States with the most drivers to win the Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (BVM) – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the first driver from Mississippi to win NASCAR’s crown jewel, the Daytona 500. Here’s a look at where all 65 Daytona 500 winners grew up and how many of them got started in their racing careers. Notably, several states have produced more than one Daytona 500 winner.
Here are the states that have produced a single Daytona 500 winner:
1963 – Tiny Lund | Harlan, Iowa
1965 – Fred Lorenzen | Elmhurst, Illinois
1967 – Mario Andretti | Montona, Kingdom of Italy
1970 – Pete Hamilton | Dedham, Massachusetts
1972 – AJ Foyt | Houston, Texas
1985 & 1987 – Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, Georgia
1986 – Geoffrey Bodine | Chemung, New York
2002 – Ward Burton | South Boston, Virginia
2008 – Ryan Newman | South Bend, Indiana
2010 – Jamie McMurray | Joplin, Missouri
2015 – Joey Logano | Middletown, Connecticut
2017 – Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, Nevada
2021 – Michael McDowell | Phoenix, Arizona
2022 – Austin Cindric | Columbus, Ohio
2023 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Olive Branch, Mississippi
Take a look at which states have produced multiple Daytona 500 winners and how each driver got into racing.
