Final Lap of Every Daytona 500 (1959-2020)

there's the white flag the leaders enter the last lap in a dead heat weatherly a lap behind the number 48 petty in 42 and beauchamp in 73 the leaders one mile to go in the final stretch weatherly is high on the track lee petty in the center coach have below him the checkered flag the race is over both petty and pro champ clock in the identical time three hours 41 minutes 22 seconds teddy and beauchamp both feel to the winner's circle both accept congratulations of the crowd in one of the most amazing finishes ever recorded in stock car racing there's the white flag one more lap junior johnson chevrolet is first under that plane johnson is coming around for the last time the checkered flag for junior johnson bobby johns is next and only 26 seconds later richard and lee patty cross the line in third and fourth position there's junior johnson feeling his chevrolet to victory circle after a great ride pontiacs are leading the field of 27 cars still running pants boards ahead coming up to the checkered flag oh larry frank slides into the infield and out of the way as marvin patch fields his pontiac across the finish line [Music] smokey eunuch the winning mechanic accepts congratulations with mixed emotions two laps to go [Music] the last last and fireball gets the checkered flag he has beat the jinx his crew is jubilant and roberts richer by over 24 000 wheels number 22 into the winner's circle 500 miles at an average speed of 152.9 miles an hour with autolife of the richest stock car races of all time the daytona 500 and here he is tiny lot and he'll be starting on the last lap so tiny lund is out there all alone and unofficially i've got him 24 seconds ahead of freddie lorenzen and he's got a good 30 seconds on ned jarrett i don't want to overlook the fact that nelson stacy is fourth and dan gurney is fifth they're two laps behind and then the dick penny in the 63 plymouth is in sixth place bobby johns doing a great job is in seventh in the 63 pontiac and then joe weatherly is in eighth but here's the guy that everybody has been chasing tiny love he's driven a tremendous race and you can bet that if he can just finish now his pit crew will get a tremendous amount of credit for the job of engineering they did here today the checkered flag is up and here he comes under the checkered flag tiny lawn has taken it and this really is a big victory for him the white flag one more lap to go and richard petty is still moving along easy and strong richard has one lap lead over second two laps over third and fourth [Music] the crowd cheers as richard petty in his number 43 plymouth takes the checkered flag going away [Music] richard petty rolls into the winner's circle as his father did five years ago [Music] and here comes the rain the caution light means slow down and whole position the track is getting slick and the spectators are getting wet [Music] the rain is coming down hard now and so the remaining 24 cars are lined up behind the pace car [Music] the faithful wait as the rain comes down steadily for more than an hour and then it's over fred laurenson is the winner fearless freddy finally did it at daytona he's the king of the super speedways with the biggest person stock car racing in his pocket the weather as you can see now is bad there's a yellow flag they're driving now on a wet track and they slowed them down richard petty is the leader we may have a shortened race here and now the white flags up one more lap petty as average look at the uh weight actually this is very dangerous here this amount of water on a racetrack can be very dangerous they're running probably 125 miles an hour without windshield wipers so it's difficult to even see where they're going betty's going to average over 160 miles an hour in this race but in a short race his record will not count the first auto race by the way was run on thanksgiving day in america back in 1895 average speed for the winter seven and a half miles an hour a great comeback for the plymouths they were barred last year with our hemi heads and here they are winning the first major race of 1966 richard petty who started racing by washing and cleaning auto parts in his dad's garage his father's won this event that he's about to win his second daytona 500 he's coming for the finish line he'll win over thirty thousand dollars in prize money and there's the checkered flag richard petty wins the daytona 500. send me a great victory and second place of course is kale yarbrough in a 1966 sport he drove a fine race and sick and third place is car number six david pearson in a dodge charger mario andretti guaranteeing no change in position on the track is only a few turns away from being the first usback driver ever to win the nascar sponsored 500. and he takes the checker under the yellow with lorenzen second james hilton third [Music] tier [Music] mario led 112 laps of the 200 rap race a sure record spoiled by the nine o'clock in flag the lead swap hands 36 times among nine men but mario earns the 43 000 first prize he's jubilant one lap to go and restrain joy in the wood brothers pit flake white tells leroy it'll have to be this lap kale has the steam though the margins one second kale averaging just under 184 for the last lap in a fantastic display of determined driving [Music] bobby allison was third david pearson fourth al unser fit right down in front of the grandstand this is one left to go the white flag is out and leroy's got a clear shot at flashback [Music] and there they go into the upper turn they're on the final lap about six pilots separate and here's where it's going to have to happen down the back stretch and leroy picks up a little ground on charlie glott's back leroy getting closer and goes close to 200 miles an hour here and leroy takes him garbo has taken the lead as they go side by side splitting another car as they go by at breakneck speed libra yarbrough has to lead on clutch back and charlie now will have to come down fast on the inside out of the number four turn he'll try and slingshot him if he has room and there's no room there they come by everybody standing and cheering the checkered flag is out for leroy yarbrough who takes the leap on the last lap what a finish pearson is still close he's right at the draft but here he goes he's taking his run at pete hamilton right here going into turn number three can he hold it he went very low there they're really at it now look out this is in trouble he almost lost it he almost lost it david pearson was out of shape almost sideways but he fought back tremendous strength and the white flag is flying beat hamilton as the lead traveling at better than 186 miles an hour a remarkable story for the young man from massachusetts and it appears that david pearson has lost momentum perhaps has lost the will to really try all out again though i find that hard to believe because he is one of the great competitors in the history of nascar racing we are watching two great competitors right here pete hamilton in the petty blue plymouth super bird leading and heading for the checkered flag and david pearson running