Editing Daytona 500 (section)

===Drivers whose first NASCAR Cup Series win was the Daytona 500===
* [[1963 Daytona 500|1963]] – [[Tiny Lund]]
* [[1967 Daytona 500|1967]] – [[Mario Andretti]] – Only NASCAR Cup Series victory
* [[1970 Daytona 500|1970]] – [[Pete Hamilton]]
* [[1990 Daytona 500|1990]] – [[Derrike Cope]]
* [[1994 Daytona 500|1994]] – [[Sterling Marlin]] – Only driver whose first two career victories were the Daytona 500: 1994 & 1995
* [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]] – [[Michael Waltrip]] – Won the Daytona 500 after 462 races without a win
* [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]] – [[Trevor Bayne]] – Only NASCAR Cup Series victory; [[2010 AAA Texas 500|second]] career Cup Series start and first Daytona attempt; first rookie to win the Daytona 500 and youngest Daytona 500 winner
* [[2021 Daytona 500|2021]] – [[Michael McDowell (racing driver)|Michael McDowell]] – Won the Daytona 500 after 357 races without a win, second only to Michael Waltrip
* [[2022 Daytona 500|2022]] − [[Austin Cindric]] – Second youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 (Trevor Bayne), [[2021 Daytona 500|eighth]] career Cup Series start