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The Heart Beat Of Speed

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NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. and a small group of fellow race promoters at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957. The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield filled with water from the low water table and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

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  • What a wonder capture of the statue that represents the founder of nascar racing. Years ago when my dear husband was alive he went to one nascar race in Indiana.

    said photo of tigerlady96 tigerlady96 6 months 23 days ago

  • Beautiful Tribute

    said photo of wingnut209 wingnut209 7 months 29 days ago

  • Magnificent Tribute and Statue, as well picture.

    said photo of paulalbert101 paulalbert101 7 months 30 days ago

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