The 4 was a good number in the Daytona 500

The No. 4 isn't the biggest winner among the car numbers, but drivers have posted 71 Cup victories (including three in the Daytona 500) with the number.

Hall-of-fame driver Rex White picked up 26 of his 28 career Cup wins in the 4. Kevin Harvick has 26 Cup victories in the 4 and 23 in the 29.

Morgan-McClure Motorsports won lots of races with the 4 in the 1990s, including one Daytona 500 win for Ernie Irvan and two more for Sterling Marlin. John Sears was another notable 4 driver.

Al Keller's No. 4 Jaguar won in 1954 on the Linden (N.J.) Airport road cours e, giving the number its first win.

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