2015 Event Joey Logano wins the Daytona 500; Jeff Gordon starts out strong in his final Daytona 500 race, but loses his lead and his chance at a fourth victory after getting caught in a wreck 2014 Event Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins his second Daytona 500 race, 10 years after his first win, in a race postponed for hours by heavy rain 2013 Event In racing, Danica Patrick becomes the first woman at the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to win pole position 1998 Event Daytona 500 race 1997 Event At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history 1996 Event Daytona 500 race 1992 Death William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82 1992 Death William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82 1988 Event Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500 1984 Event Cale Yarborough, becomes 1st Daytona 500 qualifier, above 200 MPH 1980 Event Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph) 1977 Birthday Vince Carter, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, professional basketball player, shooting guard and small forward for Orlando Magic National Basketball Team 1970 Event Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida 1970 Birthday Tim McRae, born in Daytona, Florida, 154 lbs, 70 kg, weightlifter, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Laura Brown, born in America, golfer, member, LPGA Tour 1994 - 1997, coach Daytona Beach College women's golf team 1962 Event Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches ambidextrously 1959 Event 1st Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH) 1956 Event WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast 1939 Birthday Cale Yarborough, auto racer, Daytona 500-1968, 77, 83, 84 1937 Birthday Bobby Allison, auto racer, 3 time winner of Daytona 500 1937 Birthday Richard Petty, auto race driver, Daytona 500-1979,81 1932 Event Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona 1931 Birthday Lee Hamilton, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Representative-D-Indiana 1965 - 1999 1927 Event Henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona 1910 Event Barney Oldfield sets land speed record of 131.7 mph at Daytona 1905 Event 1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach 1904 Event Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School
