Birthplace of Speed Anniversary
Daytona International Speedway is the annual host to the most prestigious event on the NASCAR Cup Championship series, the Daytona 500.
The Daytona 500 traditionally opens the NASCAR season, and the series returns to Daytona in early July.
In 1969 Bill France Jr. decided to build his oval-shaped super-speedway replacing the paved/beach track used on the circuit as late as 1958.
The Daytona infield still includes the 44-acre Lake Lloyd, which was formed when workers had to remove dirt to build up the 31-degree high turns.
The "Super Bowl of Racing" has become one of the biggest events on the sports calendar. Twenty years later the 1979 Daytona 500 became the first 5--=mile race in history to be telecast live in its entirety. Richard Petty extended his own record by winning a sixth Daytona 500 before CBS cameras.
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