right behind him closing into second place and he'll hold that position no question about it and pete hamilton has won his first major nascar victory the daytona 500 david pearson is second in the board and bobby allison third in a dodge and crossed fingers in the money maker okay the last race we saw here a year ago when pete hamilton won he'll want it in the last gasp and here we go for the white flag and the final exciting moment the 13th daytona 500 it looks like at this point it's going to be baker and boyce aj has made a great drive and richard petty is unable to catch him at least aj boyd is winning this last last drive he won't win the race he just can't put it richard is right there behind him and aj is showing him some speed he's shown to class all day long but petty the great southern stock car driver coming around now will take the checkered flag for his an unprecedented third date on a 500 triumph making him a man among men in stockpile racing and now for the flag in his 120th career victory as aka takes the right side and the white flag is up for aj foyt and he has been out in front running easy by himself for 109 consecutive laps so he has really dominated this race since richard petty blew his engine and went to the garage fox say that he's going to win at better than 160 miles an hour keith he'll be the first over 160 mile an hour winner at 161.5 miles an hour going in the old record set by leroyabro 157.95 in 1969. so this massive crowd and they've estimated it at 98 000 plus coming up for the cheers for the tough texan from houston aj he told us before the race he wanted to run it hard lead all the way if he could and he hasn't led all the way but most of the way and he wins the daytona 500 and that's an appropriate sign while on the track richard petty whips his number 43 under the white flag with one more lap and it's all his [Music] down off the high bank fourth turn onto the triangle and the petty blue flies under the checkered flag winner of the 15th annual daytona 500. [Music] bobby isaac finished second with dick brooks third aj point fourth and herschel mcgriff fifth brother maurice and a jubilant crew push richard's car into victory lane and there's a couple of questions still unanswered with six laps to go could baker have caught him if so would he have been able to pass it we'll never know but richard petty has just won the biggest richest and most important stock car race in the world and he's done it for the fourth time [Music] driving a very well-balanced race throughout driver the set it right at the top of the show we set it right at the beginning and of course here we're seeing it in action richard petty who's had more experience of winning in this race track than anybody else and there's the prize money first prize 31 050 second price thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty and sud plays eight eight thousand seven hundred dollars big payoff as you saw flashed on your screen and the razer force run under the sanction of nascar and there's lots of action coming up for you down the road including the carolina 500 which will be run at rockingham and you'll have action at richmond virginia and the checkered flag is out here comes richard steady daytona 500 for 1974. the white flag one more lap and parsons will have the biggest payday he's ever seen bobby allison is running second kayle yarbrough third [Music] benny comes down off the high bank fourth turn for the last time today and on to the tri-oval right now he has to be all smiles as he whips under the checkered flag winner of the richest stock car race in the world the daytona 500. johnny bruner senior has always told the drivers white flag is out one lap to go keep your eye on the rear vision mirror he said it's extremely important i don't believe that you have to tell richard petty to keep his eyes in the rear vision mirror i reckon he's throwing out the window right now i don't think he's even interested there they go and they're coming everybody is standing here at the daytona international speedway look at david pearson he has moved closer can he do it he's going to pull out now he's going to try for the guy i don't know he's down on the inside he's but he's got the lead but there's a car ahead of them there's a slower car ahead of them and richard petty and pearson go high pearson now has the lead teddy tries to go back down on the inside as they come out of the fourth turn they only have about 750 yards to go oh straight away they did hit teddy smashes into the wall will he come across the start finish line he's going to win the race he's going to win it spinning as he i believe will take the checkered card no he did not make it he is less than a hundred yards from it here comes pearson pearson is going to try to make it across the finish line teddy has his car going here's he's going to win oh fashion he wins the ring [Music] it's unbelievable unbelievable because here is richard petty not more than maybe 150 feet from it he's got it started up and he's crossed the finishing line as well he did it he beat he beat betty parsons across so he gets second place but he's been pushed there may be an impression of the regulations there he's been pushed so it'll be interesting to see what the officials have to say about this but what a spectacular finish we'll have to look at that finish again because it really was a question of richard petty and david pearson really moving in on each other there in the most spectacular manner in the last corner of the racetrack [Music] the white flag one more lap benny parsons is trying desperately but kale's car seems smoother and stronger down every foot of the racetrack buddy baker in the ford 15 is running third another chevy 14 cuckoo marlin is fourth parsons can't do it as kayle yarborough comes screaming down off the fourth turn to put his holly farm chevy 11 in the record books as the winner of the 19th annual daytona 500. [Applause] [Music] victory lane is a coveted piece of ground owned by no man shared by only a few and for each it's just a brief moment for bobby allison if he gets in that well a little more than one more lap now coming to the start finish line there's the white flag one more time around and bobby allison will have won the race his brother donny somewhere in the pitch you can be sure is exalting with him buddy baker nothing but heartbreak for him as his car is in the pit and for so many others today for richard petty who was after his stick but after leading the race was involved in an accident in the fairly early going at the 150 mile mark heartbreak for david pearson here today and for daryl waltrip all of whom were up there for the lead for aj point was still in the hospital back on the lead it is bobby allison readying himself for the checkered flag you saw kale yarbrough number 11 in second right a pulling to the straightaway behind allison in third place now is ron hutcherson a lap down and fourth place benny parsons also a lap down in fifth place dick brooks two laps down the checkered flag will be coming out for allison before a crowd of more than a hundred thousand