Facts & Figures

Richard Petty's final Daytona 500 win came in 1981. Steve Swope/Getty Images

Most Victories: 7 -- Richard Petty (1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79, '81)

Most Consecutive Victories: 2 -- Richard Petty (1973-74); Cale Yarborough (1983-84); Sterling Marlin (1994-95)

Most Career Starts: 33 -- Dave Marcis

Most Consecutive Starts: 32 -- Dave Marcis (1968-99)

Most Pole Positions: 4 -- Cale Yarborough (1968, '70, '78, '84); Buddy Baker (1967, '73, '79-80)

Most Wins from the Pole Position: 2 -- Cale Yarborough (1968, '84); Bill Elliott (1985, '87)

Most Consecutive Pole Positions: 3 -- Fireball Roberts (1961-63); Bill Elliott (1985-87); Ken Schrader (1988-90)

Longest Span Between First and Last Victory: 17 years -- Richard Petty (1964-81)

Most Starts Before Winning: 20 -- Dale Earnhardt

Most Races Led: 20 -- Richard Petty

Most Times Completing All 500 Miles: 14 -- Dale Earnhardt

Most Miles Completed: 12,150 miles (4,860 laps) -- Richard Petty

Most Laps Led, Career: 780 -- Richard Petty

Most Times Led, Race: 21 -- Bobby Allison (1981)

Most Laps Led, Race: 184 -- Richard Petty (1964)

Driver Leading the Most Laps and Winning: 184 -- Richard Petty (1964)

Driver Leading the Most Laps and Not Winning: 170 -- Fireball Roberts (1961)

Driver Leading the Fewest Laps and Winning: 4 -- Benny Parsons (1975)

Most Different Leaders, Single Race: 15 -- 1974, '89, '96

Fewest Different Leaders, Single Race: 3 -- 1972

Most Lead Changes, Single Race: 60 -- 1974

Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 14 -- Chevrolet

Most Starters in he Field: 68 -- 1960

Lowest Starting Position by a Winner: 33rd -- Bobby Allison (1978)

Widest Winning Margin: 2 laps -- Richard Petty (1973)

Closest Winning Margin: 2 feet -- Lee Petty (1959)

Fastest Winning Speed: 177.602 mph -- Buddy Baker (1980)

Slowest Winning Speed: 124.740 mph -- Junior Johnson (1960)

Youngest Winner: 25 years, 6 months, 12 days -- Jeff Gordon (1997)

Oldest Winner: 50 years, 2 months, 11 days -- Bobby Allison (1988)