FLORIDA (USA)
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DAYTONA SPEEDWAY
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1953 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY IS BORN
By 1953 Bill France Senior decided it was time to build a modern speedway complex that would cater for the ever increasing speeds and large crowds that wanted to watch American Stock Car Racing.
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1954 - JOHNNY ROBERTS
Turn 5 Turn Around facebook Photo feature
1954 - Johnny Roberts on the sand at Daytona Beach. Photo: Brian Tidball collection.
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1955 - DAYTONA BEACH ROAD CIRCUIT
France began construction of the new 2.5mile Super Speedway in 1956 while the street and beach circuit continued to hold events.
1960 DAYTONA BEACH CIRCUIT LOCATION
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1958 DAYTONA SPEEDWEEK
With the closure of the Daytona Beach road circuit in 1958 and the opening of Daytona Speedway in 1959, racing in the form of distance and speed records over the standing quarter mile did continue on the beach only until 1961.
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1958 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY OPENS
With the closure of the road and beach circuit Daytona International opened on the 23rd of Febuary 1958, with the running of the first Daytona 500 the following year.
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1959 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. DAYTONA 500. 20th > 22nd February 19591959 saw the running of the first Daytona 500 race on the 22nd of February 1959, this event was won by Lee Petty in an Oldsmobile from Johnny Beauchamp and Charlie Griffith in third, the race distance being two hundred laps.
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1958 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. 18th February 1959. |
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1959 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. 250 Mile Late Model Championship. 4th July 1959. |
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1959 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTS CAR RACES. 13th > 15th November 1959. |
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1961 - RICHARD PETTY.
Forty Three fans photo feature
1961 - Richard Petty in a Plymouth R Series Valiant at the Daytona Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
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1961 - LEE PETTY.
Forty Three Fans facebook photo feature
1961 - Lee Petty would win the NASCAR Compact Series in 1961 in the Valiant. Photo: unknown.
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1964 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. The Daytona Continental. 16th February 1964. |
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1964 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. Daytona 500. 23rd February 1964. |
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Forty Three Fans facebook photo feature
23rd February 1964 - Richard Petty wins his first Daytona 500 in the Plymouth. Photographer: unknown.
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1964 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. DAYTONA FIRECRACKER 400. 4th July 1964. |
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1967 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CONTINENTAL 24 HOUR RACE 3rd February 1967 |
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Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Photo feature
3rd February 1967 - A very young Allan Moffat with the mark 1 Cortina that he ran in the 24 hour event. Photographer: unknown.
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1976 - JACK BLAND Nascar
Turn 5 Turn Around Photo feature
1976 - Jack Bland's Peter Babb owned number 41 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo: unknown.
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY 24 HOUR CHALLENGE 30th January 1982 |
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY WINSTON CUP GRAND NATIONAL 7th February 1982
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives facebook Photo feature
7th February 1982 - Bobby Allison in the nunber 88 Di Gard Buick Regal races Neil Bonnett 21 Wood Brothers Ford Thunderbird, Terry Labonte 44 Hagan Enterprises Buick Regal, Darrell Waltrip 11 Junior Johnson Buick Regal, Carl Yarborough 27 McAnderson Buick Regal, Ricky Rudd 3 Richard Childress Racing Pontiac Grand Prix, Harry Gant 33 Hal Needham Skoal Bandit Buick Regal and Ron Bouchard in the 47 Race Hills Farms Buick Regal in the 4th annual Busch Clash NASCAR. Winston Cup Grand National event at the Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY UNO TWIN 125 9th February 1982
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
9th February 1982 - West Coast Stock Car Racing Hall of Famer, Roy Smith number 30 Richard Childress Racing Pontiac Grand Prix driver with his car in the Tri Oval infield after time trials for the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National UNO Twin 125 qualifying races for the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY UNO TWIN 125 11th February 1982
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives facebook Pictorial feature
11th February 1982 - The crews of the Bobby Allison number 88 DeGard Buick Regal and the Stirling Marlin number 41 Oldsmobile Cutlass push there cars through the garage area before the UNO Twin 125 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National qualifying event at Daytona. Photographer: David Allio.
