Location
1801 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
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Track Details
Completed : 1959
Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 31° turns3° straightsFrontstretch : 3,800 feet
Backstretch : 3,000 feet
Seating : 168,000
Tailgating
True race fans see the pilgrimage to the Daytona 500 as a must-do before they die. While there, visit DAYTONA USA, an interactive motorsports attraction that features an IMAX theatre and a Sam Bass exhibit.
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Schedule
Credit: Autostock
Smoking tires at Daytona
Track History
Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959, but the history of auto racing at Daytona goes back much farther than that. In 1936, the precursor to today's Daytona 500 was born on a course that went down 1.5 miles of highway then turned and came the same distance back up the beach.
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