It is basically easy. It is called the Daytona 500 for a reason. It is 500 miles long!!
The Indianapolis 500 is 200 laps. The "500" means 500 miles in race distance.
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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.
Daytona, as in the race, is correct.
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
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.
The first Daytona 500 race was held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959.
To cover the 500-mile distance in the race, the pilots will have to complete 200 laps on the 2.5-mile oval.
This track is a 2.5 mile track. There was 250 laps to the race in any year. How can 250 laps times 2.5 mi/lap = 500 miles The answer should be 200 laps doing your calculations of 250x 2.5 mi /lap would gives a total distance of 625 miles. You would have to change the name of the race to the daytona 625
Daytona 500
A 500 mile race is typically around 805 kilometers in total distance. The most famous 500 mile race is the Indianapolis 500, which covers a distance of 200 laps around a 2.5 mile oval track.