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The Daytona 500
Published or Updated February 11, 2019
Location: United States
Sport: Auto Racing
Level: Professional
Also Known As: The Great American Race
Sport: Auto Racing
Level: Professional
Also Known As: The Great American Race
Event Type: Race
First Held: 1959
Next Up: 2/13/2019-2/17/2019
First Held: 1959
Next Up: 2/13/2019-2/17/2019
When and Where: every February in Daytona Beach, FL
First run in 1959, the Daytona is a 500 mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at the Daytona International Speedway in sunny Daytona Florida. It is widely known as the “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing” for its status as the ultimate NASCAR win.
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1979- The Fight - After the race Allison and Yarborough got into a fight with Bobby Allison also stopping to join in, all on national television.
1998- Earnhardt Gets His - After 20 years of near-misses and frustration Dale Earnhardt Sr. finally had the stars align in 1998.
2001- Loss of a Legend - This race changed the future of the sport forever as NASCAR lost its greatest driver of all time when Dale Earnhardt Sr. lost his life in turn four of the last lap.
1988- Dawn of the Plate - After some scary moments in 1987 NASCAR introduced the restrictor plate to superspeedway racing for the 1988 season. The Daytona 500 was the first race with the new rules.
Most Victories - Richard Petty with 7
Most Career Laps led in 500` - Richard Petty (780)
Most Career Starts - Dave Marcis has started the 500 33 times.
Most career poles won - 4 by several drivers
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"Finishing races is important, but racing is more important."
Dale Earnhardt
"Second place is just the first place loser."
Dale Earnhardt
