Who won the inaugural Daytona 500?

Question

What model and make of car was he driving?

Answer 1

Lee Petty, look up all you want to know on nascar.com... they have a big article on it.

Answer 2

lee petty, but he didn't visit victory lane - johnny beauchamp did. it was a photo finish and it took three days for bill france to finally declare petty the winner based on news photos taken at the finish line. he did it in a 1959 oldsmobile on february 22nd, 1959.

Answer 3

i did

Answer 4

Lee Petty.

Answer 5

Name: Lee Petty

Car Make: Oldsmobile*

Car No.: 42

Started: 15th

Laps Led: 38 (of 200)

Team: Petty Enterprises

Day: February 22nd 1959

Oldsmobile's car in NASCAR was the Rocket 88, but that was used from 1949 to 1958. Lee won in his Oldsmobile in 1959. Its possible this was the car model of car he was driving, but not confirmed.