This article documents historical records, statistics, and race recaps of the daytona 500, held. Jeff gordon will drive the pace car for the great american race. It was the first daytona 500 win for both driver jarrett and car owner joe gibbs. Pace cars used in 20 sprint cup series races daytona 500 daytona international speedway, 22420. Nascar daytona 500 driver introductions 20 the front two rows. The race kicks off the season for the nascar cup series. President trump and first lady melania trump rode in the pace car and started the race in a historic first. Two time super bowl champion peyton manning will be behind the wheel of the pace car for the daytona 500. She won the pole for the 20 daytona 500 and her best finish in the race was eighth that year.
In my mind, every driver wants to win a daytona 500 than a championship. Danica patrick won the pole for the race, becoming the first female to earn a pole position in nascars highest division. Deontay wilder to serve as honorary pace car driver for geico 500. In the 20 daytona 500, michael mcdowell notched his first career. The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event.
Nascar daytona 500 driver introductions 20 youtube. Nascar pace car driver brett bodine was driving the 2014 chevrolet ss pace car. Fourtime world wrestling entertainment wwe champion sheamus will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the 62nd annual daytona 500 on sunday, feb. It is the first of two cup races held every year at daytona, the second being the coke zero 400, and one of three held in florida, with the annual spring showdown dixie vodka 400 being held at homestead south of miami. Only instead of his usual chevrolet race car, dale jr. In 20, patrick became the first woman in sprint cup history to race fulltime in the series.
Jimmie johnson drove a chevrolet ss in to his sixth series drivers championship. On monday when the race resumed driver ryan newman was involved in a fiery crash in the final lap of the race. Nascar drivers get to chase fords new police interceptors. Daytona 500 to be won by a past winner of the race, after kenseth in 2012 and johnson in 20, and the third daytona 500 won by a car with the number no. He was behind the wheel of a 2014 production chevrolet ss, the made in australia sports.
Nascar driver, hoosier ryan newman released from hospital. The five special silver daytona pace cars were built to commerate the first race of the new millenium. The winningest person in indianapolis 500 history will be the celebrity pace car driver for next months indianapolis 500. The five silver cars were modified by tdm as daytona 500 pace car editions sun roof delete 0029, 0031, 0043, 0045, 0058. Espn reports that while earnhardt will be the grand marshal, manning will be behind the wheel of the pace car. Since 2004, brett bodine has served as the official pace car driver. Since 2006, the pace car has been driven by a celebrity guest at the start of the race mirroring the tradition used the indy 500.
The celtic warrior hopped in the pace car sunday at the great american race. In addition to pacing, chevrolet has campaigned the ss as its race car in nascar sprint cup series competition since 20, making its debut with a victory in the seasonopening daytona 500. Dish hops onto foxs daytona 500 coverage broadcasting. Mark reuss named daytona 500 honorary pace car driver. Ap it took all of 15 minutes for nascars new gen6 race car to throw drivers a few curves of its own at the first practice for the daytona 500. Denny hamlin defended his daytona 500 win from the previous year and became the first driver to win back to back daytona 500s since sterling marlin in 19941995, however his win was overshadowed by a crash coming to the flag that seriously injured ryan newman. Drive your own vehicle for five laps around the famous worlds fastest half mile following the food city 500 pace car. For someone looking for a daily driver or to fill a collection this is the one. Fourtime nascar premier series champion and fox nascar analyst jeff gordon will be the pace car driver for sundays 59th running of the daytona 500 2 p. Two unscored laps one parade lap and one pace lap preceded the resumption at lap 19. April 24 today in jayskis nascar history page 3 of 24. Peyton manning, the twotime super bowlwinning quarterback and nationwide memberspokesperson, will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the 60th annual daytona 500 on feb. Besides watching johnson lead the pace laps in the no. Brett elias bodine iii born january 11, 1959 is a former nascar winston cup series driver and is the current driver of the pace car.
In the 14time pro bowler manning, nascar got the kind of name recognition it wants for the biggest race of the season. For the first time, the pace car will actually be a pace truck with none other than future hall of fame nascar driver and twotime daytona 500 winner dale earnhardt jr. He also won the brickyard 400 at the indianapolis motor speedway in 20. Nascar legend jeff gordon to drive pace car at daytona 500. Peyton manning to drive the pace car for daytona 500 by terry a. All are super rare, collectable, mint condition museum quality 3 of 4 real 2000 daytona 500 pace cars including the. Ranking all 59 daytona 500s from slowest to fastest fox. Nascar sprint cup race number 1 of 36 monday, february 27, 2012 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl. Gm north america president instrumental in bringing chevrolet ss to nascar. Elmo langley serves as a pace car driver for nascar. Buy used 1998 daytona 500 pace car, supercharged in. Ranking all 59 daytona 500s from slowest to fastest.
