s devotion to the Pepsi brand, Coke became the official soft drink of Daytona in 2008 and, naturally, the July race would get another name change: The Coke Zero 400 was unveiled. ∎ That name ...

George H.W. Bush attended the 1992 Pepsi 400, now the Coke Zero Sugar 400. The first presidential visit to Daytona was Ronald Reagan at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which Richard Petty won for his ...

The same walls that were the sight of NASCAR's biggest tragedy became the sight of healing in July 2001, when Earnhardt Jr. won the Pepsi 400 in NASCAR's first trip back to Daytona since Dale ...

NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, left, and 21-year-old Jeff Gordon at qualifying for the 1993 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. (Orlando Sentinel file) But by the time he captured another ...

Those aren't the only presidents to come to Daytona International Speedway. And the 2004 visit didn't even mark the first President Bush to visit the track. George H.W. Bush attended the 1992 Pepsi ...

George H.W. Bush attended the 1992 Pepsi 400, now the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The first presidential visit to Daytona was Ronald Reagan at the ...