NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson used the science to perfection ... The first 500-mile event in Daytona happened in 1959. Two year later, the Daytona 500 moniker was adopted and is now consider ...

It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, Richard, claimed the increasingly iconic NASCAR race for the first time. You ...

A line of Fords and a couple of Chevrolets run through the trioval at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2023. Image: Imagn The Daytona 500 is ... in 1960 with Junior Johnson driving ...