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43-782: The team won the Daytona 500 three times, in 1980 with Buddy Baker and in 1983 and 1984 with Yarborough. The team was based in Charlotte and co-operated by Harry Ranier (February 25, 1937 – July 21, 1999) and J. T. Lundy (January 3, 1941 – December 27, 2023), who left in 1987. Ranier was a Kentuckian coal mining magnate. Ranier's entry into the sport predates magnates such as J. D. Stacy and Billy Hagan . Harry Ranier started entering racecars into NASCAR's top division sporadically starting in 1967 and consistently starting in 1978 with driver Lennie Pond and later Buddy Baker. In 1978, Ranier's team won its first race at

86-553: A last lap crash. Purdy will run full-time in the car in 2018, all of the races as a Toyota. The No. 12 car made its debut at Pocono in 2017 with Sheldon Creed, finishing 8th. Creed also ran the car at Iowa, Lucas Oil, and Kansas. Sheldon Creed drove the No. 28 full time in 2018, picking up four wins en route to the series championship. Anthony Alfredo and the No. 40 will make their debut on June 22, 2018, at Gateway Motorsports Park Zane Smith and Vinnie Miller split driving duties of

129-523: A provisional starting spot, the only time that happened in the Daytona 500 from when the provisional was added in 1976 through 2004. The Daytona 500 was the first 500-mile (800 km) auto race to be televised live flag-to-flag on network television when CBS aired it in 1979, continuing to air until 2000. From 2001 to 2006, the race alternated between FOX and NBC under the terms of a six–year, $ 2.48 billion NASCAR television contract, with FOX broadcasting

172-611: A race that featured 75 lead changes, and the Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 , along with four poles. In 1985 after his team switched to a Ford, he won his first Talladega 500 and scored his final win in the Miller High Life 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway . Prior to the 1987 season, car owner Ranier tapped Davey Allison to replace veteran driver Cale Yarborough in the Ranier-Lundy No. 28 Ford Thunderbird . Yarborough

215-477: A record that still stands. In 1983 , Yarborough moved to the No. 28 Hardee's Chevrolet owned by Harry Ranier , competing in 16 events. He won four races, including his third Daytona 500, his sixth Atlanta Coca-Cola 500, and swept both events at Michigan, along with three poles. In 1984 he repeated by winning his fourth Daytona 500, becoming the second driver to score back-to-back wins, the Winston 500 at Talladega,

258-413: A return to the race's past tradition of ending in the late afternoon, as it ended at about 4:40 p.m., the race's earliest ending time since 2004. Although the 2014 race started around 1:30 p.m. EST, heavy rain and a tornado warning red–flagged the race after 38 laps and it was delayed for a record six hours and 22 minutes; the race finished the entire 500–mile distance around after 11:00 p.m.

301-525: A total of at least 20 Daytona 500s in a row. The installation of the lighting system at Daytona International Speedway in 1998, as well as the implementations of the television packages in 2001 and 2007 respectively, have resulted in the race starting and ending much later than it did in the race's early years. The race started at 12:15 p.m. EST from 1979 until 2000. The start time was moved to 1:00 p.m EST from 2001 to 2004, 2:30 p.m. in 2005 and 2006, and 3:30 p.m. from 2007 to 2009, all for

344-529: Is also the series' first race of the year; this phenomenon is unique in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the end of the season rather than the start. From 1995 – 2020 , U.S. television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500 which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing; however, in 2021

387-467: Is the defending winner. The qualifying procedure is unique for the Daytona 500. Some teams must race their way into the Daytona 500 field. The first row is set by a timed round of qualifying. Prior to 2021, the session was held one week before the race (prior to 2003, this was two rounds; prior to 2001, it was three) but the session is now held on the Wednesday evening leading up to the race. The remainder of

430-556: The Camping World Truck Series . A selection of Richard Childress Racing development drivers were scheduled to run a partial season in the No. 99 Chevrolet, with funding from the drivers' other sponsors. After rain cancelled qualifying at Dover, the team made a deal to run Dover and the rest of Ranier/MDM's 2016 schedule in the No. 71 Chevrolet, leasing owners points from Carlos Contreras . Brandon Jones and Austin Dillon split

