In 1959, Johnny Beauchamp finished second to Lee Petty in the inaugural Daytona 500.
The first Daytona 500 race was held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959.
Kevin Harvick (he was previously the 2007 winner of the Daytona 500)
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
Dale Earnhardt Sr's first Daytona 500 was in 1979 where he finished 8th.
59 cars started the first ever Daytona 500 in 1959.
The race that followed the 2012 Daytona 500 was the Subway Fresh Fit 500. It was on March 4th at Phoenix International Raceway. Denny Hamlin was the race winner.
Yes, the Daytona 500 is held in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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No, she did not. Danica Patrick's first Nascar Cup Series race was the 2012 Daytona 500.
Starting in 1982, the Daytona 500 became the first race to begin the Nascar schedule.
The 1998 Daytona 500 was held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.