There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.
There were 10 cautions for 42 laps in the 2012 Daytona 500.
There were 9 cautions for 40 laps in the 2010 Daytona 500.
The Daytona 500s of 1959, 1961, and 1962 saw not a single caution.
There were caution free Daytona 500's in the history of Nascar. Such races included the 1959, 1961 and 1962 Daytona 500's.
59 cars started the first ever Daytona 500 in 1959.
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
For the 2013 Daytona 500, the total purse was $17,678,827.
The first Daytona 500 race was held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959.
The Southern 500 came first, the inaugural race was on September 4, 1950. The first Daytona 500 was on February 22, 1959.
The race is 500 miles which is 200 laps (the track is 2.5 miles) and as far as time, it usually runs about 4 hours (give or take) depending on the amount and severity of cautions.
The 1959 Daytona 500 was the second race of the 1959 NASCAR Grand National (now NEXTEL Cup) season. It was held on February 22, 1959 in front of 41,921 spectators. It was the first race held at the 2.5 mile (4.0 kilometer) Daytona International Speedway.