people and that's it it's all over after an exhausting traumatic day of voter racing here at daytona bobby ellison has won the daytona 500 here is kale yarbrough the defending champion and the current nascar national season long champion coming in for second place those are the only two cars to finish on the same lap again third place one lap down ron hutchinson the teammate of aj point then benny parsons in 72 dick brooks number 90. there's more to come here so stay with us and we'll be back well here they come out of turn number four the white flag is in chip warren's hand as he gets ready to display it to donny allison kale just tucked in there when will yarborough make his move they flash across the stripe and white flag for donnie allison they're back in turn one last lap donnie allison is 20 car lengths back of brother bobby donny leads kale yarbrough by two car lengths they're one groove from the top of the racetrack and kale's bush oldsmobile stays aligned right on the back bumper of donnie allison they're out of turn two they're down the back stretch here goes kale on the inside hale makes the move he's down very close to the grass down he tries to shut it off tails in the grass cale loses it he tries to pull it back down he's side by side they make contact both head toward the wall they hit the wall and turn number three we'll have a new leader we've got them diving down into the infield now as we look for the leaders coming up the back straight they are in turn two in front of mike joy here comes richard petty he leads daryl walter by five car lengths five more links back to aj point race traffic waltrip closes but petty is up there caution is on the racetrack and it will be a battle back to the start finish line heavy traffic in three walter running right behind penny aj point is right there they move to the high side they want it past high scott richard brings him to the four richard penny takes the outside he's got daryl walter close behind two car lanes back to aj point richard penny takes it under the trial but he's got the advantage right now here they come to the stripe richard petty's stp o's mobile waltrip dives to the inside petty almost put him off of the grass and richard petty will win the daytona 500 the petty crew jumping up and down on pit road congratulating each other this daytona 500 has had it all donny allison kale yarborough crash in turn three on that final lap the 1979 daytona 500 is history and ladies and gentlemen the winner is richard petty engine going into turn number one oh and neil bonnett neil bonnett smoking badly coming off turn four it looks like his engine is about to go here's bonnet coming to the tri-oval slowing down now he wants this could be a blessing for him if he can keep running at all absolutely the engine is off he has shut the engine off it's gone bonnet just coasting around here at the end of the race what a situation this is where's dale earnhardt no way the white flag is out white flag is out on the field they are under caution baker is streaking around to win this race and even under caution it will be the fastest race in history here he is coming out of turn number four and after all those years of effort all those heartbreaks the daytona 500 waving like mad as he crosses the line buddy baker has done it but not without a heart stopper just at the finish as the caution came out buddy baker has pulled it off 200 laps completed right flag coming up one lap to go for richard petty who looks like he's on his way to his 100. i'll tell you i want to be there the day he went to the crowd up on their feet one of the most beloved drivers in the history of the sport going down into turn number two you are watching an incredible moment here is a man winning the most difficult the most prestigious stockholm which there is for the seventh time bobby allison assault win situation the sort of strategy is like sinking about a 90-foot butt to win the uh us open by one hole out of turn number four richard petty holding on to that lead like a hammerhead shark here he comes coming down seeking out and is he slowing down is he running out of fuel he's coming across the line slowly but he takes the checkered flag in the wall stan baron has crashed just at the finish number 22 barrett has rolled his automobile 24th running looking for his second win comes into the trial the white flag is out this is it final lap in second place now is car number 27 kale yarbrough quick word from larry you said you might be a little concerned about this last lap bobby has not been drafting right it consumes a lot more fuel not to run in the draft we just got him hooked up with the 47 cars 10 laps a goal but i think we got it now well less than a half ago ken how's he doing looking good he's pulling up on car number two trying to put the ruckman car a lap down in the final moments here it comes a sprint to the finish allison coming down and he's right behind rutland as they come to the line down the checkered flag about to come out and sprinting to it is upper 88. bobby allison has won the daytona 500 for the second time in his career defender flapping a little as he came across all of them gone very fast this week all of them number one baker there on the point he's got to be looking in that rearview mirror wondering where yarborough will take his shot now they're both brave and he knows that there's no trying to contain kelly arbor kale yarborough has one thing on his mind right now to take that shot they're in the back straightaway here comes yarmouth on the inside identical to 1979. baker gives him room and going into [Music] lap to set down baker and bill elliot came home in second place this is it the last lap of the great american race wild trip still deployed first yarborough in second the eyebrow edges to the outside back straight away final time down to the inside the move he loves here he comes up to the inside it is kale yarborough taking first as they get into turn number three coming for four down to the inside here comes earnhardt earnhardt's wine for second trying to find a place to run they're coming [Music] he's done it again thank you lord thank you lord crossing the line winning back to back at the first man since the late fireball roberts to win a daytona triple crown [Music] down for the last lap no one's been able to contain elliott all afternoon and one thing that lakespeed didn't need with those cars running side by side before they're running for positions too but he needed every clean shot that he could get to keep up with the led not gonna be able to do it yeah he wanted a bit of help too late now first place no contest give it to elliott battle will be for third lake speed is in second battle will be waltrip baker inside that third position there's lake speed right there in the second position bill elliott is on his way to his greatest race off a little looseness up in turn number three a couple of cars all the way sideways here they are coming back to the line and after dominating all day his crew out on pit road bill elliot wins the 1985 daytona 500. there you see ernie elliott dan elliott