Best drivers to never win the Daytona 500
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The Daytona 500 has its share of both heart-soaring wins and heartbreaking moments every year. A victory in NASCAR's most prestigious race has eluded some of the best drivers of all time. Scroll on for our list.
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Terry Labonte
Daytona 500 starts: 32
Best finish: Second, 1986, 1990, 1997
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Ricky Rudd
Daytona 500 starts: 29
Best finish: Third, 1981
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Mark Martin
Daytona 500 starts: 29
Best finish: Second, 2007
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Bobby Labonte
Daytona 500 starts: 24
Best finish: Second, 1998
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Rusty Wallace
Daytona 500 starts: 23
Best finish: Third, 2001
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Tony Stewart
Daytona 500 starts: 17
Best finish: Second, 2004
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Martin Truex Jr.
Daytona 500 starts: 19
Best finish: Second, 2016
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Kyle Busch
Daytona 500 starts: 18
Best finish: Second, 2019
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Kasey Kahne
Daytona 500 starts: 15
Best finish: Seventh, 2007, 2008, 2017
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Greg Biffle
Daytona 500 starts: 15
Best finish: Third, 2010 and 2012
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Brad Keselowski
Daytona 500 starts: 14
Best finish: Third, 2014
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Carl Edwards
Daytona 500 starts: 12
Best finish: Second, 2011
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Kyle Larson
Daytona 500 starts: 10
Best finish: Seventh, 2016 and 2019
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Ned Jarrett
Daytona 500 starts: 7
Best finish: Third, 1963
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Chase Elliott
Daytona 500 starts: 8
Best finish: Second, 2021