, 23
Bill Davis Racing

Triad Racing Technologies was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007....
-Hut Stricklin
Hut Stricklin

Waymond Lane "Hut" Stricklin is a former NASCAR race car driver. He was born on June 24, 1961, in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin Davey....
, 44
Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures....
-Buckshot Jones
Buckshot Jones

Roy "Buckshot" Jones , is an auto racing driver who has competed in NASCAR and Sprint car racing. He currently runs in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series....
, 16
Roush Racing

Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
-Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
, 90
Junie Donlavey

W.C. "Junie" Donlavey , is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner with a team based in Richmond. Rarely fielding a car without his familiar #90, he began fielding his team in 1950....
-Rick Mast
Rick Mast

Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series....
, 59-Bobby Gerhart
Bobby Gerhart

Bobby Gerhart is a driver on the Auto Racing Club of America. He has won six times on the circuit, five of those victories coming in the season-opening ARCA Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway....
, 02
Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports is team that competes on NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepeneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins became the full team owner in 2005....
-Hermie Sadler
Hermie Sadler

Herman Marion Sadler III is an United States race car driver/announcer and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia, Virginia. He also an advocate for autism, as his daughter, Hailie Dru, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2001....
, 85-Carl Long
Carl Long

James Carlyle Long is a NASCAR race car driver and mechanic. He is currently the crew chief for the #24 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet driven in the Nationwide Series by Eric McClure....
*, 84-Norm Benning
Norm Benning

Norm Benning, Jr. is a full-time self-owned Auto Racing Club of America driver in the #84 Chevrolet. He has also competed in the three top touring series of NASCAR....
, and 80
Hover Motorsports

Hover Motorsports is an inactive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series team. They last attempted a race at the 2006 in NASCAR Daytona 500, when they fielded the #80 Ford Taurus for Carl Long, but failed to qualify....
-Kirk Shelmerdine
Kirk Shelmerdine

Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for the late Dale Earnhardt....
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  • Ward Burton's Daytona 500 win was the first for Dodge
    Dodge

    Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
     since 1974
    1974 Daytona 500

    During the start of the 1974 NASCAR season, many races had their distance cut ten percent in response to the energy crisis of the year. As a result, the 1974 Daytona 500, won by Richard Petty , was shortened to 180 laps , as symbolically, the race "started" on Lap 21....
    , when 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...
     won.