stands there just to left what a moment lake speed up to congratulate coming down white flag is out jeff godin into his final lap just praying and we listen now as that car goes into turn number one for a work anything from that motor that might spell disaster for bodine remember looking 13 seconds back now terry labonte from the in-car camera you may see jeff gordon win the daytona 500. you may be riding with him he's in the back straight away what a sensation man that's his field game on the right see that little gauge is flickering on the right-hand side of the dashboard with the f-100 i'm sure that's probably his fuel gauge pressure gauge at the moment doesn't seem to be there see it flickering there you go when it goes into the turn and it goes into the turn and he's getting mighty close see the needle's going down now you're riding down for the finish checkered flag is out and you are with jeff budai as he wins the 1986 daytona 500. has done it cbs camera on board the rick hendrick racing stable out of charlotte north carolina jeff gordin from shimon new york has won the daytona 500 parsons is closing now parsons is reeling in elliott with one lap to go he's 12 car lengths down as they cross the stripe two and a half miles remaining richard petty closing in there's parsons in that harry hyde car moving up ford in first chevrolet in second pontiac in third daytona 500 down to it final lap elliot's staying low on the racetrack he knows that he's just got to stay down there and hope that benny carson can't catch enough grab carson's coming right down on the racetrack with him on the low side trying to pick up that draft but again i'm afraid he's too far behind here they are for turn number three carson's still trying to close final lap last sprint out of turn number four the pride of georgia bill elliot screaming car number nine to bring it home and give ford and give the folks from georgia something to cheer about he comes across the line to win it by about 10 car lengths bill elliot two-time winner of the great american race out of turn number four here's bobby allison the two-time champion what must be going through his mind right now here's the white silk from harold kinder last lap parsons lies third texas terry labonte is in fourth neil bonnett the third member of that alabama gang back in fifth and those two leaders draw away of it davey allison coming after his father looks down inside as they take it high and turn number two back straight away final time to decide it all here this afternoon ah davey what are you gonna do he's got less than half a lot to do and they have enough lead and a belief this is going to be a battle between the father and son i don't think anybody else can pride but here he comes he's going to be he's down low bobby allison high davey allison find the inside move bobby allison holds him off they come to the stripe and the winner of the 30th annual great american race bobby allison davey allison his son in second judy allison estatic what a tremendous family performance to dave to spain our records indicate walter pitted on 144 same as everybody else but it had that same 56 laps to go if there's any magic in there it's magic that they put in before the race it wasn't magic on the pit stop he is drafting all around the track off anyone he can find trying to conserve fuel [Music] the white flag is out and trader's wife looking on she can't go that far on a tank of fuel that daryl walker can he's drafting trying to save every bit of fuel he possibly can [Music] in the last lap the interval is immense it's a question of fuel can walter hold out he can coast him now i think yeah he's about close enough now that he could coast across the start finish line and still win out of turn four after 17 years of effort the daytona 500 belongs to franklin tennessee's daryl waltrip he's done it he's done it second place at stake to the line number 25 traitor will take second seven seconds back almost eight the white flag coming down to dale earnhardt one lap to go does anybody have anything left to cope with the man black here's what's going to happen maybe i thought tara lavonny was going to try to move down and take over second place and if he does that'll just open it up for earnhardt to move away we'll see but naturally every one of them wants to gain a position whether it's for from fourth to third or whatever but if if they get side by side it'll help earnhardt half a lap to go four car shootout to decide at all dale earnhardt here comes that on the inside slopping back something is amiss here comes the field driving for the finish and on the outside it is car number 10 derek colts something to miss on the earnhardt clark coming to the line it's lavani pulling up and an amazing finish the whitcomb racing team has won it unbelievable [Music] and nicole crying a little bit frank cope's first top five finish his first victory comes in the daytona 500. and they're confident here as irving ernie irvin whistles by urban was slow coming up through the gears on the restart crew chief tony glover said he thought he hung back a little too far but every time the two black cars come past side by side that's a break from ernie irving's chances to win the 500. and there's trouble off the turn two bernie irvings my brother ernie is davey allison and dalen hunt and davey allison both out of this race ernie urban racing back to the line with a big advantage there's davey allison's car coming to a stop ernie irvin coming down if it finishes here under caution it'll be the first california to win this race since marvin patch back in 1961 [Music] ernie urban's number four streaking across the line rest of the field coming by there you see the 22 car sterling marlin he is in second place joe rutman's number 75 is in third and right down on the apron any chances with anything here ernie irvin brings her around and the black number three earnhardt is in fifth position six is dale jarrett [Music] rick mast is going to finish this race in fourth ernie irvin coming to the line and will win the 33rd annual 500 at about 55 miles an hour thank you hand out and waving irvin in this surprising unbelievable finish to the 500 as earnhardt and allison get tangled up kyle petty on the back straight away back to the strike white flag and one lap to go to the side the daytona 500. davey allison in front and morgan shepard in second shepard stays right there he's closed it all the way down robert yates looks on davy allison's mentor okay he's back he backed off a little again to see how much momentum he can get he tried it the last time around he was able to pull right back up on his bumper timing is everything downhill that gap right there should pay off at the end of the back straight away if he's got the momentum to do it around michael walsh's car down for the finish going into turn three mike glenn what can he do it i i don't think so he's pretty strong it's just up to morgan how he gets in the turn with him here they come morgan down to the line davey allison first morgan shepard gets it all back there has he got anything left coming to the strike morgan