When the NASCAR Cup Series field rolled into Daytona Beach, Florida, in February of 1959, nobody knew what to expect. Bill France's new 2.5-mile monstrosity, christened as the Daytona ...

The 1959 Daytona 500 was the second race of the NASCAR Grand National Series season, held on February 22 in front of 41,921 spectators. It was the first event at the 2.5-mile track, ...

The Daytona 500 will be held February 16, ... The DAYTONA 500 was first run in 1959. Lee Petty was the events first DAYTONA 500 winner at the Daytona International Speedway on February 25th, 1959.

The Daytona 500 is one o. BetFTW NFL NBA NHL MLB WNBA Newsletter. ... So here’s a look back at every Daytona 500 winner since the first race in 1959. Daytona 500 winners: 1950s. 1959: Lee Petty; ...

The first 500-mile event in Daytona happened in 1959. Two year later, the Daytona 500 moniker was adopted and is now considered one of racing’s most well-known events.

The first Daytona 500 was held Feb. 22, 1959. So much has changed since then, and there’s plenty to catch up on ahead of Sunday’s 67th edition of “The Great American Race.” ...

For perspective's sake, the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959, won by Lee Petty, paid out $53,050 to the field to establish the race as NASCAR's biggest event.