The 65th running of the Daytona 500 is Sunday. Here are some quick facts about the race, and a look at some of its most memorable moments.
who dabbled in racing for years and eventually founded NASCAR in 1947. By 1953, he realized that development was going to make it nearly impossible to continue racing a course that utilized the city and the beach, so he began plans on a permanent speedway. He signed a $2.5 million agreement the next year to build what would become Daytona International Speedway, the "World Center of Racing.
Racing moved from the beach-road course to Daytona International Speedway in 1959, and the first Daytona 500 took place on Feb. 22 in front of a crowd of over 41,000, according to
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