comes to the inside and davey allison is going to win the daytona 500. the alabama gang has done it again the son of a great champion at this track bobby allison davey allison victorious in the 34th annual daytona 500. the closer he can get the bumper to the back of dale earnhardt's car the looser dale will get there he comes it looks like he's driving up under our north carolina got loose and slid up the racetrack dale jarrett zucchini and they touch they come back to the line white flag white flag and one lap to go coming back on the outside bone gets into it strickland gets into it this is the finish did we say five cars had a shot at it get ready because it's coming to the wire there's jared in front jarrod pulling back in front bodine comes down to the inside jeff beaudine the 86 champion trying to find some wrong come on dale go betty go all right come on i know he's got to the floorboard he can't do any more come on don't let him get on the inside of you coming around this turn here he comes earnhardt it's the dalendale show he's become off a turn four you know who i'm pulling for it's dale jerry bring her at the inside dale don't let him get down there he's gonna make it dale jared's gonna win the daytona 500. all right oh look at martha oh can you believe it way to go amen you think she'll get out of the van are you going to go get her out well that poor girl she needs help happy valentine's day mrs jarrett white play robert yates number 28 is still there last lap to the side at all sterling marlin stays first ernie irvin in second [Music] back straight away final time it's between these two cars as troy aikman brought sterling some luck we'll see can ernie irvin pass it on this last lap because he has turned into turn three sterling marlin in front ernie irvin closing ground here they come down the stretch for the final time it is sterling marlin in the lead down to the inside comes to 28. coming to the line sterling marlins gonna win it ernie irvin who left the morgan mcclure ride to go with the 28 team of robert yates is defeated by that team and sterling marlin wins his first winston cup victory in the greatest race of them all yeah the sixth ricky craven white flag is coming down the sixth score is not close enough to really make their face craving the leading rookie up in 14. this is it 21 cars in the lead lap and this is the final one draws away by about three car lengths cut it to two here comes earnhardt the intimidator will have to be at his intimidating best he's got him running for it but his angle i don't think it is either he couldn't get the momentum that he needed closes in coming to three sterling marlin stays in front earnhardt nipping away at him here first in second place trying to lurch out there launch one final assault out of turn four down they come the short 1600 foot straight away to the finish line and the winner of the 1995 daytona 500 is again sterling marlin morgan mcclure ninth career win and three of them have been here at daytona here they come for the white flag one more time [Music] one to go how about it see if we can bring him home well he's got to do what he's been doing block them all the way that board is running awfully good and like i told you in 1993 they'll keep her down on the inside don't let him get down there but he might try to come up on the outside coming off the turn here it is the dale and dale show once again here at daytona earnhardt trying to make move look at him switch back and forth jarrod blocks him one more time here comes earnhardt to the inside but he can't make the move [Music] and the chevrolets race each other back there janet hanging on down on the inside come on dale put her in the battle buddy do all you can winning two daytona 500 will be too much here he comes to the line and dale jarrett is gonna pull it off at daytona his second daytona 500 wins wow smearing him so much as good as he was the first time the three hendricks cars have nailed themselves to the bottom of the racetrack and right now it's one two three hendrix cars sterling marlin in fourth bill elliott back to fifth mayfield is in six ward burton seventh martin is eight and hamilton hamilton the penny car is in ninth here come phil elliott back on the inside off turn four in trouble there's trouble coming down off that banking one two three danson's car among them as they come to the line caution is coming out that could be the final laugh under green and if it is gordon has won with terry lomani second and craven third dale jarrett caught up and there you see kenny wallace in that incident brett boning's number 11 is involved and there's the number one of morgan shepard all torn up style of these two people the quiet one terry labonte the reserve conservative and jeff gordon the young and flashy one jennifer couldn't hit it better and they couldn't have hit it better look at them lining up to come across checkers and yellow and terry lavonnie pulls up and here comes the 25 car up this reminds me of the 24 hours of daytona the year the ferraris wanted first second and third and they lined up across the line we've never seen it one year we did i believe the porsches did it but never in a stock car race this is a first two laps to go big time hit by spencer but i told you bobby levine was moving just a little while ago what a muscle move on the outside fastest qualifier here for the 500 showing his muscle now three makes in the 500 chevy pontiac four that's how they run but earnhardt has a benefit there's a slow car up ahead and there's trouble coming off of turn two some cards get translated it might be this whoever gets back to the start finish line they'll get the fight and the yellow together blake speed and john andretti tangled as the leaders head for turn number three and ready and spencer got together this could be the daytona 500 bobby lavonny goes to the outside labonte up high earnhardt uses the left car of rick bass to the as a pick 20 years of trying 20 years of frustration dale earnhardt will come to the caution flag to win the daytona 500. finally the most anticipated moment in racing if john elway can win the super bowl dale earnhardt said he could win the daytona 500 and if he comes around under caution to complete this final lap the taste of long awaited victory will be his wow what a drive by dale earnhardt doing everything he had to do today bobby lebron is saying boy i needed that last left at the top of the show you saw the steely eyes of dale earnhardt i'll bet they'll be tearful when he pulls into victory lane let me tell you it'll make the strongest man on earth cry when you win this race is special bobby labonte comes across the line to the caution flag in second jeremy mayfield's forward third kenny schroeder with a shot at that two million dollar bonus as did bobby lavonny checkered flag dale earnhardt finally is a champion of the daytona 500. larry mcreynolds for the second time in this great race will go to victory lane once with the late davey allison and today with earnhardt right on his back bumper as they come off turn four they he started to put a move on white flag