 | Nothing could stop Jimmie Johnson's drive into the NASCAR record books. Not even a final, furious push by Carl Edwards.
Edwards led a race-high 157 laps, ran out of gas as he crossed the finish line, but still won Sunday's season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His series-high ninth win of the year wasn't enough to wrest away the Sprint Cup title.
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On Feb. 17, 2008, Ryan Newman snapped an 81-race winless streak, using a huge push from teammate Kurt Busch, to give car owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 victory. The Penske drivers finished 1-2 in one of the most exciting finishes in the 50-year history of the race.
Photo caption: Ryan Newman celebrates in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Terry Renna)
The Daytona 500 has produced many of the most memorable moments in the history of NASCAR. From the famous fight between Donnie and Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough in 1979 to the three-wide photo finish of the inaugural 1959 race, something special always happens at the Daytona 500.
Review the moment-by-moment trip down memory lane and dive deeper into video clips from MyFoxTampaBay.com.
Since its inception as the strictly stock division, what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has seen many changes take place. In the beginning the race cars were driven off the street and onto the track. NASCAR has grown with the series from the small organization formed on the beaches of Daytona to a thriving sport.
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