The Daytona 500 is the pinnacle of car races, just like the Super Bowl in football. Here you would see almost all famous racers competing in the 500-miles track to come out as the winner and the best among all. In this long track race, the racers should have their own strategies and skills to outperform fellow top racers. On February 20th, it would be the 64th running of the race, and many people still can’t move on from last year’s exciting finishing lap.
Why not? The final lap was so intense and the winner, Denny Hamlin just won by the closest finish in the Daytona 500 history, which was by 0.011 seconds. This victory once again brought up the name of Joe Gibbs Racing after the last time Dale Jarett in 1993.
NASCAR Cup 2021 Daytona 500 Results
The record for the most victories of Daytona 500 still belongs to Richard petty which has accumulated 200 wins in NASCAR Cup series.
Besides Richard petty, there are still the other drivers whom each of them has won NASCAR Premier events for at least twice. They are Petty (seven), Cale Yarborough (four), Jeff Gordon (three), Bobby Allison (three), Dale Jarrett (three), Bill Elliott (two), Matt Kenseth (two), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two), Jimmie Johnson (two), Michael Waltrip (two) and Sterling Marlin (two).
Here is the list of Daytona 500 Past Winners
| Year | No. | 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 (2) | Plymouth |
| 1965 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford |
| 1966 | 43 | Richard Petty (2) | Petty Enterprises (3) | Plymouth |
| 1967 | 11 | Mario Andretti† | Holman-Moody (2) | Ford |
| 1968 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing (2) | Mercury |
| 1969 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford |
| 1970 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises (4) | Plymouth |
| 1971 | 43 | Richard Petty (3) | Petty Enterprises (5) | Plymouth |
| 1972 | 21 | A. J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing (3) | Mercury |
| 1973 | 43 | Richard Petty (4) | Petty Enterprises (6) | Dodge |
| 1974 | 43 | Richard Petty (5) | Petty Enterprises (7) | Dodge |
| 1975 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet |
| 1976 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing (4) | Mercury |
| 1977 | 11 | Cale Yarborough (2) | Junior Johnson & Associates (2) | Chevrolet |
| 1978 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford |
| 1979 | 43 | Richard Petty (6) | Petty Enterprises (8) | Oldsmobile |
| 1980 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy | Oldsmobile |
| 1981 | 43 | Richard Petty (7) | Petty Enterprises (9) | Buick |
| 1982 | 88 | Bobby Allison (2) | DiGard Motorsports | Buick |
| 1983 | 28 | Cale Yarborough (3) | Ranier-Lundy (2) | Pontiac |
| 1984 | 28 | Cale Yarborough (4) | Ranier-Lundy (3) | Chevrolet |
| 1985 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford |
| 1986 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 1987 | 9 | Bill Elliott (2) | Melling Racing (2) | Ford |
| 1988 | 12 | Bobby Allison (3) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick |
| 1989 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports (2) | 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 (2) | Chevrolet |
| 1995 | 4 | Sterling Marlin (2) | Morgan-McClure Motorsports (3) | Chevrolet |
| 1996 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (2) | Robert Yates Racing (2) | Ford |
| 1997 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports (3) | Chevrolet |
| 1998 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1999 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (4) | Chevrolet |
| 2000 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (3) | Robert Yates Racing (3) | Ford |
| 2001 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 2002 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge |
| 2003 | 15 | Michael Waltrip (2) | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (2) | Chevrolet |
| 2004 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (3) | Chevrolet |
| 2005 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (3) | Hendrick Motorsports (5) | Chevrolet |
| 2006 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports (6) | Chevrolet |
| 2007 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing (2) | 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 (5) | Ford |
| 2012 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (2) | Roush Fenway Racing (2) | Ford |
| 2013 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (7) | Chevrolet |
| 2014 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) | Hendrick Motorsports (8) | Chevrolet |
| 2015 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske (2) | Ford |
| 2016 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing (2) | Toyota |
| 2017 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 2018 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing (3) | Chevrolet |
| 2019 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (2) | Joe Gibbs Racing (3) | Toyota |
| 2020 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (3) | Joe Gibbs Racing (4) | Toyota |
| 2021 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
With this complete name list, we hope that your curiosity for the names of the winner would be sated.