two and a half miles to history jeff gordon trying to win his second dale earnhardt trying to win his second buddy where will earnhardt make the move i don't know gordon looks awful strong as they come off turn two over there down the back straight away kenny irwin looks to the outside right here's where he has to make the move and he wasn't able to get that run up under jeff gordon like he wanted to but that's what we set friday he was this far behind in the international race of champions he looks inside he goes outside he looks inside again okay right now he's got to pull right down on that back bumper and try to get him loose coming off turn four he does not have the muscle at this point but he may have some momentum here comes earnhardt he's all the way to the bottom almost in the grass he slides up the racetrack and jeff gordon will win it for the second time wow what a race shot after there that was a low down all right there's valentine's day isn't yes it is [Music] and just three laps to go the strongest board here all week has been dale jarrett the defending winston cup champ he got in a practice crash yesterday afternoon sustained damage is that still the best board here we are seven miles from finding out boys got some awful good cars behind him he's going to have to use everything he i'm winner to pull this off because jeff burton has already proved that he can back bill ellie on the fastest car trouble car in the wall turn four one car comes sliding down the track in the wall in spencer jimmy spencer caution is out and here they come jared gets the white and the yellow flag and dale jarrett is going to win the daytona 500 for the third time [Music] and dale jarrett loves daytona he's a champion of this race for the third time nobody's doing anything come on buddy one to go the last lap one to go buddy keep it low mikey keep it low don't let him on you make that back straight away wide buddy get all over the place don't let him run up on you come on man come on now watch the mirror watch it he's gonna make a run inside blocking blocking that'll boy three wide behind them you got him mikey you got him man you got him come on man come on come on to the flag come on mikey you got it man you got it you got it you got it [Applause] oh man schroeder has climbed out of his car he and earnhardt have crashed together he turns three and four daryl is this better than winning it this is great i hope they [Music] michael walter takes off the helmet drops the window net and he's about to get the best ride in racing the daytona 500 victory lane my daddy would be so happy [Music] everyone on their feet of daytona some 170 000 as south boston virginia's ward burton comes to the line he bounces off mark martin jared is crashing to the final lap everybody gets by him okay elliot sadler in the 21 the wood brothers car left to try and chase warren burton to the checkered flag saller was shaking finishes third in the pepsi 400 just imagine what that young man is going through now about to finish second in the daytona 500. about ready to fade i'm telling you eighth two times is his best previous finish in the 500 now in his eighth try at the great american race it's gonna be warren burton driving his tides to victory lane checkered flag is up and ward burton is going to win the 44th day total 500. [Music] [Applause] bill davis racing and ward burton have just won the great american race [Music] michael's all over the back of the 48 card and here comes his teammate junior oh you know that's help but he's not going to give him help it don't look like that he went around all by him jimmy johnson has been trying to figure out how to work the cars behind him to help his car move forward now the caution is out but dale earnhardt jr they they took the caution so he won't be able to get this lap back they had already taken the caution flag ladies and gentlemen it's official the rain has persisted it's going to continue through the night the race has been called and michael waltrip is a two-time champion of the daytona 500. well i tell you what uh what a thrill what a great accomplishment for him his team [Music] [Applause] [Music] fans come to their feet as dale earnhardt jr and tony stewart take the white flag we're in the final lap of the daytona 500 junior took the lead from tony stewart with 19 laps to go after he trailed stuart tsar in chevrolet for much of the central part of the race now he's got to hang on for three quarters of a lap to earn a victory in the sport's biggest event [Music] stewart not close enough to make a move yet it's all going to come down to whether earnhardt has a bible or a problem in this final third of a lap [Music] you can't get emotional yet because you've got to get off turn four and back to the start finish line and you can see it now the legacy continues dale earnhardt jr wins the 46th daytona 500. got it great one for wimmer too fantastic tony stewart second scott rimmer third kevin harvick fourth jimmy johnson fifth for dale earnhardt jr his first victory in the 500 in his fifth try here they come boys white flag one to go scott rick's stewart wants to go three wide thinks better of it he is trapped behind jimmy johnson boy that 97 car kirk bush is a fast piece of equipment right there he's got a look he's the only forward in the front five what can he do look at scott riggs in that 10 car he's trying to get him a top five finish in this daytona 500 and there's jimmy johnson on the 48 on the outside daryl somebody needs to get up there and go with him but i don't know outside or [Music] six cars have a chance to win it jeff gordon's gonna lead him into turn four they're one mile from home tony stewart just slid up the racetrack he and jimmy johnson are going to make contact they're bouncing off of each other jeff gordon's going to win his third daytona 500 kirkbush dale jr and scott riggs completes a dream week with a fourth place finish well he did and by those cars right there fifth six seven eight nine ten thank god boys tony stewart and jimmy johnson are going at each other down there in the turn turn one yeah jimmy johnson ended up fifth coming across the line at the line this time the white flag one lap to go at daytona it's junior that's making the move he didn't want to do what he said but he's going to the outside got to daytona 500. he's got to try at least try to win meanwhile ryan newman looked both sides at johnson nowhere to go stays in line this is what johnson wants to see in this mirror though he wants to see those guys behind him side by side casey neighbors runs third junior's losing positions as he tries to get behind the ass out tony stewart has moved into fifth sixth here goes ryan newman he's gonna try the high side which way will mirrors go he'll host this 12th car brian newman crashed behind him the caution is out the race is over jimmy johnson has won the daytona 500. his car owner watching here at the track and his crew chief watching at home jimmy johnson wins his first daytona 500 victory white flag one lap to go to the white man coming through single foul there they go they got to go they got