Perhaps literally. Ronald Reagan first made Daytona a notable campaign stop in July 1984, when he attended the Firecracker ...

George H.W. Bush attended the 1992 Pepsi 400, now the Coke Zero Sugar 400. The first presidential visit to Daytona was Ronald ...

Ronald Reagan is the first sitting US president to attend a NASCAR race. He commanded the start of the Firecracker 400 at Daytona from the Air Force One in 1984. Fans later witnessed the plane ...

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 200th NASCAR Cup Series victory. Coverage of the ...