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About the Daytona 500

United States
EVENT NAME:
Daytona 500
EVENT CATEGORIES:
Sports & Fitness , Entertainment
Transportation , United States
Dates Active:
Begins: Feb 16, 2020
Ends: Feb 16, 2020
EVENT ADDRESS:
Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL, US

DESCRIPTION:

Today is the annual running of the 500 mile race known as the Daytona 500.

The Daytona 500 is considered the most prestigious of the NASCAR Races.

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is a race of stock cars, that is ordinary cars that have been slightly modified for racing (such as the elimination of extras, the addition of roll bars and other safety or weigh reducing modifications.

The first running of the Daytona 500 was in 1959. The race was won by Lee Petty driving and Oldsmobile and he completed the race averaging 135.521 mph. The fastest ever car in the Daytona 500 was Bill Elliot, driving a Ford in 1987. He won the race averaging 176.263 mph!

Thirty-six men have died racing in the Daytona 500 including the legendary Dale Earnhardt on February 18, 2001. The last fatality as of this writing occurred February 3, 2008.

NASCAR racing is 2nd in popularity to Football in the United States. It is the second most viewed sport in the states.

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