The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
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The 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.
Lee Petty won the first race at the Daytona International Speedway. It was the 1959 Daytona 500.