Fifty-Three Years in the Florida Sunshine – Daytona, Nascar, & Auto Racing Feb. 20, 2011

Fifty-Three Years in the Florida Sunshine – Daytona, Nascar, Racing History Cometh on February 17 – 20

Howdy, this is ELHarris and I want to get you in the mood for the Daytona 500 Nascar Seedway carbon footprint be darned. This here is America and this is is fun!

You have got to come and visit!

Daytona International Speedway is the home of “The Great American Race” — the Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 is the biggest, richest and most prestigious race in America and annually kicks off the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Although the Daytona 500 garners most of the attention, the enormous 480-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe — earning it the title of “World Center of Racing.”

The Daytona 500 was initially run in 1959, however its beginnings can be tracked all the way to 1903. Which was the year some robust types determined that the level, hard-packed sands of Ormond Beach , Florida, might be an excellent location to see how quick a race car could perform. After that, seaside racing in the Daytona area grew to become a success. Now that was then, but now there is the a beautiful grandstand and well painted tracks to race on. Right next to Daytona 500 Speedway is the museum where you can viewed the winning cars.

The Daytona 500 was the very first 500-mile (800 km) auto race to be televised live flag-to-flag on network television when CBS aired it in 1979, continuing to air until 2000. From 2001 to 2006, the race alternated between FOX and NBC under the terms of a six-year, $2.48 billion NASCAR television contract. Starting in 2007, FOX became the exclusive home of the Daytona 500 under the terms of NASCAR’s new television package.

The Daytona 500 is perform in 200 laps, and is 500 miles, from whence cometh its name. During the period of the Daytona 500′s fifty year historical past, which includes many of the most astounding names in racing history to grace its track and its history books. The Daytona 500 is viewed by most as the main and in many cases by far the most famous NASCAR race in the year. It’s winner’s purse will be the largest, and it’s customarily the very first race run each and every season. Inclusive of all the other positive things we just talked about, it is a day filled with fun and excitement for the entire family. It’s winner is presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy.

I bet you are wondering who the heck is Harley J. Earl – Just Google it!

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