The Sports Almanac

Daytona 500 Champions



Through the 2025 Daytona 500
Multiple Champions
YEAR
 WINNER NUMBER
 MANUFACTURER
1959
 Lee Petty
 42
 Oldsmobile
1960
 Junior Johnson
 27
 Chevrolet
1961
 Marvin Panch
 20
 Pontiac
1962
 Fireball Roberts
 22
 Pontiac
1963
 Tiny Lund
 21
 Ford
1964
 Richard Petty
 43
 Plymouth
1965
 Fred Lorenzen
 28
 Ford
1966
 Richard Petty
 43
 Plymouth
1967
 Mario Andretti
 11
 Ford
1968
 Cale Yarborough
 21
 Mercury
1969
 LeeRoy Yarbrough
 98
 Ford
1970
 Pete Hamilton
 40
 Plymouth
1971
 Richard Petty
 43
 Plymouth
1972
 A. J. Foyt
 21
 Mercury
1973
 Richard Petty
 43
 Dodge
1974
 Richard Petty
 43
 Dodge
1975
 Benny Parsons
 72
 Chevrolet
1976
 David Pearson
 21
 Mercury
1977
 Cale Yarborough
 11
 Chevrolet
1978
 Bobby Allison
 15
 Ford
1979
 Richard Petty
 43
 Oldsmobile
1980
 Buddy Baker
 28
 Oldsmobile
1981
 Richard Petty
 43
 Buick
1982
 Bobby Allison
 88
 Buick
1983
 Cale Yarborough
 28
 Pontiac
1984
 Cale Yarborough
 28
 Chevrolet
1985
 Bill Elliott
 9
 Ford
1986
 Geoff Bodine
 5
 Chevrolet
1987
 Bill Elliott
 9
 Ford
1988
 Bobby Allison
 12
 Buick
1989
 Darrell Waltrip
 17
 Chevrolet
1990
 Derrike Cope
 10
 Chevrolet
1991
 Ernie Irvan
 4
 Chevrolet
1992
 Davey Allison
 28
 Ford
1993
 Dale Jarrett
 18
 Chevrolet
1994
 Sterling Marlin
 4
 Chevrolet
1995
 Sterling Marlin
 4
 Chevrolet
1996
 Dale Jarrett
 88
 Ford
1997
 Jeff Gordon
 24
 Chevrolet
1998
 Dale Earnhardt
 3
 Chevrolet
1999
 Jeff Fordon
 24
 Chevrolet
2000
 Dale Jarrett
 88
 Ford
2001
 Michael Waltrip
 15
 Chevrolet
2002
 Ward Burton
 22
 Dodge
2003
 Michael Waltrip
 15
 Chevrolet
2004
 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
 8
 Chevrolet
2005
 Jeff Gordon
 24
 Chevrolet
2006
 Jimmie Johnson
 48
 Chevrolet
2007
 Kevin Harvick
 29
 Chevrolet
2008
 Ryan Newman
 12
 Dodge
2009
 Matt Kenseth
 17
 Ford
2010
 Jamie McMurray
 1
 Chevrolet
2011
 Trevor Bayne
 21
 Ford
2012
 Matt Kenseth
 17
 Ford
2013
 Jimmie Johnson
 48
 Chevrolet
2014
 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
 88
 Chevrolet
2015
 Joey Logano
 22
 Ford
2016
 Denny Hamlin
 11
 Toyota
2017
 Kurt Busch
 41
 Ford
2018
 Austin Dillon
 3
 Chevrolet
2019
 Denny Hamlin
 11
 Toyota
2020
 Denny Hamlin
 11
 Toyota
2021
 Michael McDowell
 34
 Ford
2022
 Austin Cindric
 2
 Ford
2023
 Rickey Stenhouse, Jr.
 47
 Chevrolet
2024
 William Byron
 24
 Chevrolet
2025
 William Byron
 24
 Chevrolet

Multiple Winners    Champions
Champion Years
 Wins
Richard Petty
 1964, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981
 6
Cale Yarborough
 1968, 1977, 1983, 1984
 4
Bobby Allison
 1978, 1982, 1988
 3
Dale Jarrett
 1993, 1996, 2000
 3
Jeff Gordon
 1997, 1999, 2005
 3
Denny Hamlin 2016, 2019, 2020
 3
Bill Elliott
 1985, 1987
 2
Sterling Marlin
 1994, 1995
 2
Michael Waltrip
 2001, 2003
 2
Matt Kenseth
 2009, 2012
 2
Jimmie Johnson
 2006, 2013
 2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
 2004, 2014
 2
William Byron
 2024, 2025
 2