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Best drivers to never win the Daytona 500
By Staff Report | Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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The Daytona 500 has its share of both heart-soaring wins and heartbreaking moments every year. A victory in NASCAR's most prestigious race has eluded some of the best drivers of all time. Scroll on for our list.
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Terry Labonte
Daytona 500 starts: 32Best finish: Second, 1986, 1990, 1997
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Ricky Rudd
Daytona 500 starts: 29Best finish: Third, 1981
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Mark Martin
Daytona 500 starts: 29Best finish: Second, 2007
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Bobby Labonte
Daytona 500 starts: 24Best finish: Second, 1998
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Rusty Wallace
Daytona 500 starts: 23Best finish: Third, 2001
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Tony Stewart
Daytona 500 starts: 17Best finish: Second, 2004
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Martin Truex Jr.
Daytona 500 starts: 16Best finish: Second, 2016, 2018
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Kyle Busch
Daytona 500 starts: 15Best finish: Second, 2019
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Kasey Kahne
Daytona 500 starts: 15Best finish: Seventh, 2007 and 2008
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Greg Biffle
Daytona 500 starts: 14Best finish: Third, 2012
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Carl Edwards
Daytona 500 starts: 12Best finish: Second, 2011
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Brad Keselowski
Daytona 500 starts: 11Best finish: Third, 2014
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Ned Jarrett
Daytona 500 starts: 7Best finish: Third, 1963