Venue Daytona International Speedway
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
First race 1959
Distance 500 mi (800 km)
Laps 200
Stages 1/2: 65 each
Final stage: 70
Previous names Inaugural 500 Mile International Sweepstakes (1959)
Second Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes (1960)
Daytona 500 presented by STP (1991–1993)
Daytona 500 presented by Dodge (2001)
Daytona 500 presented by Toyota (2007)
Daytona 500 (1961–1990, 1994–2000, 2002–2006, 2008–present)
Most wins (driver) Richard Petty (7)
Most wins (team) Petty Enterprises
Hendrick Motorsports (9)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (26)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns 4
Location 1801 West International Speedway Blvd,
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Time zone UTC−5 (UTC−4 DST)
Coordinates 29°11′8″N 81°4′10″W
Capacity 101,500–167,785 (w/ infield, depending on configuration) 123,500 (grandstand capacity)
Owner NASCAR (2019–present)
International Speedway Corporation (1959–2019)[1]
Operator NASCAR (1959–present)
Broke ground November 25, 1957; 66 years ago
Opened February 22, 1959; 65 years ago
Construction cost US$3 million
Architect Charles Moneypenny
William France, Sr.
Major events Current:
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500 (1959–present)
Coke Zero Sugar 400 (1959–present)
Bluegreen Vacations Duel (1959–present)
Busch Clash (1979–2021)
O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 (2020–2021)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
United Rentals 300 (1982–present)
Wawa 250 (2002–present)
Super Start Batteries 188 (2020–2021)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Fresh From Florida 250 (2000–present)
BrakeBest Select 159 (2020–2021)
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Rolex 24 at Daytona (1962–present)
WeatherTech 240 (1967–1986, 2000, 2002–2009, 2020)
ARCA Menards Series
Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 (1964–present)
AMA Daytona SportBike&MotoAmerica
Daytona 200 (1961–2019, 2021–present)
AMA Supercross
Daytona Supercross by Honda
Former:
Trans-Am Series
(1967–1968, 1984, 2013–2019)
Grand-Am
Daytona Finale (1972–1986, 1996, 2001–2003)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
United States motorcycle Grand Prix (1961–1965)
IROC (1974–1978, 1985–1989, 1991–2006)
USAC Daytona 100 (1959)
Website http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/