NASCAR Daytona 500 All-Time Winners List, Records, 2022 Prize Money, Purse, Payouts Breakdown

Daytona 500 2022 is scheduled on 21st February 1:00 AM IST for Indian fans, we take a look at the importance of the tournament along with all-time past winners and its purse
The Daytona 500 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series motor race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. With 805 kilometers track length, it's one of four Cup races with restrictor plates on the programme. The first Daytona 500 was conducted in 1959, to coincide with the speedway's debut, and it has been the season-starting race for the Cup series since 1982.
The Daytona 500 is the most important and renowned event on the NASCAR season, with the greatest money on the line.

NASCAR Daytona 500 Previous Winners List
Year

Number

Driver

Team

Manufacturer
1959

42

Lee Petty

Petty Enterprises

Oldsmobile
1960

27

Junior Johnson

John Masoni

Chevrolet
1961

20

Marvin Panch

Smokey Yunick

Pontiac
1962

22

Fireball Roberts

Jim Stephens

Pontiac
1963

21

Tiny Lund

Wood Brothers Racing

Ford
1964

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Plymouth
1965

28

Fred Lorenzen

Holman-Moody

Ford
1966

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Plymouth
1967

11

Mario Andretti†

Holman-Moody

Ford
1968

21

Cale Yarborough

Wood Brothers Racing

Mercury
1969

98

LeeRoy Yarbrough

Junior Johnson & Associates

Ford
1970

40

Pete Hamilton

Petty Enterprises

Plymouth
1971

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Plymouth
1972

21

A. J. Foyt

Wood Brothers Racing

Mercury
1973

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Dodge
1974

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Dodge
1975

72

Benny Parsons

L.G. DeWitt

Chevrolet
1976

21

David Pearson

Wood Brothers Racing

Mercury
1977

11

Cale Yarborough

Junior Johnson & Associates

Chevrolet
1978

15

Bobby Allison

Bud Moore Engineering

Ford
1979

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Oldsmobile
1980

28

Buddy Baker

Ranier-Lundy

Oldsmobile
1981

43

Richard Petty

Petty Enterprises

Buick
1982

88

Bobby Allison

DiGard Motorsports

Buick
1983

28

Cale Yarborough

Ranier-Lundy

Pontiac
1984

28

Cale Yarborough

Ranier-Lundy

Chevrolet
1985

9

Bill Elliott

Melling Racing

Ford
1986

5

Geoffrey Bodine

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
1987

9

Bill Elliott

Melling Racing

Ford
1988

12

Bobby Allison

Stavola Brothers Racing

Buick
1989

17

Darrell Waltrip

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
1990

10

Derrike Cope

Whitcomb Racing

Chevrolet
1991

4

Ernie Irvan

Morgan-McClure Motorsports

Chevrolet
1992

28

Davey Allison

Robert Yates Racing

Ford
1993

18

Dale Jarrett

Joe Gibbs Racing

Chevrolet
1994

4

Sterling Marlin

Morgan-McClure Motorsports

Chevrolet
1995

4

Sterling Marlin

Morgan-McClure Motorsports

Chevrolet
1996

88

Dale Jarrett

Robert Yates Racing

Ford
1997

24

Jeff Gordon

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
1998

3

Dale Earnhardt

Richard Childress Racing

Chevrolet
1999

24

Jeff Gordon

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
2000

88

Dale Jarrett

Robert Yates Racing

Ford
2001

15

Michael Waltrip

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Chevrolet
2002

22

Ward Burton

Bill Davis Racing

Dodge
2003

15

Michael Waltrip

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Chevrolet
2004

8

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Chevrolet
2005

24

Jeff Gordon

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
2006

48

Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
2007

29

Kevin Harvick

Richard Childress Racin

Chevrolet
2008

12

Ryan Newman

Penske Racing

Dodge
2009

17

Matt Kenseth

Roush Fenway Racing

Ford
2010

1

Jamie McMurray

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

Chevrolet
2011

21

Trevor Bayne

Wood Brothers Racing

Ford
2012

17

Matt Kenseth

Roush Fenway Racing

Ford
2013

48

Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
2014

88

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet
2015

22

Joey Logano

Team Penske

Ford
2016

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota
2017

41

Kurt Busch

Stewart-Haas Racing

Ford
2018

3

Austin Dillon

Richard Childress Racing

Chevrolet
2019

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota
2020

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota
Records at Daytona 500

Richard Petty has the record of winning most races at Daytona 500 with seven wins and Petty Enterprises is the most successful team with 9 wins.
Chevrolet and Ford have proved themselves as most successful manufacturers with 23 wins and 16 wins respectively.

Daytona 500 2022 Prize Money, Purse, Payouts Breakdown

A purse of $24.6 million was announced for the 2022 race.
Position

Prize Money
No. 1

USD 2,064,397
No. 2

USD 1,512,975
No. 3

USD 1,114,836
No. 4

USD 936,544
No. 5

USD 784,844
No. 6

USD 624,009
No. 7

USD 566,133
No. 8

USD 529,577
No. 9

USD 495,596
No. 10

USD 470,354
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