Bobby Allison driver of the #15 Ford celebrates in victory lane after winning the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 1978 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Today marks 15 days before NASCAR Cup Series drivers compete in the 67th running of the Great American Race. Car No. 15 has taken the checkered flag in the DAYTONA 500 three times, the first with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison behind the wheel of the Bud Moore Engineering Ford Thunderbird in 1978. Michael Waltrip drove the No. 15 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet to victory in 2001 in the race where his car owner, seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt, tragically lost his life. Two years later, Waltrip would take the No. 15 Monte Carlo to Victory Lane once again in NASCAR’s iconic race.

Tune-in to the 2025 DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.