473-479: The Atlanta Motor Speedway . Rainer back moved to Cup full time in 1997 with former partner Hardee's returning to sponsor the new #20 and Greg Sacks driving the car. However, after missing several early-season races, the team switched to part time, and eventually Hardee's left the team and it shut down. Ranier returned to run a limited schedule in the 1996 Busch Series with IRL star Tony Stewart driving

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516-672: The NASCAR K&;N Pro Series West , and the ARCA Racing Series . The team also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from 2017 to 2018. The team shut its doors after the 2018 season, despite winning the ARCA Menards Series championship that year. For the operations before the 2017 season, see Ranier Racing with MDM After a split from Ranier Racing with MDM following the 2016 season, MDM took

559-461: The UHF band (channels 14–69), meaning that they had a significantly reduced broadcast area compared to former affiliates WITI , WAGA-TV , and WJBK , respectively. WDJT was not available in many Wisconsin markets by the time the Daytona 500 took place. For NASCAR Grand National winners at Daytona from 1949 to 1958, see Daytona Beach and Road Course . ‡ – Record for fastest Daytona 500 before

602-621: The 1995 race was available in far fewer homes than the year before. Then-broadcaster CBS had lost well-established VHF (channels 2–13) affiliates in major markets as a result of the Fox affiliate switches of 1994 . As an example, new affiliates WDJT in Milwaukee and WGNX in Atlanta  — both cities that are home to NASCAR races — and WWJ in Detroit , close to Michigan International Speedway , were on

645-421: The 99 truck up to a full-time entry with a varying rotation of drivers. Austin Dillon scored the team's first top ten finish with a seventh-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the season's second race. On August 8, 2017, MDM Motorsports announced that Darrell Wallace Jr. ("Bubba Wallace") would drive the 99 truck. Wallace ended up winning at Michigan International Speedway on August 12, 2017. Although

688-469: The Daytona 500 in odd-numbered years (2001, 2003, 2005) and the Pepsi 400 in even-numbered years (2002, 2004, 2006) and NBC broadcasting the opposite race in that year. In 2005, a new television contract was signed, which made FOX the sole broadcaster of the Daytona 500 for eight years, from 2007 to 2014. In 2013, 10 more years were added to the contract, giving FOX every Daytona 500 from 2015 to 2024 as well, for

731-581: The Indianapolis 500 surpassed the Daytona 500 in TV ratings and viewership. The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers. The race serves as the final event of Speedweeks and is also known as "The Great American Race" or the " Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing". Since its inception, the race has been held in mid-to-late February. From 1971 to 2011 , and again since 2018 ,

774-505: The No. 15. The team had sponsorship from Mariah Entertainment for the first two events of a nine race schedule, running the rest unsponsored. Stewart had a best finish of 16th at Bristol. The Ranier Busch Series team shut down after the season. For the operations after the 2016 season, see MDM Motorsports On February 4, 2016, MDM-Hillman Racing joined Lorin Ranier to create a driver development team that would compete in, among other series,

817-462: The Talladega 500 with Pond after other key leading cars were slowed when Bill Elliott 's car blew a tire and spreading debris. Buddy Baker drove for the team starting in 1979. In 1980, Waddell Wilson was crew chief and engine builder. Baker won the 1980 Daytona 500 for the team in a famous paint scheme known as the "gray ghost". The car set the record for fastest Daytona 500 ever run by average speed,

860-514: The Texaco/Havoline #28 for Ranier in 1987 and 1988. Ranier sold his team to Yates on October 1, 1988, prior to the 1989 season. Allison would have most of his success driving for Yates Racing . Ranier did not field a car again until the fall of 1996. After staying out of the Cup Series for eight years, Ranier fielded a Cup entry with Elton Sawyer driving the new #20 in the 1996 season finale at

903-605: The Truck for six races. Ranier Racing/MDM was supposed to field the No. 99 in six Truck races in 2016, however the truck was renumbered to No. 71 after leasing owners points from Contreras Motorsports . In 2017, the No. 99 truck returned but since Ranier and Miller parted ways the team starting in 2017 and beyond is called MDM Motorsports . In 2015, Ranier Racing with MDM partner with Hillman Racing to field two cars (No. 40 and No. 41) in both K&N Pro Series East and K&N Pro Series West . The team returned for 2016. In 2017,

