Orbitz 300

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**Orbitz 300**
Venue	Daytona International Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Orbitz
First race	1959
Distance	300 miles (482.8 km)
Number of laps	120
Previous names	Modified Sportsman Race (1959-1965) Daytona Permatex 300 (1966-1977) Sportsman 300 (1978-1981) Goody's Sportsman 300 (1982-1984) Goody's 300 (1985-1995) Goody's Headache Powder 300 (1996) Gargoyles 300 (1997) NAPA Auto Parts 300 (1998-2001 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 (2002) Koolerz 300 (2003) Hershey's Kisses 300 (2004) Hershey's Take 5 300 (2005) Hershey's Kissables 300 (2006)

The Orbitz 300 is the first race of the NASCAR Busch Series season, held at Daytona International Speedway. It is held the day before the Daytona 500, and is considered the most prestigious event on the Busch Series calendar. Until 2002, it was the only Busch Series event to be held at Daytona International Speedway.

The race's origin is the Modified race, which was held on the Beach and Road Course from 1948 to 1958 and on the 2.5-mile superspeedway from 1959 to 1967. It was scheduled the day before the Daytona 500, and ran a distance of either 200 or 250 miles. In 1966, the race was titled the Permatex 300, making it only the second race on the NASCAR schedule to be named for a corporate sponsor (the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside, CA being the first). In 1968 the Permatex race was shifted from the Modifieds to the newly organized NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division. In 1982, the Late Model Sportsman Division was reorganized into the modern day NASCAR Busch Series, and the race was sponsored by Goody's (makers of Goody's Headache Powders) for several years.

In 2004, the race finished Monday, the day after the Daytona 500, due to rain.

Under the current NASCAR television contract, the race is shown on ESPN/ABC. It is the only event of Speedweeks not shown on the FOX family of networks.

[edit] Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
Modified Race
1959	February 21, 1959	Banjo Matthews	'56 Ford	$2,400	200	146.484
1960	February 13, 1960	Marion Farr	'56 Ford	$	250	116.610
1961	February 25, 1961	Jimmy Thompson	'49 Ford	$	250	141.732
1962	February 16, 1962	Lee Roy Yarbrough	Ford	$3,050	250	146.723
1963	February 23, 1963	Lee Roy Yarbrough	'53 Studebaker	$	250	147.010
1964	February 22, 1964	Tiny Lund	'61 Ford	$6,500	200^[1]	104.506
1965	February 13, 1965	Marvin Panch	'61 Ford	$6,500	250	129.533
Daytona Permatex 300
1966	February 27, 1966	Curtis Turner	Ford	$7,100	300	144.520
1967	February 25, 1967	Jim Paschal			300
1968	February 24, 1968	James Blackburn			300
1969	February 22, 1969	Lee Roy Yarbrough			300
1970	February 21, 1970	Tiny Lund			300
1971	February 13, 1971	Red Farmer			300
1972	February 19, 1972	Bill Dennis			300
1973	February 17, 1973	Bill Dennis			300
1974	February 16, 1974	Bill Dennis			300
1975	February 15, 1975	Jack Ingram			300
1976	February 14, 1976				300
1977	February 19, 1977	Donnie Allison			300
Sportsman 300
1978	February 18, 1978	Darrell Waltrip			300
1979	February 17, 1979	Darrell Waltrip			300
1980	February 16, 1980				300
1981	February 14, 1981	David Pearson			300
Goody's Sportsman 300
1982	February 13, 1982	Dale Earnhardt	Pontiac	$14,700	300	154.529
1983	February 19, 1983	Darrell Waltrip	Pontiac	$16,100	300	147.642
1984	February 18, 1984	Darrell Waltrip	Pontiac	$18,060	300	156.613
Goody's 300
1985	February 16, 1985	Geoffrey Bodine	Pontiac	$32,713	300	157.137
1986	February 15, 1986	Dale Earnhardt	Pontiac	$29,843	300	148.924
1987	February 14, 1987	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	$33,147	300	155.106
1988	February 13, 1988	Bobby Allison	Buick	$30,550	300	132.825
1989	February 18, 1989	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	$34,457	300	131.211
1990	February 17, 1990	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$34,700	300	149.357
1991	February 16, 1991	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$38,532	300	144.192
1992	February 15, 1992	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$38,068	300	132.434
1993	February 13, 1993	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$39,375	300	146.440
1994	February 19, 1994	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$50,933	300	144.135
1995	February 18, 1995	Chad Little	Ford	$71,411	300	150.732
Goody's Headache Powder 300
1996	February 17, 1996	Steve Grissom	Chevrolet	$54,697	300	140.722
Gargoyles 300
1997	February 15, 1997	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	$82,337	300	149.688
NAPA Auto Parts 300
1998	February 14, 1998	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	$78,600	300	137.213
1999	February 13, 1999	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	$90,950	300	138.391
2000	February 19, 2000	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	$98,750	300	140.735
2001	February 17, 2001	Randy LaJoie	Pontiac	$96,270	300	135.152
EAS/GNC Livewell 300
2002	February 16, 2002	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	$77,775	300	147.662
Koolerz 300
2003	February 15, 2003	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	$89,625	300	143.770
Hershey's Kisses 300
2004	February 14, 2004	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	$96,210	300	127.179
Hershey's Take 5 300
2005	February 19, 2005	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$102,476	300	150.021
Hershey's Kissables 300
2006	February 18, 2006	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$112,650	300	125.159
Orbitz 300
2007	February 17, 2007	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	$116,200	300	156.227