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Daytona 500 Past Champions


YEAR Winner Second Third POLE
1959 Lee Petty Johnny Beauchamp Charlie Griffith Cotton Owens
Oldsmobile Ford Pontiac 143.198mph
Time of Race: 3:41:22hr 135.521mph
1960 Junior Johnson Bobby Johns Richard Petty Fireball Roberts
Chevrolet Pontiac Plymouth 151.556mph
Time of Race: 4:30:00hr 124.740mph
1961 Marvin Panch Joe Weatherly Paul Goldsmith Fireball Roberts
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac 155.709mph
Time of Race: 3:20:32hr 149.601mph
1962 Fireball Roberts Richard Petty Joe Weatherly Fireball Roberts
Pontiac Plymouth Pontiac 158.744mph
Time of Race: 3:16:41hr 152.529mph
1963 Tiny Lund Fred Lorenzen Ned Jarrett John Rutherford
Ford Ford Ford 165.183mph
Time of Race: 3:17:56hr 151.183mph
1964 Richard Petty Jim Pardue Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith
Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth 174.910mph
Time of Race: 3:14:23hr 154.334mph
1965 Fred Lorenzen Darel Dieringer Bobby Johns Darel Dieninger
Ford Mercury Ford 171.151mph
Time of Race: 2:22:56hr 141.539mph
1966 Richard Petty Cale Yarborough David Pearson Richard Petty
Plymouth Ford Dodge 175.165mph
Time of Race: 3:04:54hr 160.627mph
1967 Mario Andretti Fred Lorenzen James Hylton Curtis Turner
Ford Plymouth Dodge 180.831mph
Time of Race: 3:24:11hr 146.926mph
1968 Cale Yarborough LeeRoy Yarborough Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough
Mercury Mercury Ford 189.223mph
Time of Race: 3:23:44hr 143.251mph
1969 LeeRoy Yarborough Charles Glotzbach Donnie Allison David Pearson
Ford Dodge Ford 190.029mph
Time of Race: 3:09:56hr 257.950mph
1970 Pete Hamilton David Pearson Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough
Plymouth Ford Dodge 194.015mph
Time of Race: 3:20:32hr 149.601mph
1971 Richard Petty Buddy Baker A.J. Foyt A.J. Foyt
Plymouth Dodge Mercury 182.744mph
Time of Race: 3:24:41hr 144.456mph
1972 A.J. Foyt Charles Glotzbach Jim Vandiver Bobby Isaac
Mercury Dodge Dodge 186.632mph
Time of Race: 3:05:42hr 161.550mph
1973 Richard Petty Bobby Isaac Dick Brooks Buddy Baker
Dodge Ford Dodge 185.662mph
Time of Race: 3:10:50hr 157.205mph
1974 Richard Petty Cale Yarborough Ramo Stott David Pearson
Dodge Chevrolet Chevrolet 185.017mph
Time of Race: 3:11:38hr 140.894mph
1975 Benny Parsons Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough Donnie Allison
Chevrolet Matador Chevrolet 185.827mph
Time of Race: 3:15:15hr 153.649mph
1976 David Pearson Richard Petty Benny Parsons A.J. Foyt
Mercury Dodge Chevrolet 185.943mph
Time of Race: 3:17:08hr 152.181mph
1977 Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons Buddy Baker Donnie Allison
Chevrolet Chevrolet Ford 188.048mph
Time of Race: 3:15:48hr 153.218mph
1978 Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons Cale Yarborough
Ford Oldsmobile Oldsmobile 187.536mph
Time of Race: 3:07:49hr 159.730mph
1979 Richard Petty Darrell Waltrip A.J. Foyt Buddy Baker
Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile 196.049mph
Time of Race: 3:28:22hr 143.977mph
1980 Buddy Baker Bobby Allison Neil Bonnett A.J. Foyt
Oldsmobile Mercury Mercury 195.020mph
Time of Race: 2:48:55hr 177.602mph
1981 Richard Petty Bobby Allison Ricky Rudd Bobby Allison
Buick Pontiac Oldsmobile 194.624mph
Time of Race: 2:56:50hr 169.651mph
1982 Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough Joe Ruttman Benny Parsons
Buick Buick Buick 196.317mph
Time of Race: 3:14:49hr 153.991mph
1983 Cale Yarborough Bill Elliott Buddy Baker Ricky Rudd
Pontiac Ford Ford 198.894mph
Time of Race: 3:12:20hr 155.997mph
1984 Cale Yarborough Dale Earnhardt Darrell Waltrip Cale Yarborough
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet 201.848mph
Time of Race: 3:18:14hr 150.994mph
1985 Bill Elliott Lake Speed Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott
Ford Pontiac Chevrolet 205.039mph
Time of Race: 2:54:09hr 172.265mph
1986 Geoff Bodine Terry Labonte Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott
Chevrolet Oldsmobile Chevrolet 205.039mph
Time of Race: 3:22:32hr 148.124mph
1987 Bill Elliott Penny Parsons Richard Petty Bill Elliott
Ford Chevrolet Pontiac 210.364mph
Time of Race: 2:50:12hr 176.263mph
1988 Bobby Allison Davey Allison Phil Parsons Ken Schrader
Buick Ford Oldsmobile 193.823mph
Time of Race: 3:38:08hr 137.531mph
1989 Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader Dale Earnhardt Ken Schrader
Chevrolet Cheverolet/td> Chevrolet 196.996mph
Time of Race: 3:22:04hr 138.466mph
1990 Derrike Cope Terry Labonte Bill Elliott Ken Schrader
Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ford 196.515mph
Time of Race: 3:00:59hr 165.761mph
1991 Ernie Irvan Sterling Marlin Joe Ruttman Davey Allison
Chevrolet Ford Oldsmobile 195.955mph
Time of Race: 3:22:30hr 148.148mph
1992 Davey Allison Morgan Shepherd Geoff Bodine Sterling Marlin
Ford Ford Ford 192.213mph
Time of Race: 3:07:12hr 160.256mph
1993 Dale Jarrett Dale Earnhardt Geoff Bodine Kyle Petty
Chevrolet Chevrolet Ford 189.426mph
Time of Race: 3:13:35hr 154.972mph
1994 Sterling Marlin Ernie Irvan Terry Labonte Loy Allen
Chevrolet Ford Chevrolet 190.158mph
Time of Race: 3:11:10hr 156.931mph
1995 Sterling Marlin Dale Earnhardt Mark Martin Dale Jarrett
Chevrolet Chevrolet Ford 193.498mph
Time of Race: 3:31:42hr 141.710mph