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Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, about 50 mi (80 km) north of Orlando. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500 , the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event.
The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layout, a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) combined road course that uses most of the tri-oval plus an infield road course.
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.It is the first of two Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the Coke Zero Sugar 400, and one of three held in Florida, with the annual fall showdown Straight Talk Wireless 400 being held at Homestead south of Miami.
The Daytona Beach and Road Course hosted the premiere event of the fledgling series until Darlington Speedway was completed in 1950. Cars racing down A1A at the 1956 race Cars racing into the north turn (looking south). NASCAR held a modified division race at the track on February 15, 1948. Red Byron beat Marshall Teague. NASCAR had several ...
1964: On April 4, 1959, Dick Rathmann set the one-lap Daytona International Speedway track qualifying record driving in a USAC Champ Car race at 173.210 mph. [62] The Champ Cars would not return to the track. The one-lap record held until 1964 when Paul Goldsmith finally broke it in a NASCAR stock car with a speed of 174.910 mph. [32]
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Daytona International Speedway president Frank Kelleher gave media members a ride around the track on Tuesday. Here's a narrated two laps.
Daytona International Speedway's Frank Kelleher discusses how talks are going with the Jaguars about hosting the team's home games in 2026 and 2027.