Closest finishes in Daytona 500 history
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The Daytona 500 is known for historic, sprint-to-the-finish endings. Here's a look at the closest finishes in the "Great American Race."
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Feb. 23, 1969: 1 car length
LeeRoy Yarbrough, Charlie Glotzbach
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Feb. 18, 1979: 1 car length
Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip
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Feb. 25, 1968: 1 second
Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough
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Feb. 17, 1985: 0.940 seconds
Bill Elliott, Lake Speed
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Feb. 19, 1995: 0.610 seconds
Sterling Marlin, Dale Earnhardt
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Feb. 15, 2004: 0.273 seconds
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart
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Feb. 18, 2018: 0.260 seconds
Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace
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Feb. 26, 2017: 0.228 seconds
Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney
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Feb. 27, 2012: 0.210 seconds
Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Feb. 17, 2002: 0.193 seconds
Ward Burton, Elliott Sadler
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Feb. 20, 1994: 0.190 seconds
Sterling Marlin, Ernie Irvan
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Feb. 14, 1993: 0.160 seconds
Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt
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Feb. 20, 2005: 0.158 seconds
Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch
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Feb. 17, 2019: 0.138 seconds
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch
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Feb. 24, 2013: 0.129 seconds
Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Feb. 14, 1999: 0.128 seconds
Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt
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Feb. 18, 2001: 0.124 seconds
Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Feb. 18, 1996: 0.120 seconds
Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt
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Feb. 14, 2010: 0.119 seconds
Jamie McMurray, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Feb. 17, 2008: 0.092 seconds
Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch
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Feb. 20, 2011: 0.118 seconds
Trevor Bayne, Carl Edwards
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Feb. 22, 1959: 2 feet
Lee Petty, Johnny Beauchamp
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Feb. 20, 2022: 0.036 seconds
Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace
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Feb. 18, 2007: 0.020 seconds
Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin
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Feb. 21, 2016: 0.010 seconds
Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr.