Daytona 500 Winners

The Daytona 500 winner is determined on an annual basis, each February when the notable NASCAR race is hold at Daytona Motor Speedway. Jamie McMurray was crowned the winner when the 2010 Daytona 500 is held on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2010.

The 51st Daytona 500 took place on February 15, 2009. Matt Kenseth won the race, as he was in the lead when the race was called due to rain. In the 50th running of the race in 2008, Ryan Newman of Penske Racing came out victorious.

While eight NASCAR drivers have won the race more than once, Richard Petty holds the record of most wins, earning seven Daytona 500 wins between 1964 and 1981. Behind Petty is Cale Yarborough, who won four times, most recently in 1984. Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon have won three times each, while Bill Elliot, Sterling Marlin and Michael Waltrip have won twice. three drivers, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough and Sterling Marlin, have won the race in two-consecutive years.

1. Jamie McMurray
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Greg Biffle
4. Clint Bowyer
5. David Reutimann
6. Martin Truex Jr.
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Carl Edwards
10. Juan Pablo Montoya
11. Jeff Burton
12. Mark Martin
13. Paul Menard
14. Kyle Busch
15. Brian Vickers
16. David Ragan
17. Denny Hamlin
18. Michael Waltrip
19. Scott Speed
20. Joey Logano
21. Bobby Labonte
22. Tony Stewart
23. Kurt Busch
24. Elliott Sadler
25. Boris Said
26. Jeff Gordon
27. Bill Elliott
28. Robby Gordon
29. Travis Kvapil
30. Kasey Kahne
31. Robert Richardson Jr.
32. AJ Allmendinger
33. Michael McDowell
34. Ryan Newman
35. Jimmie Johnson
36. Brad Keselowski
37. Sam Hornish Jr.
38. John Andretti
39. Regan Smith
40. Max Papis
41. Marcos Ambrose
42. Mike Bliss
43. Joe Nemechek

With a 70% chance of rain, there were worries the race would be delayed but the race started on time. However, rain forced the race to stop at lap 152. As drivers had passed the halfway mark, the leading driver, Matt Kenseth, was declared the winner.NASCAR: Lap-by-Lap: Daytona MSNBC: Daytona 500 passes halfway point, is official