1974: Folks call this race the Daytona 450 ... thus claiming the largest monetary sum of his career ($90,575). 1982: The Daytona 500 became the official season-opening NASCAR race, a spot on ...

1974, 1979, and 1981 runnings of the celebrated race. Another seven-time record that Petty holds is Cup Series Championship title wins. "Daytona 500. The championships, when we were winning them ...

Petty, known as "The King," dominated NASCAR in the 1970s, securing his consecutive Daytona 500 wins in 1973 and 1974. Cale Yarborough, another strong driver from the sport's history, claimed his ...

The 87-year-old has seven Daytona 500 wins, which is the most by a single driver. Petty won the 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, and 1981 Daytona 500 races. No other driver could match his feat.

He was the first Daytona 500 champ to do so. 1973: Country music singer Marty Robbins made 35 NASCAR starts between 1966 and 1982. This was his first of two Daytona 500s. He crashed and placed 34th.