While 41 cars would be the most seen in the Daytona 500 in years it’s a far cry from the record field size ... Daytona 500 ever with an average speed just 124.72 mph and a running time four ...

Daytona 500: A record-breaking prize purse The Daytona 500 ... of the most challenging events of the year thanks to the high-speed nature of the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Now imagine kicking ...

The famous event began in 1959 when Lee Petty won the inaugural race, finishing with an average speed ... in career Daytona 500 starts. He was also able to claim pole position a record-tying ...