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   March 12, 2006

"Daytona 500" winner Jimmie Johnson during the "Brickyard 400" on August 7, 2005.

photo by Bob Jennings

"Daytona 500" winners

1959   Lee Petty  Oldsmobile  135.521
1960 Junior Johnson  Chevrolet  124.740
1961 Marvin Panch   Pontiac  149.601
1962 Fireball Roberts  Pontiac  152.529
1963 Tiny Lund   Ford  151.566
1964 Richard Petty  Plymouth  154.334
1965   Fred Lorenzen  Ford      141.539
1966 Richard Petty  Plymouth  160.627
1967 Mario Andretti     Ford  149.926
1968 Cale Yarborough  Mercury  143.251
1969 Lee Roy Yarbrough  Ford  157.950
1970  Pete Hamilton  Plymouth  161.550
1971 Richard Petty  Plymouth  144.462
1972 A.J. Foyt  Mercury  161.550
1973 Richard Petty  Dodge  157.205
1974 Richard Petty  Dodge  140.894
1975 Benny Parsons  Chevrolet  153.649
1976 David Pearson  Mercury  152.181
1977 Cale Yarborough  Chevrolet  153.218
1978 Bobby Allison  Ford  159.730
1979 Richard Petty  Oldsmobile  143.997
1980 Buddy Baker  Oldsmobile  177.602
1981 Richard Petty  Buick  169.651
1982 Bobby Allison  Buick  153.991
1983 Cale Yarborough  Pontiac  155.979
1984 Cale Yarborough  Chevrolet  150.994
1985 Bill Elliott  Ford  172.265
1986 Geoff Bodine  Chevrolet  148.124
1987 Bill Elliott  Ford  176.263
1988 Bobby Allison  Buick  137.531
1989  Darrell Waltrip  Chevrolet  148.466
1990 Derrike Cope  Chevrolet  165.761
1991 Ernie Irvine  Chevrolet  148.148
1992 Davey Allison  Ford  160.256
1993 Dale Jarrett  Chevrolet  154.972
1994 Sterling Marlin  Chevrolet  156.931
1995 Sterling Marlin  Chevrolet  141.710
1996 Dale Jarrett  Ford  154.308
1997 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet  148.295
1998 Dale Earnhardt  Chevrolet  172.712
1999 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet  161.551
2000 Dale Jarrett  Ford  155.669
2001 Michael Waltrip  Chevrolet  182.555
2002 Ward Burton  Dodge  142.971
2003 Michael Waltrip  Chevrolet  133.87
2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet  156.345
2005 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet  135.173
2006 Jimmie Johnson  Chevrolet  142.667