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946-407: The area caused the race to be postponed to 7:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 27, making it the first Daytona 500 to be postponed to a Monday, as well as the first (and only) Daytona 500 to be run as a night race. Due to a two–hour red flag period after a jet dryer fire on the track with 40 laps remaining, the race did not end until about 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28. The 2013 race marked

989-477: The car at Michigan, Chicagoland, and Kansas. Harrison Burton ran the car at Iowa, and Travis Miller ran the No. 8 at Lucas Oil. Vinnie Miller ran the first race for the No. 8 in 2017 at Fairgrounds Speedway, this time in a Toyota. Brandon Jones ran the car at Pocono, Michigan, and Chicagoland, all as a Chevy. Zane Smith ran the car at Kentucky as a Toyota. The No. 8 made its superspeedway debut in 2018 with new driver Chase Purdy, finishing in 21st at Daytona after

1032-467: The convenience of west coast viewers. The 2005 race ended at sunset for the first time in its history, and the 2006 race ended well after sunset. Every Daytona 500 between 2006 and 2010, as well as the 2012 and 2014 races, ended under the lights. The changing track conditions caused by the onset of darkness in the closing laps in these years forced the crew chiefs to predict the critical car setup adjustments needed for their final two pit stops. The 2007 race

1075-525: The door. In 2017, Daniel Suárez drove the car in the K&;N Pro Series West race at Sonoma . In 2018, Anthony Alfredo drove the number 40 full time with 1 victory at South Boston Speedway and finished 5th in the standings Sam Mayer drove two races in the No. 41 finishing fifth and fourth. For the operations before the 2017 season, see Ranier Racing with MDM The No. 8 made its debut in 2016 at Pocono with Brandon Jones, finishing 3rd. Jones also ran

1118-407: The energy crisis of 1974 . Since the adaptation of the green–white–checkered finish rule in 2004, the race has gone past 500 miles on ten occasions ( 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2015 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 and 2023). It took two attempts to finish the race in 2010, 2011, and 2020. The 2023 running is the longest Daytona 500 contested, lasting 212 laps/530 miles. William Byron

1161-623: The event has been as associated with Presidents Day weekend, taking place on the third Sunday of February and since 2022, it was held on the same day that the NBA All-Star Game was held and one week after the Super Bowl . On eight occasions, the race has been run on Valentine's Day . Since 1997, the winner of the Daytona 500 has been presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, and

1204-474: The field is set on the Thursday before the race by two separate qualifying races (these were 100 miles (160 km) from 1959 to 1967; 125 miles (201 km) from 1969 to 2004; and 150 miles (240 km) with a two-lap overtime, if necessary, beginning in 2005 (these races were not held in 1968 due to rain)). The top two drivers from the qualifying races who were not in the top 35 in owner points were given spots on

1247-460: The field, and the rest of the field was set by the finishing order of the duels, with guaranteed spots to those in the top 35. The remaining spots, 40 to 43, were filled by top qualifying times of those not already in the field from the qualifying race. If there was a previous NASCAR champion without a spot, he would get one of those four spots, otherwise, the fourth-fastest car was added to the field. Prior to 2005 – and beginning again in 2013 – after

1290-468: The operations before the 2017 season, see Ranier Racing with MDM For the operations of No. 12 in the K&;N Pro Series East before the 2017 season, see HScott Motorsports The No. 12 car is driven by Harrison Burton . The car is the same number that Burton drove for HScott Motorsports in 2016. For 2017, Burton uses an unorthodox paint scheme by placing the car number on the quarter panel rather than on

1333-508: The same day, which effectively competed with the time-delayed East Coast broadcast of NBC 's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony , scheduled between 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. The 2015 race started on time around 1:00  p.m., and ended after 203 laps due to a Green–white–checkered finish. The television ratings for the Daytona 500 have surpassed those of the larger Indianapolis 500 (which has much larger physical attendance and international attendance) since 1995, even though

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1376-420: The stages era at 177.602 mph (285.823 km/h) set by Buddy Baker in 1980. † - Record for fastest Daytona 500 during the stages era at 157.178 mph (252.953 km/h) set by William Byron in 2024. MDM Motorsports#Camping World Truck Series MDM Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that most recently competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East ,

