Daytona 500 winner 2021 – Michael McDowell – Won the Daytona 500 after 357 races without a win, second only to Michael Waltrip 2022 − Austin Cindric – Second youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 (Trevor Bayne) Youngest and oldest winners of the Daytona 500 Youngest: Trevor Bayne – 2011 (age 20 years, 1 day) Oldest: Bobby Allison – 1988 (age 50 years, 73 days) References External links Daytona 500 from NASCAR.com 1959 establishments in Florida Annual sporting events in the United States February sporting events Recurring sporting events established in 1959 NASCAR Cup Series races Sunday events id:Daytona International Speedway#Daytona 500