First winner of the Daytona 500
- Who
- Lee Petty
- What
- 218 kilometre(s) per hour
- Where
- United States
- When
- 1959
The first Daytona 500 was won by Lee Petty (USA) in an Oldsmobile at an average sped of 218 km/h (135.52 mph), in 1959.