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The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
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∙ 10y agoThe first Nascar race was held on June 19, 1949 at Charlotte Speedway.
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∙ 12y agoIt was called the 500 mile NASCAR International and ran on Feb. 22, 1959.
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∙ 13y agoThe first Daytona 500 was run in 1959. The first Daytona 500 to be the first race on the NASCAR schedule was the 1982 Daytona 500.
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∙ 13y agoFebruary 22, 1959 and was won by Lee Petty.
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∙ 11y agoThe first Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959, it was won by Lee Petty.
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∙ 11y agoLee Petty won the first race at the Daytona International Speedway. It was the 1959 Daytona 500.
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∙ 12y agoThe first Daytona 500 was in 1959.
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∙ 13y agoThe Daytona 500 was first run in 1959.
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First Daytona 500 auto race?
1959, was won by Lee Petty in an Oldsmobile
In 1952 this was the first auto race won by a driver wearing a seatbelt?
daytona 500
Where was the first Daytona 500 race?
The first Daytona 500 race was held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959.
Who won the 1995 Daytona 500?
Lee Petty was the first Daytona 500 winner. Red Byron was the first NASCAR driver to win the Daytona Beach Road Course And the first NASCAR race was Charlotte Speedway, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glenn Dunnaway was declared the winner, but a post-race inspection revealed that his car was fitted with illegal springs, causing NASCAR to disqualify him. Jim Roper was declared the official winner of the event.
Who won the 1992 Daytona 500 race?
Davey Allison
Who won the Daytona 500 in his second race ever?
The 2011 Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne.
When was the first NASCAR race to be broadcast on TV?
The first ever NASCAR race broadcast on TV was on February 12, 1960. It was the Daytona 500 - 100 mile qualifying races, held at Daytona International Speedway. It was shown on CBS.If you are referring to the first Live Race, then that would be the 1979 Daytona 500 won by Richard Petty. That one was shown on CBS as well.
Who was the winner of the 2006 Daytona 500?
This race was won by Jimmie Johnson.
When was the last Daytona 500?
The last Daytona 500 was on February 24, 2013 and was won by Jimmie Johnson. This is the first race of every new Nascar Cup Series season.
How many times did Jeff Gordon win the Daytona 500?
Jeff Gordon ran his first Busch Series race (now known as the Nationwide Series) on October 20, 1990. His first Cup Series race was on November 15, 1992. Jeff started to race full time in the Cup Series in 1993.
Which Nascar driver won the 1984 Daytona 500?
Cale Yarborough won the race in that year.
What was the date for the Daytona 500 in 2014?
The 2014 Daytona 500 was on February 23rd. The race was won by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