1419-676: The team in ARCA. Daytona 500 The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida . It is the first of two Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the Coke Zero Sugar 400 , and one of three held in Florida , with the annual fall showdown Straight Talk Wireless 400 being held at Homestead south of Miami . From 1988 to 2019, it

1462-618: The team shut down because Ranier/Hillman and Miller part ways. Miller renamed the team to MDM Motorsports . Austin Dillon , Landon Cassill , Ryan Preece , Kyle Benjamin , Travis Miller , Brian Wong , Corey LaJoie and Spencer Davis all drove for the team in K&N. The team also fielded two part-time entries (the No. 8 and No. 28) in ARCA Racing Series ' 2016 season, the team had 1 win with Brandon Jones at Michigan. The team also had 1 pole-position with Kyle Benjamin at Iowa. Alongside Jones and Benjamin, Harrison Burton , Travis Miller , Matt Tifft and Michael Self also drove for

1505-410: The top two cars were set, the top fourteen cars in the qualifying races advance to the field, and then between six (1998–2003), eight (1995–97, 2004) or 10 (until 1994) fastest cars which do not advance from the qualifying race are added, then cars in the top 35 in owner points not locked into the race, and then the driver with the championship provisional, except for 1985 when no such car was eligible for

1548-508: The win was pronounced encumbered a couple days later. The team had a quiet 2018 year, only running the Martinsville spring event with Tyler Matthews , the Eldora event with Sheldon Creed , and the fall Martinsville and ISM event with Chase Purdy . The team announced on December 8 that they will not field a truck team in 2019, only focusing in K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series. For

1591-515: The winning car is displayed in race-winning condition for one year at Daytona 500 Experience , a museum and gallery adjacent to Daytona International Speedway. The race is the direct successor of shorter races held on the Daytona Beach Road Course . This long square was partially on the sand and also on the highway near the beach. Earlier events featured 200-mile (320 km) races with stock cars. A 500-mile (805 km) stock car race

1634-514: Was considered official after halfway (100 laps/250 miles) had been completed from 1959 to 2016. From 2017 to 2019, the race was considered official after the conclusion of Stage 2 (120 laps/300 miles) when stage-racing was introduced. In 2020, they revised the rule in which a race is considered official at either halfway or the conclusion of Stage 2 (whichever comes first, in this case halfway). The race has been shortened four times due to rain (in 1965 , 1966 , 2003 , and 2009 ) and once in response to

1677-399: Was held at Daytona International Speedway in 1959 . It was the second 500-mile NASCAR race, following the annual Southern 500 , and has been held every year since. By 1961 , it began to be referred to as the Daytona 500 , by which it is still commonly known. Daytona International Speedway is 2.5 miles (4 km) long and a 500-mile race requires 200 laps to complete. However, the race

1720-492: Was in Winston Cup to stay when he qualified an unmarked, but Texaco-Havoline painted No. 28 Thunderbird second for the 1987 Daytona 500 , becoming the first rookie ever to start on the front row for NASCAR 's most prestigious event. A pit miscue which allowed a rear tire to fall off on the track ended his hopes of a good finish in the race, but success for Davey Allison would be just around the corner. Allison drove full time in

1763-556: Was leaving the Ranier-Lundy team to start his own operation along with the team's sponsor, Hardee's . Ranier negotiated a sponsorship deal with Texaco 's Havoline motor oil brand, a deal that was signed during the Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway . He also hired Robert Yates as his engine builder and Joey Knuckles as the No. 28's crew chief, who paired with Allison for years. On qualifying day, Allison signalled that he

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1806-542: Was one of the four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. The inaugural Daytona 500 was held in 1959 coinciding with the opening of the speedway and since 1982 , it has been the season-opening race of the Cup series. The Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar, carrying by far the largest purse. Championship points awarded are equal to that of any other NASCAR Cup Series race. It

1849-478: Was the first Daytona 500 to go into prime-time, ending at 7:07 p.m. Eastern time. In 2010, the race moved back to a 1:00 p.m. start time, which should have resulted in it ending in daylight; however, two red flags caused by track surface issues led to long delays that pushed the race to 7:34 p.m. EST, pushing the race into prime-time for the second time. The 2012 race was also scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 26, but heavy rain in

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