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On This Date in Sports February 22, 1959: First at Daytona

In collaboration with the Sportsecyclopedia.com Stock Car racing takes a significant step forward with the opening of its first superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. A crowd of 41,921 sees the inaugural running of the Daytona 500 at the newly minted 2.5-mile tri-oval track. A thrilling race ends 

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On This Date in Sports February 22, 1959: First at Daytona

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