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Daytona 500 Information
Every NASCAR fan wants to be there. Every NASCAR driver wants to win. While the Daytona International Speedway hosts an array of events throughout the racing season, no event is larger than the Daytona 500, and none of the 168,000 seats will be empty when race time arrives. Throughout the history of the 200-lap, 500-mile race, NASCAR's popularity has soared due to legendary figures such as Richard Petty, who won the race seven times, and the track's propensity for collisions. In 1960, the super speedway's second year of operation, fans witnessed a 38-car crash, a record number in auto racing. Daytona 500 tickets offer entrance to one of the most aggressive and exciting competitions in racing.
Despite its ultimate importance, the Daytona 500 is the biggest race of the Nextel season and held near the beginning of the season. A win in Daytona offers an early confidence boost that can help drivers cruise through the season in the pursuit of the Nextel Cup Championship. The purse, worth over $18 million, and the 500's point contribution to the Nextel Cup, helped deem the race ?The Super Bowl of NASCAR? and ?The Great American Race.? The hype that surrounds the race provided the necessary boost for NASCAR to become one of the most popular sports in America. For the fans lucky enough to obtain Daytona 500 tickets, the race in February offers an early highlight of the excitement of the NASCAR season. For fans at home, the annual television coverage proves the soaring esteem of auto racing in the country. Unlike most NASCAR races that use qualifying lap speeds to determine the makeup of the starting lineup, the Daytona 500 uses two entire races, Gatorade Duels 1 and 2, to establish the year's drivers. The inclusion of these qualification races develops even more prestige for the winner of the 500. Each of the Duel races holds a purse of $675,000, making the possible earnings for the week in Daytona even higher. Last year's winner, Jeff Gordon, earned his third title at Daytona, a feat that only Cale Yarborough, Dale Jarrett, and Petty have duplicated in the race's 47-year history. This year's competition will be equally as thrilling as races of the past with the emergence of upcoming stars such as Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin. The 2006 Duel races have proved the caliber of young talent in the racing arena, and these drivers hope to establish a new generation of excellence this year. While NASCAR fans have witnessed some of the greatest moments in racing at the 500, the competition was also the scene of what many view as the most tragic death in racing history: the death of Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt's fatal collision on the last lap of the race, accompanied with the earlier death of Neil Bonnett at the track, has made Daytona a place of memoriam for many racing fans.
As the sport of auto racing continues to progress, so does the race in Daytona. 2005 marked the first time that the drivers finished at sunset in Florida; the start time was delayed to aid television viewers on the West Coast. Some financial supporters of the racing league desire a start time that would complete the race in the dark, increasing television coverage and forcing auto racing teams and drivers to compensate for another change in the 500's layout. While the future of the components of the race appears uncertain, one essential truth remains: the Daytona 500 is NASCAR heaven.
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