When many other sports end their seasons with the "Big Game", NASCAR starts off the season with their biggest race. I am talking about the Daytona 500; known as the Great American Race it was first run in 1959 being held the initial time on February 22. Lee Petty, father of Richard Petty and grandfather of Kyle Petty, won the inaugural race in a photo finish...

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