Column: Countdown To NASCAR Cup Series Opening Daytona 500: 7-To-Go
Column By: HOLLY CAIN / NASCAR – DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Exactly one week remains before the highly-anticipated 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season officially begins with its most celebrated event: the DAYTONA 500.
Campers are already parking at the famous Daytona International Speedway and the teams are headed South for this most traditional event on the schedule.
The number 7 is one of only two single digit car numbers (also No. 6) that has never been on a DAYTONA 500-winning car.
When it comes to winning and the number 7, however, there is important history.
Richard Petty, the NASCAR Hall of Famer and sport’s icon holds the all-time record with seven DAYTONA 500 victories, a mark many expect will never be equaled.