to get mark they got to move him somehow gets back to that yellow line right around the bottom all the way through turn one and two mark martin is driving the race of his life and there's nobody that's better at holding people off at daytona and airbus lag back a little bit is he gonna get help is he gonna come it's going to be a drag race all the way back to the start finish line to the line crash here they come checkered kevin harvick wins the daytona 500. we got one there's still roof coming across the starfish they're wrecking everywhere boyer's on fire jeff gordon's wrecked and that's still wrecking montoya kenseth biffle marlin carl edwards casey mears all crashed on the final lap have you ever well a couple of times i'm gonna repeat what i heard a few years ago no i have never white flag bell lap one to go stewart's got the stuart's got a great car no question about that it's just a matter of blocking if uh kirk can get a little help and ryan jump to the high side tony stewart blocks him here comes kyle bush on the bottom oh toyota drag race down the back toyota drag race teammates newman was trying to get help from the other blue dodge now he's got it toyota on the inside lane dodge on the outside lane who's going to win it it's going to come all the way to the wire here they go into turn three teammates working together 2018 212. 12 is going to win this race i don't believe they can catch him back to the line he's going to have to make it wide will have to make it wide the boilermaker ryan newman ryan newman roger penske with the daytona 500. way to go guys way to go roger pinsky's first restrictor play win in his first 1-2 finish and done it in style man 1-2 hello newman [Applause] it is the 125th try for penske racing to win a restrictor plate race they've done it elliott sadler is challenged for the lead by matt kenseth and kevin harvick i believe these guys put a big old clock on their dash and they wind her up and it's supposed to supposed to hit midnight about the end of the race now if matt can bring him all the way back around and lead a lap there you go off the nose of casey kane hang on to her brother [Music] back to daytona 49 laps to go we're under caution bit of a sprinkle and the jet dryer still running trying to keep some heat in the racetrack get it dried off so we can resume the daytona 500. all right the race has officially been declared final it is over so matt kenseth okay there is your daytona 500 winner in the 51st running of the great american race the 2009 champ matt kenzit that a backup car slipping through for the lead and now the victory in the rain shortened daytona 500 and r steve burns is down there steve this will be the white flag jamie mcmurray is in front to try to win the 500 this will be the last lap whatever happens now happens folks they can all wad up down here and somebody's going to leave out that second turn the winner junior on the bottom with boyer [Music] triple ahead truex trying to get up there and help mcmurray but boyer's right there behind bethel in the 16. there goes boyar to the outside look at junior come on junior come on can they make it to the flag no way they'll never get through this third turn junior got squirreled up right there oh it's just perfect he's flying through there dale earnhardt jr unbelievably has caught jamie mcmurray as they come to turn four he'll have to go to the high side though mcmurray guard that line crash at the back never mind green flag's still out checkered flag in the air the 52nd daytona right to jimmy yes little jamie baby [Music] hook line and sinker yes sir billy bass how about that jamie mcmurray teresa earnhardt chip ganassi felix savadas win the daytona 500 [Music] the cars that crashed at the back were robbie gordon i believe and jeff gordon they'll face the white flag when they come around to decide the 53rd daytona 500 rookie trevor bain in his second sprint cup start will lead them to a white flag with bobby labonte here comes kurt bush and juan montoya carl edwards in fifth and we know kurt busch in montoya is going to make a move dw when will they make it i don't think they're going to make it to turn four i mean we keep hearing about i'm a setting duck when i'm leading this thing so i guess that makes it 21 a sitting duck right now but we'll see here that 22 knows how to win from that position that's where he won the bud shootout from edwards and gilliland down to the inside trying to where did that 34 come from the party oh my god the party for kurt bush and montoya in here they come through turn four former goal center of the 500. edwards has room underneath now he pushes trooper bank it's over unbelievable happy birthday trevor bay 20 years old are you kidding me [Music] what that was awesome that was awesome trevor you are the man buddy everybody coming inside congratulations saw leonard wood down on pit road where he stood in 76 when pearson won it there's leonard who brothers oh my goodness first win in 10 years for what is now a part-time team out of stuart virginia and concord north carolina the wood brothers returned to victory lane at daytona with 20 year old trevor bain they're looking for the white flag this time once we get into this lap if anything should happen down in terms one or two three and four it's over three car breakaway junior tucked up tight under the bumper of biffle kenzeth leads to turn one final lap danny hammond in the 11s there with no one to push him actually he might actually be hurting those two cars in front of him if he gets back too far but here we go if it's going to happen it's going to happen pretty quick we've seen where the timing of where you do it is so critical hey those two cars the 16 and the 88 should be able to get by but kenseth if biffle elects to take the chance ford ford chevrolet off the final corner matt kenseth trying to win it for the second time here comes junior to the outside side by side with kenzik he runs out of time matt kansas wins the daytona 500. i tipped my head though he could have jumped out of line but he honored his teammate go now or finish second when we cross the start it's a race and oh by the way it's not over it's just now cut it's just now on daryl keep an eye on that car in the wall hard turn one and it's one of the big cars it's the 93 of travis nascar if the track is clear they will let them finish we are still green yeah mark martin is really pushing dale earnhardt jr in that 88. junior to the inside of great biffle the green flag still flies martin's number 55 keslowski in the two biffle backing up patrick behind him for the second time the daytona 500 goes to jimmy johnson five-time champion for el cajon california and his rick hendricks chevrolet he could tell he could fight dale jr for that second year danica patrick the pole sitter becomes the highest finishing woman in the daytona 508th they were coming at her from every side i mean front backs left right that group is a happy group and he's a happy man not only because they won this race since he won it in 2006 his average finish in the 500 outside the top 30. look at stenhouse net 17 in the middle