History
NASCAR's premier race, the Daytona 500 was established in 1959 at the newly opened Daytona International Raceway.
The 2.5-mile banked track, which has permanent seating for about 90,000 spectators, was built near the site of a beach course that had been used for stock car racing in the 1930s. An annual NASCAR race had previously been staged on a 4.1-mile beach and road course in the area.