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First-time NASCAR Cup Series winners in the Daytona 500

By Staff Report | Published: 15 Jan, 2023 10

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 20: (L-R) Team owner Roger Penske, Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, and crew chief Jeremy Bullins celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Austin Cindric became just the ninth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to score his first career victory in the Daytona 500, earning the triumph in the 2022 running of The Great American Race. See who the No. 2 Team Penske driver joined on the short list before this year's running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 19 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 24, 1963: Tiny Lund (right) was a last-minute substitute for the Wood Brothers team after their regular driver Marvin Panch was injured in an earlier crash. In storybook fashion, Lund took the race and became a much-loved figure in early NASCAR racing. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Tiny Lund

Date: Feb. 24, 1963
Start: 133

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Mario Andretti stands in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 on February 26, 1967 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Mario Andretti

Date: Feb. 26, 1967
Start: 7

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — February 22, 1970: Pete Hamilton with one of the Union 76 “Racestoppers” in victory lane at Daytona International Speedway after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup race. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Pete Hamilton

Date: Feb. 22, 1970
Start: 21

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 18: Derrike Cope, driver of the # 10 Purolator Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 1990 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Derrike Cope

Date: Feb. 18, 1990
Start: 72

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sterling marlin celebrates his daytona 500 win

Sterling Marlin

Date: Feb. 20, 1994
Start: 279

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 16, 2003: Many might have thought Michael Waltrip an unlikely candidate to win in NASCAR Cup Series racing going into the 2001 season, since he was winless after 465 starts. However, he started out the 2001 season by winning NASCAR's top race, the Daytona 500, and following up with a popular second win in that race for 2003. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Michael Waltrip

Date: Feb. 18, 2001
Start: 463

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 20: Trevor Bayne, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images for NASCAR) | Getty Images

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Trevor Bayne

Date: Feb. 20, 2011
Start: 2

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Michael McDowell, driver of the #34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 63rd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Michael McDowell

Date: Feb. 14, 2021
Start: 358

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 20: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Austin Cindric

Date: Feb. 20, 2022
Start: 8