Mario Andretti is well known for his triumphs in the IndyCar series and F1. However, the American also raced in NASCAR as a part-time entry and won the 1967 Daytona 500. The Daytona win happened ...

Former F1 and IndyCar driver Mario Andretti won the Daytona 500 in his second start in 1967. Driving Holman Moody's No. 11 Ford, he secured the win despite his team apparently trying to hold him back.

1965: For the first time, the race did not span 500 miles due to rain. That year, it was the Daytona 332½. 1966: The King etched his name as the first multi-time winner. Mario Andretti becomes only ...

On Feb. 26, 1967, Italian-American driver Mario Andretti took the NASCAR world by storm after winning the Daytona 500. This win made him the only driver to have won the Daytona 500, the ...

While a longshot, the Brazilian star is attempting to match A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500. Castroneves will have some help in the draft ...

And politicians, of course. Daytona’s ascension into that rare air took some time. Through the 500’s first few decades, in ...

If Castroneves won the Daytona 500, he would join Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500. “I know how much of a challenge this is going to ...

he can become just the third driver in history to win both an Indy 500 and a Daytona 500. Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt are currently the only two racing legends in that fraternity, with others ...

1965: For the first time, the race did not span 500 miles due to rain. That year, it was the Daytona 332½. 1966: The King etched his name as the first multi-time winner. Mario Andretti becomes ...

Daytona’s ascension into that rare air took some time. Through the 500’s first few decades, in the eyes of casual onlookers who barely knew Mario Andretti from Richard Petty, Indianapolis and ...