The Daytona 500 is the most viewed race on the NASCAR schedule every year, but what makes it good vs bad? Today, I've ranked EVERY Daytona 500 by considering all possible factors; crashes, finishes, the quality of racing, etc. What has been your favorite 500 of the ones you've watched?
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Race by year
2000- 0:43
2001- 2:11
2002- 3:33
2003- 4:17
2004- 5:00
2005- 5:43
2006- 6:40
2007- 7:07
2008- 7:42
2009- 8:34
2010- 9:14
2011- 10:08
2012- 11:26
2013- 12:52
2014- 13:31
2015- 14:27
2016- 15:17
2017- 15:41
2018- 16:28
2019- 17:44
2020- 18:32
2021- 19:31
2022- 20:24
2023- 21:05
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31 comments
The Daytona 500, good or not, is most of the time memorable, unless you’re the 2000 one.
so true
Yep
Don’t forget 2013
@bungieman28 I did, lol
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the Daytona 500s that Denny Hamlin wins is W.
every other race he doesn’t win is mid.
A tier for 2023, no commercials here in Brazil, but not in S tier since Kyle didn’t Win.
@MasterChris3606 you got no idea
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@MasterChris3606 you just need to find something to do during the commercials, they were bad but it was still enjoyable
no commercials in new zealand
I think ranking all 65 would be awesome lol
Still waiting for the day we get a clear shot of 15:02 . There was one time I saw the shot from the old grandstand Larson’s huge hit on the inside wall on race hub in a crash reel highlight a few years later but never again since then and it’s been almost eight years
The booth with Mike Joy, Larry Mac, & DW. Is the most memorable commentary. The booth felt ripe with emotion.
DW: “ let’s go racing you bunch of hotdogs”
As a Byron fan, I can conform that Daytona will be his akelius heel
I hope 2024 might be the lucky year but it probably won’t be
I’m biased because it’s my favorite, but I would put 2010 in s tier. The racing was really good. The red flag was really good, and the track coming apart is iconic. Also, Scott Speed actually led some laps, when everyone doubted him
The 2019 Daytona 500 was my first ever NASCAR race I seen live on TV so it’ll always be the most memorable Daytona 500 for me. That was the race I became a fan of Hamlin and JGR.
2020 was the most hyped up I’ve seen (I’ve been watching NASCAR since the 2004 Daytona 500). And seeing President Trump and his motorcade drive around on the track made it super!
W. I agree with pretty much everything. My favorite is 2005…because, I kid you not, it was the first race i ever attended…as a 9 year old die hard Gordon fan…and he made the winning pass directly in front of me, overtaking my least favorite driver at the time (Earnhardt Jr., more because of his fans than anything else) To say that it was an absolutely surreal experience would be an understatement. I could never bring myself to go to another race he was in because I knew it could never be topped
Man I just want Kyle to win one. You have no idea how upset I was when Suarez spun out this year.
Personally, I love tandem drafting. Made the 2011 500 iconic in my opinion
I started watching around 2011, but I really wish I watched the 2007 one live. That race just seemed perfect especially the finish with two cars side by side and cameras flashing as the field wrecks behind them.
It was epic. I’ve seen most of them since 2001 and its still my favorite by far. 2005 was good too.
2022 I think was really good because 1. It was my first time experiencing a Daytona 500 and 2. With all of the concerns about the parts shortages with the next gen on how it would race, I thought we got a good surprise on the product for the Daytona 500 because nobody back off and went single file most of the race. It was like the 2022 Coke Zero 400 without the huge wrecks that wiped out everyone
If it weren’t for tragedy the 2001 Daytona 500 would be S-tier for me as, racing-wise, it’s to me the most exciting race, combined with a great telecast, an amazing package, and a first time winner.
The loss of Dale Earnhardt takes it down to F tier though.
2014 is my personal favorite, I remember 11 year old me told my parents two weeks before the 500 started that Dale Jr was gonna win it all. I’m a Dale fan so you can imagine the jubilation I had when he crossed the line to win the race and my parents in utter shock that I predicted the race.