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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida.
Jeff Gordon grabbed the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr., then held off Kurt Busch and Earnhardt in extra laps to win his third Daytona 500 on Sunday. |
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DAYTONA 500 WINNERS |
YEAR |
DRIVER |
SPEED |
MONEY |
CAR |
1959 |
Lee Petty |
135.521 |
$19,050 |
Oldsmobile |
1960 |
Junior Johnson |
124.740 |
$19,600 |
Chevrolet |
1961 |
Marvin Panch |
149.601 |
$21,050 |
Pontiac |
1962 |
Fireball Roberts |
152.529 |
$24,190 |
Pontiac |
1963 |
Tiny Lund |
151.566 |
$24,550 |
Ford |
1964 |
Richard Petty |
154.334 |
$33,300 |
Plymouth |
1965 |
Fred Lorenzen |
141.539 |
$27,100 |
Ford |
1966 |
Richard Petty |
160.627 |
$28,150 |
Plymouth |
1967 |
Mario Andretti |
146.926 |
$48,900 |
Ford |
1968 |
Cale Yarborough |
143.251 |
$47,250 |
Mercury |
1969 |
Lee Roy Yarborough |
157.950 |
$38,950 |
Ford |
1970 |
Pete Hamilton |
149.601 |
$44,850 |
Plymouth |
1971 |
Richard Petty |
144.462 |
$45,450 |
Plymouth |
1972 |
AJ Foyt |
161.550 |
$44,600 |
Mercury |
1973 |
Richard Petty |
157.205 |
$33,500 |
Dodge |
1974 |
Richard Petty |
140.894 |
$34,100 |
Dodge |
1975 |
Benny Parsons |
153.649 |
$40,900 |
Chevrolet |
1976 |
David Pearson |
152.181 |
$46,800 |
Mercury |
1977 |
Cale Yarborough |
153.218 |
$47,200 |
Chevrolet |
1978 |
Bobby Allison |
159.730 |
$44,300 |
Ford |
1979 |
Richard Petty |
143.977 |
$73,900 |
Oldsmobile |
1980 |
Buddy Baker |
177.602 |
$102,175 |
Oldsmobile |
1981 |
Richard Petty |
169.651 |
$90,575 |
Buick |
1982 |
Bobby Allison |
153.991 |
$120,630 |
Buick |
1983 |
Cale Yarborough |
155.979 |
$119,600 |
Pontiac |
1984 |
Cale Yarborough |
150.994 |
$160,300 |
Chevrolet |
1985 |
Bill Elliott |
172.265 |
$185,500 |
Ford |
1986 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
148.124 |
$192,715 |
Chevrolet |
1987 |
Bill Elliott |
176.263 |
$204,150 |
Ford |
1988 |
Bobby Allison |
137.531 |
$202,940 |
Buick |
1989 |
Darrell Waltrip |
148.466 |
$184,900 |
Chevrolet |
1990 |
Derrike Cope |
165.761 |
$188,150 |
Chevrolet |
1991 |
Ernie Irvan |
148.148 |
$233,000 |
Chevrolet |
1992 |
Davey Allison |
160.256 |
$244,050 |
Ford |
1993 |
Dale Jarrett |
154.972 |
$238,200 |
Chevrolet |
1994 |
Sterling Marlin |
156.931 |
$258,275 |
Chevrolet |
1995 |
Sterling Marlin |
141.710 |
$300,460 |
Chevrolet |
1996 |
Dale Jarrett |
154.308 |
$360,775 |
Ford |
1997 |
Jeff Gordon |
148.295 |
$377,410 |
Chevrolet |
1998 |
Dale Earnhardt |
172.712 |
$1,059,105 |
Chevrolet |
1999 |
Jeff Gordon |
161.551 |
$1,172,246 |
Chevrolet |
2000 |
Dale Jarrett |
155.669 |
$1,277,975 |
Ford |
2001 |
Michael Waltrip |
161.783 |
$1,331,185 |
Chevrolet |
2002 |
Ward Burton |
142.971 |
$1,409,017 |
Dodge |
2003 |
Michael Waltrip |
133.870 |
$1,400,406 |
Chevrolet |
2004 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
156.345 |
$1,495,070 |
Chevrolet |
2005 |
Jeff Gordon |
135.173 |
$1,497,154 |
Chevrolet |
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