The Daytona 500 is the most prestigious race in NASCAR, which means those who win it experience the highest high the sport ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Richard Petty made his rookie NASCAR debut in 1959. Richard Petty remembers stepping through the tunnel to the infield at Daytona ...

When the NASCAR Cup Series field rolled into Daytona Beach, Florida, in February of 1959, nobody knew what to expect. Bill France’s new 2.5-mile monstrosity, christened as the Daytona International ...

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Richard Petty made his rookie NASCAR debut in 1959. Richard Petty remembers stepping through the tunnel to the infield at Daytona International Speedway for the first time and feeling like the rookie ...