Daytona 500 winners to chat live online with fans

In the 1950 and '60s, if a NASCAR fan wanted to talk to their favorite driver they'd simply approach them before or after the race. Then, in the late 1980s and '90s, fans opted to attend driver appearances or an autograph signing. Today?

Today you chat online.

As part of the celebration of the 50th running of the Daytona 500, UPS and Daytona International Speedway are teaming up to host organized chat sessions with their favorite past champions of the Daytona 500.

"I am all for anything we can do to celebrate the Super Bowl of our sport," said Dale Jarrett, 1993 race winner. "This chat series allows them to share their passion with the fans that have made the Daytona 500 what it is today."

Jarrett is just one of several other drivers to participate, including Richard Petty, Michael Waltrip, Bobby Allison and Junior Johnson.

To chat, fans can log on to www.daytona500.com or www.racing.ups.com and submit their questions to be answered as well as have access to other multimedia content on each of the drivers.

"The drivers participating are some of the greatest to ever sit behind the wheel of a racecar, and it's an honor to be in such good company," Jarrett added.

The unique opportunity offers fans access to a group of drivers that span several decades who've competed in one of the most storied races in all of motorsports.

Collectively, the 10 current and former drivers participating the chat series have driven in every Daytona 500 in the past 49 years.

The schedule of driver chats available to fans: