2012 Daytona 500 Betting odds at Daytona International Speedway Drivers Lines

The Daytona 500 is to racing what the Super Bowl is to football. It's the ultimate race, and winning it instantly makes you a legend. The Daytona 500 is simply the crown jewel of the NASCAR calendar, and one of the most high-profile events in all of sports. The 2012 edition of this legendary race will run on Sunday, Feb. 26, and Bookmaker Race book has current Daytona 500 Odds

The Daytona 500 is the most-watched auto race in the country and it's easy to see why. "The Great American Race" features 500 miles of nonstop, adrenaline-pumping excitement! This race takes place at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, one of the most famous racetracks in the world. NASCAR greats like Petty, Waltrip and Gordon have all taken the checkered flag at Daytona International Speedway. Which driver will add their name to that legendary list? Bet Daytona 500 Drivers at Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway Facts

Daytona International Speedway, on the Florida coast at Daytona Beach, has an advantage over most tracks in being available year round for racing events. The track itself is a tri-oval that sits on a complex covering 480 acres.

The infield boasts the 44-acre Lake Lloyd. With the long season and the versatility of the setting, Daytona International Speedway has room in its schedule for motorcycle racing, as well as Historic Sportscar Racing and other events. Every February since 1959, this speedway has hosted the Daytona 500, the first and most exciting race of the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) racing season, the race where everyone is on equal footing and has the same hope of taking home the Cup.

Daytona 500 Race Results

2011 Daytona 500 Winner - Trevor Bayne

Trevor Bayne, a 20-year-old without a full-time Sprint Cup Series ride, became the youngest ever driver to win the Daytona 500 with some gutty defense on the final laps. In the resulting first attempt at a green-white-checkered finish, David Ragan led, with Trevor Bayne second, but Ragan was black flagged for changing lanes before the white flag. And then a solo push by Tony Stewart helped set off a chain of events that sent Robby Gordon to the apron and produced a wreck that collected Ryan Newman, Earnhardt Jr., and Martin Truex Jr. — that was the day's 16th caution.

2010 Daytona 500 Winner - Jamie McMurray

McMurray won the Super Bowl of NASCAR on Sunday in a spectacular finish. Jamie McMurray won the Daytona 500 in 2010. McMurry had to fend off a late charge by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who made a late push for the first place spot. But McMurray was able to hold off the NASCAR heavyweight in a 2-lap race for the finish.

2009 Daytona 500 Winner - Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth, the former 2003 NASCAR series champion who had never been in contention at the Daytona 500, celebrated the biggest victory of his career in Sunday's rain-shortened running of The Great American Race. Rain hung over Daytona International Speedway all day Sunday, turning the season-opening event into a race against Mother Nature and after a rain delay and with 48 laps remaining, Matt Kenseth was named the official 2009 winner of the Daytona 500.