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Daytona 500 surprise winnersBy Zack Albert Wednesday, February 6, 2019

1967, Mario Andretti

Given Andretti's credentials as a world-class driver in all forms of motorsports, it's hard to classify him as a surprise. But in the NASCAR realm, Andretti was a relative outsider who made just 14 career starts in what is now the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Wheeling a fast Ford from the Holman-Moody shop, Andretti led 112 of 200 laps and went 1-2 with teammate Fred Lorenzen in The Great American Race.

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Daytona 500 surprise winnersBy Zack Albert Wednesday, February 6, 2019

1970, Pete Hamilton

Another relative newcomer posted his first-ever premier series win in its biggest race, with Hamilton guiding a winged Petty Enterprises Plymouth to Victory Lane. Hamilton -- who hailed from Massachusetts in a time when NASCAR was largely a regional Southern sport -- posted his breakthrough triumph in just his 21st start.

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Daytona 500 surprise winnersBy Zack Albert Wednesday, February 6, 2019

1990, Derrike Cope

Cope led just five laps of the 1990 running, but it included the final circuit in a stunning plot twist. Dale Earnhardt's dominance (leading 155 of 200 laps) evaporated when he fell from the lead with a punctured tire just half a lap from the finish. Cope scooted past to notch his first victory in what's still considered one of the sport's biggest upsets.

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Daytona 500 surprise winnersBy Zack Albert Wednesday, February 6, 2019

2001, Michael Waltrip

Waltrip made his first start for Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the 2001 opener, prevailing to end an 0-for-462 winless streak that spanned more than 15 years. Waltrip's initial joy quickly turned to anguish. The death of NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Sr. -- who took a chance on Waltrip by putting him in his No. 15 Chevrolet -- in a last-lap crash remains the lasting memory from that day.

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Daytona 500 surprise winnersBy Zack Albert Wednesday, February 6, 2019

2011, Trevor Bayne

An unproven driver making just his second big-league start, Bayne stunned the field by surviving a pair of late-race restarts that pushed the race eight laps past its scheduled distance. Bayne illustrated the magnitude of the upset by telling his Wood Brothers crew over the radio, 'Are you kidding me? What?' before driving the No. 21 Ford to Victory Lane.

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Daytona 500 surprise winnersBy Zack Albert Wednesday, February 6, 2019

2018, Austin Dillon

Twenty years to when Dale Earnhardt piloted the No. 3 to victory in the Daytona 500, a young man in Victory Lane with him did the same thing. After moving Aric Almirola in NASCAR Overtime, Austin Dillon led just one lap but it was the one that mattered most as he went on to win "The Great American Race." An iconic car number returning to Victory Lane in an iconic race. -- RJ Kraft

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Complete Daytona 500 winner historyTuesday, February 5, 2019

1959: Lee Petty

Lee Petty, driver of the No. 42 Oldsmobile, poses in front of his car after winning the first 1959 Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway on February 25, 1959. Petty was not awarded the trophy until three days later after officials thought Johnny Beauchamp was the winner.

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Complete Daytona 500 winner historyTuesday, February 5, 2019

1960: Junior Johnson, Ray fox in the hat

Junior Johnson and car owner Ray Fox celebrate winning the 1960 Daytona 500.

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1962: 'Fireball' Roberts

Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts, driver of the No. 22 Pontiac, celebrates with Miss Pontiac 500 after winning the 1962 Daytona 500.

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1963: Tiny Lund/ Wood brothers pit crew

Driver Tiny Lund and the Wood Brothers celebrate their win in the Daytona 500. Lund was chosen to take the place of the Woods' regular driver, Marvin Panch, after he helped free Panch from his burning, overturned sports car when he crashed earlier in the month during practice for the Daytona Continental.

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