List: Every Daytona 500 winner since the very first in 1959

ORLANDO, Fla. - The 68th running of the NASCAR Daytona 500 will be held on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Ahead of the historic 500-mile race, here's a look at every driver who has crossed Victory Lane to win the Harley J. Earl Trophy.

The race starts at 2:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on FOX 35, FOX Sports, and in the FOX One app.

Every Daytona 500 winner: 1959 - Today

• 1959 - Lee Petty
• 1960 - Junior Johnson
• 1961 - Marvin Panch
• 1962 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts
• 1963 - Tiny Lund
• 1964 - Richard Petty
• 1965 - Fred Lorenzen
• 1966 - Richard Petty
• 1967 - Mario Andretti
• 1968 - Cale Yarborough
• 1969 - LeeRoy Yarbrough
• 1970 - Pete Hamilton
• 1971 - Richard Petty
• 1972 - A.J. Foyt
• 1973 - Richard Petty
• 1974 - Richard Petty
• 1975 - Benny Parsons
• 1976 - David Pearson
• 1977 - Cale Yarborough
• 1978 - Bobby Allison
• 1979 - Richard Petty
• 1980 - Buddy Baker
• 1981 - Richard Petty
• 1982 - Bobby Allison
• 1983 - Cale Yarborough
• 1984 - Cale Yarborough
• 1985 - Bill Elliott
• 1986 - Geoff Bodine
• 1987 - Bill Elliott
• 1988 - Bobby Allison
• 1989 - Barrell Waltrip
• 1990 - Derrike Cope
• 1991 - Ernie Irvan
• 1992 - Davey Allison
• 1993 - Dale Jarrett
• 1994 - Sterling Marlin
• 1995 - Sterlin Marlin
• 1996 - Dale Jarrett
• 1997 - Jeff Gordon
• 1998 - Dale Earnhardt
• 1999 - Jeff Gordon
• 2000 - Dale Jarrett
• 2001 - Michael Waltrip
• 2002 - Ward Burton
• 2003 - Michael Waltrip
• 2004 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• 2005 - Jeff Gordon
• 2006 - Jimmie Johnson
• 2007 - Kevin Harvick
• 2008 - Ryan Newman
• 2009 - Matt Kenseth
• 2010 - Jamie McMurray
• 2011 - Trevor Bayne
• 2012 - Matt Kenseth
• 2013 - Jimmie Johnson
• 2014 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• 2015 - Joey Logano
• 2016 - Denny Hamlin
• 2017 - Kurt Busch
• 2018 - Austin Dillon
• 2019 - Denny Hamlin
• 2020 - Denny Hamlin
• 2021- Michael McDowell
• 2022 - Austin Cindric
• 2023 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
• 2024 - William Byron
• 2025 - William Byron
• 2026 - TBD