From Petty to Cindric: Winning drivers and teams from 64 years of the Daytona 500
The 65th running of the Daytona 500 will be held next Sunday and as unpredictable as the Great American Race is, one thing is for certain, a 65th winner will be crowned.
The "Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing" has earned that moniker and several others through a long, winding history that includes some of auto racing's greatest drivers and most memorable moments. Legends like Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Cale Yarborough, Mario Andretti, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon have all stood in Victory Lane.
But perhaps what's made the event so special historically, is that there is plenty of room for the underdog as well. Whether it was Derrike Cope in 1990 or Trevor Bayne in 2011, upsets have and do happen in the 500.
Here are complete lists of winning drivers, teams and manufacturers from 64 .years of the Daytona 500.
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Daytona 500 winners
1959: Lee Petty, No. 42 Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile
1960: Junior Johnson, No. 27 John Mansoni Chevrolet
1961: Marvin Panch, No. 20 Smokey Yunick Pontiac
1962: Fireball Roberts, No. 22 Jim Stephens Pontiac
1963: Tiny Lund, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
1964: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Plymouth
1965: Fred Lorenzen, No. 28 Holman-Moody Ford
1966: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Plymouth
1967: Mario Andretti, No. 11 Holman-Moody Ford
1968: Cale Yarborough, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Mercury
1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough, No. 98 Junior Johnson & Associates Ford
1970: Pete Hamilton, No. 40 Petty Enterprises Plymouth
1971: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Plymouth
1972: A.J. Foyt, No. 21 Wood Brothers Mercury
1973: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge
1974: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge
1975: Benny Parsons, No. 72 L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet
1976: David Pearson, No. 21 Wood Brothers Mercury
1977: Cale Yarborough, No. 11 Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet
1978: Bobby Allison, No. 15 Bud Moore Engineering Ford
1979: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile
1980: Buddy Baker, No. 28 Ranier-Lundy Oldsmobile
1981: Richard Petty, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Buick
1982: Bobby Allison, No. 88 DiGard Motorsports Buick
1983: Cale Yarborough, No. 28 Ranier-Lundy Pontiac
1984: Cale Yarborough, No. 28 Ranier-Lundy Chevrolet
1985: Bill Elliott, No. 9 Melling Racing Ford
1986: Geoffrey Bodine, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1987: Bill Elliott, No. 9 Melling Racing Ford
1988: Bobby Allison, No. 12 Stavola Brothers Racing Buick
1989: Darrell Waltrip, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1990: Derrike Cope, No. 10 Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet
1991: Ernie Irvan, No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
1992: Davey Allison, No. 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford
1993: Dale Jarrett, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
1994: Sterling Marlin, No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
1995: Sterling Marlin, No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
1996: Dale Jarrett, No. 88 Robert Yates Racing Ford
1997: Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1998: Dale Earnhardt, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1999: Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2000: Dale Jarrett, No. 88 Robert Yates Racing Ford
2001: Michael Waltrip, No. 15 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
2002: Ward Burton, Bill Davis Racing Dodge
2003: Michael Waltrip, No. 15 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
2005: Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2006: Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2007: Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2008: Ryan Newman, No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge
2009: Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
2010: Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Earnhardt Gannassi Racing Chevrolet
2011: Trevor Bayne, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
2012: Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
2013: Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2014: Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2015: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
2016: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2017: Kurt Busch, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
2018: Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2019: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2020: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2021: Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
2022: Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Drivers with multiple wins
7: Richard Petty
4: Cale Yarborough
3: Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin
2: Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Michael Waltrip, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Manufacturer wins
23: Chevrolet
17: Ford
4: Plymouth, Dodge
3: Mercury, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Buick, Toyota
Team wins
9: Petty Enterprises
8: Hendrick Motorsports
5: Wood Brothers Racing
4: Joe Gibbs Racing
3: Ranier-Lundy, Morgan-McClure Motorsports, Robert Yates Racing, Dale Earnhardt Inc., Richard Childress Racing, Team Penske
2: Holman-Moody, Junior Johnson & Associates, Melling Racing, Roush Fenway Racing
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 500 2023: A look at past 64 winners of NASCAR's Super Bowl