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187:Most laps led
185:
181:
177:
175:
172:
170:Duel 2 Winner
168:
164:
160:
158:
157:Richard Petty
155:
153:Duel 1 Winner
151:
146:
142:
138:
132:
128:
127:
125:
121:
118:
117:Pole position
114:
108:Average speed
106:
98:
90:
80:
76:
72:
65:
50:
43:
38:
35:
30:
25:
1792:
1787:
1780:
1773:
1766:
1598:
1345:
1343:Ricky Craven
1337:
1329:
1321:
1319:Dale Jarrett
1314:Play-by-Play
1313:
1275:Jamie Little
1270:Mike Massaro
1244:Ray Evernham
1220:
1204:ESPN Classic
1169:
848:
728:
702:
596:Broadcasters
568:Pole-sitters
517:
463:
422:
416:
399:
387:Salt Walther
383:
378:Jim Vandiver
376:
361:
337:
323:
314:
301:
299:
259:
27:Race details
1516:Daytona 500
1508:Major races
1494:Rodger Ward
1489:Bobby Unser
1484:Al Trautwig
1449:Larry Nuber
1439:Al Michaels
1429:John Kernan
1419:Jim Lampley
1414:Bob Jenkins
1409:Ned Jarrett
1327:Andy Petree
1290:Vince Welch
1285:Jerry Punch
662:Daytona 200
606:Bill France
505:Daytona 500
395:Dave Marcis
391:Buddy Baker
368:Bob Burcham
364:Jimmy Means
349:Formula One
1817:Categories
1788:RPM 2Night
1775:NASCAR Now
1499:Bill Weber
1469:Marty Reid
1399:Dan Gurney
1379:Ray Dunlap
1369:Jack Arute
1335:Dave Burns
1265:Dave Burns
1249:Tim Brewer
627:Speedweeks
611:Ken Squier
556:Statistics
547:Fatalities
408:References
357:ABC Sports
345:ABC Sports
268:Announcers
59:1977-02-20
1464:Sam Posey
1454:Paul Page
1434:Jim McKay
1212:(2011–14)
1206:(2007–10)
273:Jim McKay
1384:Amy East
1179:Networks
652:Wawa 250
292:12.9/35
92:Distance
67:Location
1210:ESPNews
710:WDSC-TV
588:History
573:Records
563:Winners
320:Summary
251:Network
100:Weather
57: (
1727:(ESPN)
1708:(ESPN)
1702:(ESPN)
1696:(ESPN)
1690:(ESPN)
1684:(ESPN)
1678:(ESPN)
1672:(ESPN)
1666:(ESPN)
1630:(ESPN)
225:No. 11
219:Winner
192:Driver
123:Driver
82:Course
77:, U.S.
1751:(ABC)
1745:(ABC)
1739:(ABC)
1733:(ABC)
1660:(ABC)
1654:(ABC)
1648:(ABC)
1642:(ABC)
1636:(ABC)
1624:(ABC)
1198:ESPN2
525:Track
306:event
256:ABC's
1749:1990
1743:1989
1737:1988
1731:1987
1725:1986
1706:2014
1700:2013
1694:2012
1688:2011
1682:2010
1676:2009
1670:2008
1664:2007
1658:2000
1652:1999
1646:1998
1640:1997
1634:1996
1628:1995
1622:1994
1604:1978
1599:1977
1594:1976
1589:1975
1584:1974
1579:1973
1574:1972
1569:1971
1564:1970
1559:1969
1554:1968
1549:1967
1544:1966
1539:1965
1534:1964
1529:1963
1524:1962
1186:ESPN
1124:2024
1119:2023
1114:2022
1109:2021
1104:2020
1091:2019
1086:2018
1081:2017
1076:2016
1071:2015
1066:2014
1061:2013
1056:2012
1051:2011
1046:2010
1033:2009
1028:2008
1023:2007
1018:2006
1013:2005
1008:2004
1003:2003
998:2002
993:2001
988:2000
975:1999
970:1998
965:1997
960:1996
955:1995
950:1994
945:1993
940:1992
935:1991
930:1990
917:1989
912:1988
907:1987
902:1986
897:1985
892:1984
887:1983
882:1982
877:1981
872:1980
859:1979
854:1978
849:1977
844:1976
839:1975
834:1974
829:1973
824:1972
819:1971
814:1970
801:1969
796:1968
791:1967
786:1966
781:1965
776:1964
771:1963
766:1962
761:1961
756:1960
743:1959
393:and
300:The
260:WWOS
211:Laps
52:Date
1192:ABC
214:137
1819::
431:^
374:.
312:.
1162:e
1155:t
1148:v
497:e
490:t
483:v
61:)
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