The single-car runs set the front row of the Daytona500, as well as the lineups for the Daytona500 ... while Michael McDowell clinched a front-row starting position. Â The charter teams ...
Lee Petty won the inaugural edition of the Daytona 500, which took place in 1959. The race, held at the newly-built Daytona International Speedway, was a milestone in NASCAR history.