11th February 1982 - Harry Gant (33) Skoal Bandit Buick Regal races Darrell Waltrip (11) Junior Johnson Buick Regal, Ricky Rudd (3) Richard Childress Racing Pontiac Grand Prix and Morgan Shepherd (98) Levi Garrett Buick Regal in the UNO Twin 125 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National qualifying event at Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
11th February 1982 - Jim Sauter in the number 5 JD Stacy Racing Buick Regal, Rusty Wallace in the number 72 Buick Regal, Joe Millikan number 50 Pontiac Grand Prix, AJ Foyt number 51 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Carl Yarborough number 26 Buick Regal, Bobby Allison number 88 DiGard Buick Regal race off turn 4 in a UNO Twin 125 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National qualifying event at Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
11th February 1982 - Brad Teague in the number 26 Food Country USA Chevrolet Monte Carlo spins in the grass as Roy Smith in the number 30 RCR Pontiac Grand Prix races to the stripe during the UNO Twin 125 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National qualifying event at the Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
11th February 1982 - Geoff Bodine in the number 23 Dick Bahre Buick Regal spins during the UNO Twin 125 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National qualifing event at Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
11th February 1982 - Brad Teague in the nunber 26 Food Country USA Chevrolet Monte Carlo spins in the grass during the UNO Twin 125 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National qualifying event at the Daytona International Speedway. Photographer: David Allio.
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 500 14th February 1982 |
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 200 MOTORCYCLE CLASSIC 7th March 1982 |
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY SUMMER SPEED WEEK 4th July 1982 |
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1982 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY IMSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE 28th November 1982 |
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1984 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY SunBank 24 4th February 1984. |
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1984 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. BUSCH CLASH. 12th February 1984.
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives photo feature
12th February 1984 - Jody Ridley in the [86] Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Buddy Baker [21] Wood Brothers Racing Team Ford Thunderbird lead the field off of the forth turn to the start of the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National 6th Annual Busch Clash on the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. Florida.
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1984 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 500 19th February 1984.Cale Yarborough has won the 1984 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway, leading home, Dale Earnhardt in second, Darrell Waltrip in third, Neil Bonnett fourth and Bill Elliott rounding out the top five.
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19th February 1984 - Dale Earnhardt in the Wrangler Chevrolet finished in second. Photographer: unknown.
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1984 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 200 11th March 1984. |
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1984 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PEPSI 400 3rd July 1984. |
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1988 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY SunBank 24 Daytona '88. |
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1988 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 500 14th February 1988 |
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NASCAR & Motorsports Fanatics facebook Photo feature
14th February 1988 - Richard Petty with the STP number 43 Pontiac at Daytona Speedway. Photographer: MillerGuy.
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1988 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 200 6th March 1988 |
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1988 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY FIRECRACKER 400 2nd July 1988 |
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1992 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ROLEX AT DAYTONA 24 2nd February 1992 |
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1992 - GATORADE TWIN 125 Race 2 13th February 1992
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
13th February 1992 - Davey Allison in the number 28 Robert Yates Racing owned, Ford Thunderbird races Morgan Shepherd in the 21 Wood Brothers owned Ford Thunderbird. The race was the second of the Gatorade twin 125's, To determine the starting line up for the 34th annual Daytona 500. Photographer: David Allio.
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1992 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 500 16th February 1992 |
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1992 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 200 8th March 1992 |
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1992 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PEPSI 400 4th July 1992 |
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1998 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ROLEX 24 31st January & 1st February 1998 |
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1998 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY DAYTONA 500 15th February 1998Dale Earnhardt wins the Daytona 500 after 20 years trying.
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Dale Earnhardt the Greatest facebook Photo feature
15th February 1998 - Dale Earnhardt breaks through for his first Daytona 500 win that had eluded him for twenty years. Photographer: unknown.
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1998 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PEPSI 400 4th July 1998 |
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2001 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. ROLEX 24. 3rd & 4th February 2001. |
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2001 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. DAYTONA 500. 18th February 2001The 2001 Daytona 500 would be the 43rd running of the event and the first event on the 2001 Nascar Winston Cup Series schedule.
The 200 lap or 500 mile race was run on the 18th of February 2001.
Bill Elliott won the pole and Michael Waltrip in the Dale Earnhardt inc number 15, won the race. It was his first Winston Cup victory, Dale junior finished second and Rusty Wallace third.
Dale Earnhardt SrIt was on the final lap that an accident involving Dale Senior, Ken Schrader and Stirling Martin, would take Seniors life.
A sad day indeed for many fans, an investigation revealed that hit the concrete
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wall front on, part of his seat belt broke, allowing him to move enough in the seat, for his head to make contact with the steering wheel, and fracturing his skull.
18th February 2001 - The last lap accident that took Dale's life. Photographer: unknown.
The Intimidator's Fan Club facebook Photo feature
18th February 2001 - Dale Earnhardt gives a hug to Kyle Petty before the Daytona race in 2001. Kyle was running his son Adam's car in his memory after his death in the previous year 2000. Dale died on the final lap of this years race. Photographer: unknown.
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2001 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. PEPSI 400. 7th July 2001. |
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DAYTONA 500 HONOUR BOARD
195922nd January 1959200 laps |
1st Lee Petty2nd Johnny Beauchamp3rd Charley Griffith |
Oldsmobile?? |
196024th Febuary 1960200 laps |
1st Junior Johnson?? |
Chevrolet?? |