Daytona 500 winners: Full year-by-year list

The Daytona 500 is the biggest event on the NASCAR schedule. It is one of the crown jewel races and those who win it join an exclusive list.

Only 12 drivers have won the race multiple times. Richard Petty holds the NASCAR record with seven Daytona 500s. Cale Yarborough is second with four wins. Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin have all won the Daytona 500 three times.

There are six drivers who have won the Daytona 500 twice — Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Michael Waltrip, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Here is a look at every winner of the Daytona 500, including the 2024 champ, William Byron.

Daytona 500 winners by year

1959 — Lee Petty

1960 — Junior Johnson

1961 — Marvin Panch

1962 — Fireball Roberts

1963 — Tiny Lund

1964 — Richard Petty

1965 — Fred Lorenzen

1966 — Richard Petty

1967 — Mario Andretti

1968 — Cale Yarborough

1969 — LeeRoy Yarbrough

1970 — Pete Hamilton

1971 — Richard Petty

1972 — AJ Foyt

1973 — Richard Petty

1974 — Richard Petty

1975 — Benny Parsons

1976 — David Pearson

1977 — Cale Yarborough

1978 — Bobby Allison

1979 — Richard Petty

1980 — Buddy Baker

1981 — Richard Petty

1982 — Bobby Allison

1983 — Cale Yarborough

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1984 — Cale Yarborough

1985 — Bill Elliott

1986 — Geoff Bodine

1987 — Bill Elliott

1988 — Bobby Allison

1989 — Darrell Waltrip

1990 — Derrike Cope

1991 — Ernie Irvan

1992 — Davey Allison

1993 — Dale Jarrett

1994 — Sterling Marlin

1995 — Sterling Marlin

1996 — Dale Jarrett

1997 — Jeff Gordon

1998 — Dale Earnhardt

1999 — Jeff Gordon

2000 — Dale Jarrett

2001 — Michael Waltrip

2002 — Ward Burton

2003 — Michael Waltrip

2004 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2005 — Jeff Gordon

2006 — Jimmie Johnson

2007 — Kevin Harvick

2008 — Ryan Newman

2009 — Matt Kenseth

2010 — Jamie McMurray

2011 — Trevor Bayne

2012 — Matt Kenseth

2013 — Jimmie Johnson

2014 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2015 — Joey Logano

2016 — Denny Hamlin

2017 — Kurt Busch

2018 — Austin Dillon

2019 — Denny Hamlin

2020 — Denny Hamlin

2021 — Michael McDowell

2022 — Austin Cindric

2023 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

2024 — William Byron