The running of the 50th Daytona 500
50 Years of The Greatest Race on Earth.
How much do most "TRUE" Race Fans want it to be that way again?
Many Even thou there are good points to the "NEW" Racing IT's NOT quite the same!.
Some Facts =
The winners trophy is not taken home by the winner it sits in the musuem
All the winners names are engraved on it.
Most 500 victories by R Petty
First winner 1959 -Lee Petty
Last -R Newman 2008
Prize 1959=$1950.oo 2008=19 million plus
First race took 61 days to officially declae Lee Petty winner over Johnny Beauchamp -photo finish.
LOngest run before victory=Dale Earnhardt
Most records held at 500 =R Petty
1959 race 42000 people attended /2008 250,000
SO TO ALL RACERS THAT HAVE TRIED THERE :HAND" AT THE DAYTONA 500 AND ALL INVOLVED AND THE FANS ***HAPPY BIRTHDAY** AND MANY MORE
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