DAYTONA BEACH
Daytona International Speedway
Weather
Track Details
Completed : 1959Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 31° turns3° straights18° tri-ovalFrontstretch : 3,800 feet
Backstretch : 3,000 feet
Seating : 147,000
Tailgating
True race fans see the pilgrimage to the Daytona 500 as a must-do before they die. While there, visit the Daytona 500 Experience, an interactive motorsports attraction that features an IMAX theatre and a Sam Bass exhibit.moreSchedule
| DATE | SERIES | RACE | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18/12 | CUP | Budweiser Shootout | Tickets Travel |
| 02/23/12 | CUP | Gatorade Duel 1 | Tickets Travel |
| 02/23/12 | CUP | Gatorade Duel 2 | Tickets Travel |
| 02/24/12 | Truck Series | NextEra Energy Resources 250 | Tickets Travel |
| 02/25/12 | NATIONWIDE | DRIVE4COPD 300 | Tickets Travel |
| 02/26/12 | CUP | Daytona 500 | Tickets Travel |
| 07/06/12 | NATIONWIDE | Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola | Tickets Travel |
| 07/07/12 | CUP | Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola | Tickets Travel |
Credit: Autostock
Smoking tires at Daytona
2011 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Daytona 500 :: Trevor Bayne - 02/20/11Coke Zero 400 :: David Ragan - 07/02/11
Cup Historical Race Winners
Nationwide Series
DRIVE4COPD 300 :: Tony Stewart - 02/19/11Subway Jalapeno 250 :: Joey Logano - 07/01/11
Camping World Truck Series
NextEra Energy Resources 250 :: Michael Waltrip - 02/18/11Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup 500-Mile Race Record :: Buddy Baker 177.602 - 02/17/80Sprint Cup 400-Mile Race Record :: Bobby Allison 173.473 - 07/04/80
Cup Historical Race Winners
Nationwide Race Record :: Geoffrey Bodine 157.137 - 02/16/85
Truck Race Record :: Mark Martin 146.622 - 02/17/06
QUALIFYING RECORDS
Sprint Cup Qualifying Record :: Bill Elliott 210.364 - 1987Nationwide Qualifying Record :: Tommy Houston 194.389 - 1987
Truck Qualifying Record :: Joe Ruttman 187.563 - 2000
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.moreRemember To Check Out
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