.010 seconds — Denny Hamlin’s margin of victory over Martin Truex Jr. for the 2016 Daytona 500 is the closest in the history of the race.
1 — Joey Logano earned his first career Daytona 500 pole award during qualifying on Wednesday.
3 — Daytona 500 victories by Denny Hamlin, more than any other active driver.
4 — Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker have each won the pole for the Daytona 500 on three occasions, the most in history.
4 — Drivers (Josh Berry, Kaz Grala, Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar) are vying for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year this season.
4 — Four drivers have won back-to-back Daytona 500s. They are Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84), Sterling Marlin (1994-95) and Denny Hamlin (2019-20).
7 — Richard Petty has won seven Daytona 500s, the most of any driver.
8 — Number of active drivers (Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney) who have won the NASCAR Cup Series championship.
9 — The Daytona 500 has been won from the pole nine times.
9 — Drivers to post their first Cup Series triumph in the Daytona 500.
9 — Different manufacturers to win the Daytona 500.
12 — Daytona 500s that have finished under Overtime conditions.
12 — Jimmie Johnson’s 12th-place finish during the second Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona on Thursday night was enough to lock him into the 66th annual Daytona 500.
20 — This year marks Kyle Busch’s 20th attempt to win the “Great American Race.”
21 — Jimmie Johnson will make his 21st career start in the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
25 — Chevrolet has won the Daytona 500 a record 25 times.
30 — Number of different car numbers to have won the Daytona 500. Richard Petty’s No. 43 has won it seven times.
39 — Matt Kenseth won the 2009 Daytona 500 from 39th starting position. It is the deepest starting position to win the race.
42 — Different drivers who have won the Daytona 500.
42 — Cars entered in this year’s Daytona 500.
76 — The 76th season for the NASCAR Cup Series will kick off with Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona Int’l Speedway.
175 — Different drivers who have led at least one lap during the Daytona 500.
184 — Richard Petty led 184 of the 200 laps in winning his first Daytona 500 in 1964. That’s the most laps led by any driver in a single Daytona 500.
780 — Richard Petty’s 780 laps led are the most in Daytona 500 history.
20 Years, 1 Day — Age of Trevor Bayne when he won the 2011 Daytona 500 and became the youngest winner of The Great American Race.
50 Years, 2 Months, 11 Days — Age of Bobby Allison when he became the oldest winner of the Daytona 500 in 1988.