Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

Today marks 14 days before the NASCAR Cup Series drivers suit up for the most prestigious event on the schedule, the 2025 DAYTONA 500. A car that started 14th on the grid has won this season-opening race only one time in its previous 66-year history – Austin Dillon’s thrilling last lap victory in 2018. Car No. 14 has never won the DAYTONA 500 and this year for the first time in 16 seasons, there will be no No. 14 on the grid.

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