The 52nd annual Daytona 500 will start at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14.
Star-studded entertainment, the pageantry of the "Great American Race" and 43 of the best stock car drivers in the world take center stage in the Daytona 55, NASCAR's biggest, richest and most prestigious race. At stake will be a record purse, the coveted Harley J. Earl trophy and all the prestige that comes with a Daytona 500 triumph. The First Daytona 500
On February 22, 1959, Daytona International Speedway hosted the first Daytona 500. The posted awards for the "500-Mile International Sweepstakes" totaled $67,760. A field of 59 cars took the green flag for the start of the 200-lap race. A crowd of 41,000 was on hand to witness the beginning of another chapter in the history of racing in Daytona.
The finish of the race also went into the history books. The finish was too close to call, but Johnny Beauchamp went to Victory Lane and savored the celebration although the results were posted as "unofficial".
Sixty-one hours later, Lee Petty was the winner in what appeared to be a dead heat between Petty and Beauchamp - with the lapped car of Joe Weatherly making it a three-wide finish at the checkered flag. A clip of newsreel footage proved that Petty was the winner by a few feet
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