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The Daytona International Speedway opened in the year 1959.
Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959
The first Daytona 500 race was held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959.
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
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.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.
Speedway LLC was created in 1959.
There were no cautions in the 1959 Daytona 500.
59 cars started the first ever Daytona 500 in 1959.
International Speedway Corporation owns the Darlington Raceway.
Eddie Castro - speedway rider - was born in 1959.
Lake Lloyd was created when a hole was dug in the infield to use the dirt to build up the banking of the track. Because Florida has such a low elevation and high water table, the hole filled with water.