Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway opened in February 1959 and has hosted every Daytona 500 since. The 2.5-mile tri-oval was built by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. as the sport's answer to the Indianapolis 500, a high-banked superspeedway where stock cars could run at speeds previously unseen on closed circuits. Daytona's 31-degree turn banking and broad tri-oval frontstretch produce drafting-style pack racing where the lead can change dozens of times per lap, and the closing stages of any Daytona race regularly produce dramatic last-lap passes and multi-car wrecks. Beyond the Cup Series, Daytona hosts the Rolex 24 sports-car endurance race, the Daytona Supercross, and the Daytona 200 motorcycle race. The track has been continuously expanded and modernized since 1959.