- Organizer
- NASCAR
- Why it counts
- The season-opening 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway, run every year since 1959
- Held
- annual, mid-to-late February, Sunday afternoon ET
Reigning winners
Daytona 500 winner · 2026
| Year | Daytona 500 winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tyler Reddick |
| 2025 | William Byron |
| 2024 | William Byron |
| 2023 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. |
| 2022 | Austin Cindric |
| 2021 | Michael McDowell |
| 2020 | Denny Hamlin |