🏁On February 19, 1978 the 20th running of the Daytona 500 was held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Defending winner Cale Yarborough won the pole and Bobby Allison won the race. It was the lowest starting position (33rd) that a driver had won the event, until 2007 when Kevin Harvick started one spot further back than Allison. The race marked the first Daytona 500 starts for Bill Elliott, Blackie Wangerin, Morgan Shepherd, and Harry Gant. This was the last Daytona 500

🏁On February 18, 1979 the 21st annual Daytona 500 was held at the Daytona International Speedway. Racing pundits consider the 1979 Daytona 500 to be the most important race in stock car history. The race was televised live from beginning to end, a rarity in the era, and the first for a 500-mile race in the United States. Camera angles such as the "in-car" view were introduced to viewers from all over the country. On the final lap, race leaders Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison collided with ea

The 1980 #DAYTONA500 remains the fastest in history, as Buddy Baker won with an average speed of 177.602 mph. #tbt | Daytona International Speedway

Richard Petty captured his second #DAYTONA500 victory in 1966! 🏆🏆 #tbt | Daytona International Speedway

Daytona 500 ~ Triple Crash🏁💥•¥ •¥ Daytona 500 — 1988 🇺🇸 The King himself Richard Petty was caught in one of the most spectacular superspeedway crashes ever ⚡ •¥ Lap 107 chaos erupted on the backstretch as Petty’s STP Pontiac was clipped and sent spinning down the banking 🚀 Another car slammed into him launching Petty into a violent sequence of flips and rolls 💥😱 •¥ When the wreckage finally stopped upside down fans held their breath — but incredibly Petty climbed out with only minor injur