Daytona’s summer race began as a fill-in event for an Indy-car race that never came to be. It replaced the Raleigh 250 on ...

The race happens at Florida's scenic Daytona Beach and is the first of three held in-state annually. The famous event began in 1959 when Lee Petty won the inaugural race, finishing with an average ...

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 might’ve heard of him — he answers to “The King.” ...

The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Daytona International Speedway ... Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 — three days later 1959: The first Daytona 500 provided an instant ...