[kerribear17]

This starting position has launched the most Daytona 500 winners?

[Quality88]

2nd .

[nascar_freak]

Starting from the pole position.

[Bob Tanner]

Pole: 6 times
4th position: 5
7th position: 4

No one has ever won from positions 20 thru 31.

[Bob Tanner]

Here's another for you daytona Lovers:
In 1884 Cale Yarborough won from the pole position. The following year Bill Elliott won from the same position.
It 1999 Mikey Waltrip won from the pole and the following year Dale Jarrett followed suit from 1st.

I believe only one other starting position has produced winners in consecutive Daytona 500's. The position? The drivers and the years?

[kkfan91]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Here's another for you daytona Lovers:
In 1884 Cale Yarborough won from the pole position. The following year Bill Elliott won from the same position.
It 1999 Mikey Waltrip won from the pole and the following year Dale Jarrett followed suit from 1st.

I believe only one other starting position has produced winners in consecutive Daytona 500's. The position? The drivers and the years?

Mikey won in 2001 not 1999 and I assume you meant 1984

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by kkfan91

Mikey won in 2001 not 1999 and I assume you meant 1984

Nope. 1984 and 1985 was the other time cars from the same starting position won consecutive 500's. There was one other time and it wasn't from the pole position.

Hint: It was from the 500 and NOT the twin qualifiers. Up until the mid- 60's the twin qualifiers counted as regular season races and I think consecutive wins from the same position happened in the twins also..

[kkfan91]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Nope. 1984 and 1985 was the other time cars from the same starting position won consecutive 500's. There was one other time and it wasn't from the pole position.

Hint: It was from the 500 and NOT the twin qualifiers. Up until the mid- 60's the twin qualifiers counted as regular season races and I think consecutive wins from the same position happened in the twins also..

oh no lol i was pointing out the act you typed 1884

[nascar_freak]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Pole: 6 times
4th position: 5
7th position: 4

No one has ever won from positions 20 thru 31.

Correct answer is 9 times.

Daytona 500 winners from pole position

• 1962 Fireball Roberts
• 1966 Richard Petty
• 1968 Cale Yarborough
• 1980 Buddy Baker
• 1984 Cale Yarborough
• 1985 Bill Elliott
• 1987 Bill Elliott
• 1999 Jeff Gordon
• 2000 Dale Jarrett

[nascar_freak]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Here's another for you daytona Lovers:
In 1984 Cale Yarborough won from the pole position. The following year Bill Elliott won from the same position.
It 1999 Jeff Gordon won from the pole and the following year Dale Jarrett followed suit from 1st.

I believe only one other starting position has produced winners in consecutive Daytona 500's. The position? The drivers and the years?

Starting position 19th

Mikey Waltrip 2001
Ward Burton 2002

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by nascar_freak

Correct answer is 9 times.

Daytona 500 winners from pole position

• 1962 Fireball Roberts
• 1966 Richard Petty
• 1968 Cale Yarborough
• 1980 Buddy Baker
• 1984 Cale Yarborough
• 1985 Bill Elliott
• 1987 Bill Elliott
• 1999 Jeff Gordon
• 2000 Dale Jarrett

I stand corrected. Nine is right. Quick searches will screw you up every time, eh?

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by nascar_freak

Starting position 19th

Mikey Waltrip 2001
Ward Burton 2002

Correct. Good one.