Lee Petty[?] won the first Daytona 500 on February 22, 1959.
Daytona 500 winners:
... White, 4.23% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.17% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. 10.41% of the ...