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Racing in Daytona Beach is the successor of the short races. The area of a rectangular racing was built on the sand and the beach road near Daytona. Earlier in the Daytona race organized race with a length of 200 miles (320 km) by using the stock cars. in 1959, Daytona International Speedway held a race with a length of 500 miles (805 km). In 1961, the race was started called "Daytona 500" until now, which were previously called "Southern 500".
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Multiple Winners
Since the use of race Daytona International Speedway in 1964, many of the winners more than once, include the following.
- 7 wins
- Richard Petty, won in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, and 1981.
- 4 wins
- Cale Yarborough, won in 1968, 1977, 1983, and 1984.
- 3 wins
- Bobby Allison, won in 1978, 1982, and 1988.
- Dale Jarrett, won in 1993, 1996, and 2000.
- Jeff Gordon, won in 1997, 1999 and 2005.
- 2 wins
- Bill Elliot, won in 1985 and 1987.
- Sterling Marlin, won in 1994 and 1995.
- Michael Waltrip, won in 2001 and 2003.
- Matt Kenseth, won in 2009 and 2012.