back and forth he just shoved kyle bush right out of the way ricky stenhouse in the 17th to third place white flag with stenhouse up in position to challenge in that blue four you know what larry i believe that tape's gonna stay on there and that baby's going to come home a winner danny hamlin has not lost a race this week he's number 11. keslowski the 2012 champ battling back to the top and dale earnhardt jr the pied piper of daytona trying to hold them all at bay and kyle bush was trying to make a third line at the top of the racetrack oh here they come now this is where it gets interesting we've seen a lot of passes off turn four to the start finish line but that 88 is pulling away less than a mile to go oh we got a wreck third generation star dale earnhardt jr brings them to the flag checkered flag waving it's over it's earnhardt [Music] good job june bug reed sorensen's race ends up in a crash harvick into the wall past the end of pit road and carl edwards 99 all torn up here comes kyle bush backwards across the start finish line factor across now the caution flag waved before earnhardt took the checkered flag officially the race ends under yellow nascar a lot of jostling back in the pack the leader is going to make it under the wide under green legano harvick earnhardt boyer last lap guess what the race is getting ready to start off turn two it's all on from there on car smoking back of the field drops back out of play three wide big cluster coming off turn number four trouble way in the back but here come the leaders the question is are they going to throw the yellow are they going to let them race back seven eight car pile up in the back straight away caution keep coming just stay on the gas back straight away stay on the gas coming too easy here they say they say roll out of the floor middletown connecticut's joey logano wins the daytona 500.00 man you are the man ninth sprint cup series win for logano in his 220th start wow what a deal guys i think it'll happen off turn four here goes hamlin up high here comes the 20 of matt kinsen can't do it no he just doesn't have enough of a push he's going to have to back up to that car behind him and get that push but he's trying he wants that four car to help him here he goes next flag ends the race i just don't think he can do it from the outside get up to third maybe second i just don't know if he's gonna get all the way up to the lead but here he comes gotta run down the back it's gonna be a drag race off turn four but i just don't see him being able to pull it off he's getting a big push he's getting it he's coming he's coming he's sucked a second behind you what you left a second up high inside martin three wide direction to the bottom [Applause] oh my goodness wow i'm telling you i've got chills in my spine that was amazing are you kidding me i knew that's where it would have happened off turn four but i didn't know how it was gonna [Music] there's a guy right there running second right now that's finished third in this thing three times the white flag waves one lap to go sponsored by credit one bank yeah when i think of experience of knowledge here at daytona i think of kurt bush he's been so close so many times he pushed his teammate to victory here one time is anybody going to push him today look at the 21 coming on the inside to give it a big push where'd he come from brian black one of the back whipped legato yes 42 is out of gas who else is going to run off well i think he's okay he's still going the 47 game get up behind the 21 give him a push he might get there but i don't know i think this might be kurt busch's day looks like he's going to come home a winner kurt bush has been the bridesmaid in the daytona 500 here they come off turn four for the final time from las vegas the 2004 champion of the series kurt bush for gene haas and tony stewart wins the daytona 500. wow wow first time he's won the 500. what about that he pushed his then penske teammate to victory and that's the only tony gibson are you there [Applause] he's too old to get that excited tony gibson grew up down the street from daytona international speedway and now goes to victory i love you guys thank you thank you almarolla moved on at the end of the season to stuart haas racing and he is a lap away from the checkered flag in the daytona 500 well he did what his crew chief told him you got the lead hang on to it yeah he's just got to keep those two side by side behind him keep working those lanes i like the inside laying the corner the outside lane on the straightaways dylan where will he go there oh alvaro around he goes and here it comes with the number three 20 years ago 20 years of trying for earnhardt he won the daytona 500 austin dillon wins the 60th running of the great american race got a car wreck here i think it's richard childress austin dillon's grandfather hell of a job that's what i mean you wanted i love it houston yeah you won it yes sir it is over you won congratulations [Music] one lap to go two connecticut yankees chasing hamlin and bush wow what a move all right and that's what he's going to need he's got to back up the priest he's not going to be able to do it on his own he's got to get that push for priests he's going to have to get on the brakes here but he's got kyle bush in the outside lane logano and priests grew up together at the quarter [ __ ] tracks connecticut and logano looks low top lane kyle bush in the top lane legato on the bottom mcdowell the second yellow car where will he go so interesting that mcdowell decided to go with kyle bush but here comes eric jones on the inside denny hamlin hamlet off turn number four no side by side battle of the finish this time denny hamlin wins his second daytona 500 and wins it for coach gibbs in toyota in the 11th car wow what a day for jd gives for joe gibbs for that whole team that's storybook stuff right there that was meant to be [Music] [Applause] [Music] white flag under green next flag will end the race and newman is there newman's got locked onto his rear bumper just like he did oh wrecking behind chase elliott round spinning around still green and here they come and here comes blaney ryan bladey up behind ryan newman trying to get him to hamlet newman backed up to bladey big run coming here to the inside newman to the front nothing denny hamlin could do what can ryan blaney now do here comes a push from denny hamlin oh this thing's not over yet not at all ryan newman off turn four for the final time blaney to the outside to the inside here comes hamilton up the outside crash into the wall into the air goes newman upside down in a shower of sparks on his roof ryan newman comes across the line fourth and comes to rest scoring unofficial between hamlin and blaney as far as who crossed the finish line first [Music] newman got turned went up in the air as he came down was hit by another car and launched skyward coming down on his roof the amr safety team is there quickly to attend to ryan newman a fist pump from denny hamlin who has won the daytona 500 for the second year in a row you

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