Hailie deegan could transform nascar nascar talk nbc. Print send email download word document word share. Sheamus serves as honorary pace car driver for nascars 62nd daytona 500 wwe. The daytona 500 is a 500milelong 805 km nascar cup series motor race held annually at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. Its one thing for a car to perform at its maximum potential for two laps five miles at daytona.
The 2017 daytona 500 has now come and gone, but the essence of the chevy camaro zl1 pace car is still resonating after being driven by none other than jeff gordon, who has won the daytona 500 in. She finished 8th, the highest ever finish for an woman in the daytona 500. Chevrolet unveils 2014 production chevrolet ss as official daytona 500 pace car new, 1 comment by mattweaver feb 16, 20, 2. Johnson wins daytona 500, danica finishes in 8th sports. The 20 daytona 500, the 55th running of the event, was held on february 24, 20 at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida over 200 laps and 500 miles 800 km on the 2. Her first series race came a few weeks after patrick won the 20 daytona 500 pole. Peyton manning will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the 60th annual daytona 500 on feb. Auxiliary lighting system could have caused nascar chevrolet. As newman rolled onto the hood of his car, he was struck in the drivers side by the car driven by corey lajoie. The pace car driver and passenger safely exited the vehicle, the statement said. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Foxs jeff gordon to drive daytona 500 pace car fox sports. The dodge stealth was to be the pace car, but the uaw didnt like the joint venture between chrysler and mitsubishi, forcing dodge to use. Indy 500 pace cars and drivers indianapolis motor speedway. Roger penske to drive indy 500 pace car detroit free press. The chevrolet corvette pace car registry 20 indy 500. General motors president north america mark reuss led the daytona 500 field on february 24, 20 in the new chevrolet ss pace car, powered by the same engine the ls3 chevrolet v8 that is in the new chevrolet ss production vehicle. After he delivered the message for daytona 500 drivers to start your engines, trump became the first sitting president to lead the pace lap, and he did it with a presidential motorcade. Brad keselowski delivers media pace car rides, assists in honorary pace car driver practice. As a race fan, i was thrilled to be invited to be the honorary pace car driver at the biggest race of the nascar season, the daytona 500, purdy said. The table below summarizes the pace cars, grand marshals, honorary starters, and performers of the national anthem at the daytona 500. The retired fourtime champion in the monster energy nascar cup series won three daytona 500s, in 1997, 1999 and 2005. This is the only daytona 500 dale earnhardt ever won.
Nextel cup drivers tony raines and jeff green, along with hundreds of fans in daytona international speedways acclaimed nextel fanzone, got the first look at the 2007 daytona 500 pace car with a special unveiling during the nascar jackson hewitt preseason thunder fan fest. World boxing councils wbc current world heavyweight champion and tuscaloosa, al native deontay wilder, will serve as the honorary pace car driver for this sundays geico 500 monster energy nascar cup series race at talladega superspeedway april 29. Trumps presidential motorcade leads pace lap for daytona. Its a whole new challenge for a car to hold up over a 500 mile. Danica patrick to sport familiar green for daytona 500. At the 20 daytona 500, patrick became the first female driver to clinch pole position and lead a green flag lap. The allnew, seventhgeneration 2014 corvette stingray will serve as the indianapolis 500 pace car, leading the field to green at the start of the 97th running of the greatest spectacle in racing, on sunday, may 26, at indianapolis motor speedway. On sunday the daytona 500 was rained out early after its amazing start. Drivers experience dramatic first daytona 500 practice. The 61st running of the daytona 500 will have something new and something very familiar for nascar fans. The black car is a 30th anniversary edition 500 copies to be made.
Sheamus will serve as honorary pace car driver for the 62nd running of nascar s daytona 500 on sunday, feb. Jimmie johnson to be celebrated on daytona 500 pace laps. Serving as the honorary pacecar driver will be a truly unique and exciting experience, manning said in a news release. Mis in this case, your job as the pacecar driver is to get to 55 mph and maintain it. Johnson wins daytona 500, danica finishes in eighth. The original pace car driver mauri rose drove the car for the restart as well. During the race, however, a nascar official drives the pace car during caution periods. Peyton manning will take his talents to nascar for the.
Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. The 2014 chevrolet ss chevrolets first v8, rearwheel drive performance sedan in 17 years taken at daytona international. Sheamus drives the pace car at the daytona 500 wwe. Peyton manning to drive pace car before daytona 500. Wwe superstar sheamus named honorary pace car driver for. Chevrolet unveils 2014 production chevrolet ss as official. Rick hendrick became a daytona 500winning car owner.