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On This Date in Sports February 18, 1979: The Day the Daytona 500 Made NASCAR a National Sport

In collaboration with the Sportsecyclopedia.com The first Dayton 500 to be broadcast live on television features the most dramatic finish in the races 20-year history. Donnie Allison and Calle Yarborough were locked in a duel and were a half lap ahead of the rest of the field. Nearing the finish, th

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On This Date in Sports February 18, 1979: The Day the Daytona 500 Made NASCAR a National Sport

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