Harley J. Earl Trophy

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The Harley J. Earl Trophy is the trophy presented to the winner of NASCAR's premier event, the Daytona 500. It is named after influential automobile designer Harley Earl, the second commissioner of NASCAR, so-called "father of the Corvette" and designer of the Firebird I prototype that adorns the trophy.

The permanent trophy is housed at Daytona USA, a museum adjacent to the Daytona International Speedway. It stands about four feet tall, and five feet wide. Winners of the Daytona 500 through 1997 received the Harvey Earl Award, a wooden trophy, approximately three feet tall, adorned with silver figurines. Since 1998, winners of the Daytona 500 have been presented with a miniature replica of the Harvey J. Earl Trophy.

For the 2008 Daytona 500, the 50th anniversary of the first race, the trophy will be plated in gold instead of silver.