Daytona 500’s greatest drivers
When you classify the best Daytona 500 drivers of all time, do you only include the winners? Do you include the guys that led the most laps? Do you include the guys that had the most top tens? In 52 years of Daytona 500 racing there have only been 34 drivers have combined to win the 52 races, but of those drivers only a few pop up in the record books repeatedly.
Richard 'The King' Petty
Richard Petty holds the most Daytona 500 records including seven wins, most races led at 20, most laps completed at 4860, most laps led at 780, most laps led to a win with 184 in 1964, widest margin of victory at 2 full laps in 1973 as well as being tied for most consecutive wins with two. Undoubtedly Richard Petty owned the Daytona 500 and was a threat every year he went to the track.
Richard 'The King' Petty
Richard Petty holds the most Daytona 500 records including seven wins, most races led at 20, most laps completed at 4860, most laps led at 780, most laps led to a win with 184 in 1964, widest margin of victory at 2 full laps in 1973 as well as being tied for most consecutive wins with two. Undoubtedly Richard Petty owned the Daytona 500 and was a threat every year he went to the track.














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