Daytona summer race winners: Full list, from Firecracker 400 to Pepsi to Coke Zero Sugar
David Pearson.
The Silver Fox, Petty's most prominent rival, captured five summer race titles, all while it was named the Firecracker 400. His triumphs came in 1961, 1972-74 and 1978.
Since then, the event has also used the monikers Pepsi Firecracker 400, Pepsi 400, Coke Zero 400 and now, since 2018, Coke Zero Sugar 400.
Tony Stewart and Cale Yarborough follow Pearson with four wins apiece.
Last year, Harrison Burton sped to Victory Lane, earning the first win of his Cup Series career.
Who will it be this season? The 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400 is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.
Before then, let's look back at the previous winners.
Daytona summer race winners by year: Firecracker to Pepsi to Coke
2024: Harrison Burton
2023: Chris Buescher
2022: Austin Dillon
2021: Ryan Blaney
2020: William Byron
2019: Justin Haley
2018: Erik Jones
2017: Rickey Stenhouse Jr.
2016: Brad Keselowski
2015: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2014: Aric Almirola
2013: Jimmie Johnson
2012: Tony Stewart
2011: David Ragan
2010: Kevin Harvick
2009: Tony Stewart
2008: Kyle Busch
2007: Jamie McMurray
2006: Tony Stewart
2005: Tony Stewart
2004: Jeff Gordon
2003: Greg Biffle
2002: Michael Waltrip
2001: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2000: Jeff Burton
1999: Dale Jarrett
1998: Jeff Gordon
1997: John Andretti
1996: Sterling Marlin
1995: Jeff Gordon
1994: Jimmy Spencer
1993: Dale Earnhardt
1992: Ernie Irvan
1991: Bill Elliott
1990: Dale Earnhardt
1989: Davey Allison
1988: Bill Elliott
1987: Bobby Allison
1986: Tim Richmond
1985: Greg Sacks
1984: Richard Petty
1983: Buddy Baker
1982: Bobby Allison
1981: Cale Yarborough
1980: Bobby Allison
1979: Neil Bonnett
1978: David Pearson
1977: Richard Petty
1976: Cale Yarborough
1975: Richard Petty
1974: David Pearson
1973: David Pearson
1972: David Pearson
1971: Bobby Isaac
1970: Donnie Allison
1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough
1968: Cale Yarborough
1967: Cale Yarborough
1966: Sam McQuagg
1965: A.J. Foyt
1964: A.J. Foyt
1963: Fireball Roberts
1962: Fireball Roberts
1961: David Pearson
1960: Jack Smith
1959: Fireball Roberts
Daytona summer race wins leaderboard
5: David Pearson
4: Tony Stewart, Cale Yarborough
3: Bobby Allison, Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts
Who is the oldest NASCAR driver to win the Daytona summer race?
Bobby Allison.
Allison claimed the 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 at the age of 49 years, seven months and one day.
The following February, he won the Daytona 500 at 50 and remains the oldest victor of that event.
Who is the youngest NASCAR driver to win the Daytona summer race?
Justin Haley.
In 2019, Haley won a rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 at 20 years, two months and nine days old. He was in the lead when the race was called due to rain after 127 of the scheduled 160 laps.
NASCAR teams with most Daytona summer race wins
10: Wood Brothers Racing
7: Hendrick Motorsports
6: RFK Racing
4: Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing
3: Junior Johnson & Associates, Petty Enterprises
Car makes with most Daytona summer race wins
22: Ford, Chevrolet
7: Mercury
5: Dodge, Pontiac
3: Buick
2: Toyota
(This story was updated to add a video.)
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona summer race: Which NASCAR drivers have won Coke Zero Sugar 400
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