THE NASCAR DAYTONA 500 IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST RACING EVENTS OF THE ENTIRE YEAR BEHIND THE INDIANAPOLIS 500. ORIGINATED IN 1959, THE DAYTONA 500 HAS BEEN LABELED “THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE” DUE TO HOW THE RACE USED TO HAVE ALL AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AND DRIVERS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE YOUNGEST DAYTONA 500 WINNERS
Trevor Bayne was just 20 years old when he crossed the finish line in the 2011 Daytona 500.
The 23-year-old rookie is the most recent winner of the Daytona 500 series, winning in 2022.
The 2018 NASCAR Cup-Series champion win his first Daytona 500 in 2015, at the age of 24.
Jeff Gordon won his first Daytona 500 in 1997 at the age of 26.
The winner of the 2018 Daytona 500 race was the then, 28-year-old Austin Dillion