Daytona 500-Winning NASCAR Team Owner Bill Davis, 74

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Bill Davis, a longtime team owner who won in all three NASCAR national series including wins in the Daytona 500 and Southern 500, has passed away, NASCAR reported. He was 74.

Bill Davis Racing fielded cars for multiple NASCAR Hall of Famers, including Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon. The owner collected five wins in the Cup Series, all with driver Ward Burton behind the wheel of the team's flagship No. 22 entry. Burton won the Southern 500 at Darlington in 2001 and the Daytona 500 in 2002.

Bill Davis' teams also won 11 races in what’s now called the Xfinity Series and 24 times in the Craftsman Truck Series, a tenure that included the 2008 championship with driver Johnny Benson Jr.

A native of Arkansas, Davis sold his NASCAR operations after the 2008 season, eventually moving back to the state to focus on his trucking company and expand into the cattle industry. He was inducted to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

For more on Davis and his racing career, visit nascar.com.

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