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 ...
Take a look at three times Petty achieved NASCAR history. The first Daytona 500 took place on February 22, 1959, at Daytona International Speedway. While it didn't come without controversy ...