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| Location | 1801 West International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 |
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| Time zone | GMT-5 |
| Capacity | 167,785 |
| Owner | International Speedway Corporation (Leased from Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District) |
| Operator | International Speedway Corporation |
| Broke ground | 1957 |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Construction cost | $3 million |
| Architect | Charles Moneypenny William France Sr. |
| Major events |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Nationwide Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series ARCA RE/MAX Series |
| Tri-Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 31° Turns 18° Tri-oval 2° Back straightaway |
| Lap record | 0:42.783 (Bill Elliott, Melling Racing, 1987, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) |
| Sports Car Course (1959-1983) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.81 mi (6.18 km) |
| Turns | 7 |
| Sports Car Course (1984) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.87 mi (6.23 km) |
| Sports Car Course (1985-Present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.56 mi (5.73 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Banking | 32° in oval turns 18° in tri-oval |
| Lap record | 1:33.875 (P.J. Jones, Toyota Eagle MkIII, 1993, IMSA GTP) |
| Motorcycle Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.95 mi (4.75 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Banking | 32° in oval turns 18° in tri-oval |
| Lap record | 1:37.546 (Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2007, AMA Superbike) |
| Dirt Flat Track | |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Length | .25 mi (.40 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Flat |
| Short Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | .40 mi (.64 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Flat |
| Lap record | 0:20.129 (Nate Monteith, Monteith Racing, 2013, Whelen All-American Series) |
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The track was built in 1958 by NASCAR founder William France Sr. to host racing that was being held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998, and today it is the third largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway with five new entrances, another pedestrian bridge, and an expanded grandstand.[1]
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Track history [edit]
Construction [edit]
NASCAR founder William France Sr. began planning for the track in 1953 as a way to promote the series, which at the time was racing on the Daytona Beach Road Course.[2] France met with Daytona Beach engineer Charles Moneypenney to discuss his plans for the speedway. He wanted the track to have the highest banking possible to allow the cars to reach high speeds and to give fans a better view of the cars on track. Moneypenny traveled to Detroit, Michigan to visit the Ford Proving Grounds which had a high speed test track with banked corners. Ford shared their engineering reports of the track with Moneypenney, providing the needed details of how to transition the pavement from a flat straightaway to a banked corner. France took the plans to the Daytona Beach city commission, who supported his idea and formed the Daytona Beach Speedway Authority.[3]
The city commission agreed to lease the 447 acres (181 ha) parcel of land adjacent to Daytona Beach International Airport to France's corporation for $10,000 a year over a 50 year period. France then began working on building funding for the project and found support from a Texas oil millionaire, Clint Murchison. Murchison loaned France $600,000 along with the construction equipment necessary to build the track. France was also able to secure funding from Pepsi-Cola, General Motors designer Harley Earl, a second mortgage on his home and selling 300,000 stock shares to local residents. Ground broke on construction of the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway on November 25, 1957.[3]
To build the high banking, crews had to dig out millions[citation needed] of tons of soil from the track's infield. Because of the high water table in the area, the hole excavated filled with water to form what is now known as Lake Lloyd, named after Joseph "Sax" Lloyd, one of the original six members of the Daytona Beach Speedway Authority. (The lake would be stocked with 65,000 fish, and France would arrange speedboat races on it.)[4] 22 tons of lime mortar had to be brought in to form the track's binding base, over which asphalt would be laid. Because of the extreme degree of banking, Moneypenney had to come up with a way to pave the incline. He connected the paving equipment to bulldozers anchored at the top of the banking. This would allow the paving equipment to pave the banking without slipping or rolling down the incline. Moneypenney subsequently patented his construction method and later designed Talladega Superspeedway and Michigan International Speedway. By December 1958, France had begun to run out of money and started relying on race ticket sales to complete construction.[3]
The course is remarkable, for at least 90% of it, including the infield road racing section, can be seen from any seat.[5]
The first practice runs on the new track began on February 6, 1959. On February 22, 1959, 42,000 people attended the inaugural Daytona 500,[3] and its finish was as startling as the track itself: Lee Petty beat Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish that took three days to adjudicate.[5] When the track opened it was the fastest race track to ever host a stock car race, until Talladega Superspeedway opened 10 years later.[citation needed] April 4, it would host a 100 mi (160 km) Champ Car event, also, which saw Jim Rathmann beat Dick Rathmann and Rodger Ward, and, with an average speed 170.26 mph (274.01 km/h), was at the time the fastest motor race ever.[5] It was also the occasion of Daytona's first fatality: George Amick, attempting to overtake for third late in the race, hit a wall and was killed.[5] April 5, a scheduled 1,000 km (620 mi) sports car event (shortened to 560 mi (900 km) by darkness) was won by Roberto Mieres and Fritz d'Orey, who shared a Porsche RSK, which proved more durable than more potent competition.[5]
Lights were installed around the track in 1998 to run NASCAR's July race, the Coke Zero 400 at night. The track was the worlds largest single lighted outdoor sports facility until being surpassed by Losail International Circuit in 2008.[citation needed] Musco Lighting installed the lighting system, which took into account glare and visibility for aircraft arriving and departing nearby Daytona Beach International Airport, and costs about $240 per hour when in operation.[6]
Layouts [edit]
Tri-Oval [edit]
Daytona's tri-oval is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long with 31° banking in the turns and 18° banking at the start/finish line. The front straight is 3,800 feet (1,200 m) long and the back straight (or "superstretch") is 3,000 feet (910 m) long. The tri-oval shape was revolutionary at the time as it greatly improved sight lines for fans. It is one of the two tracks on the Sprint Cup Series circuit that uses restrictor plates to slow the cars down due to the high speeds, the other being Talladega Superspeedway.[7]
On July 15, 2010 repaving of the track began. The repaving came almost a year earlier than planned due to the track coming apart during the 2010 Daytona 500. The project used an estimated 50,000 tons of asphalt to repave 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) including the racing surface, apron, skid pads and pit road. Because of good weather, the project was completed ahead of schedule.[8]
Road courses [edit]
The 3.81 miles (6.13 km) road course was built in 1959 and first hosted a three-hour sports car race called the Daytona Continental in 1962.[9] The race length became 2,000 km (1,200 mi) in 1964,[10] and in 1966 was extended to a 24-hour endurance race known as the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It was shortened again, to six hours, in 1972, and cancelled entirely in 1974.[10]
In 1984[11] and 1985,[12] the layout was modified, reprofiling turns 1 and 2, moving what is now turn 3 closer to its adjacent turns, and adding the bus stop chicane on the back stretch, resulting in a final length of 3.81 miles (6.13 km) for the complete road course.
While the more famous 24 Hours of Le Mans is held near the summer solstice, Daytona's endurance race is held in winter (meaning more of the race is run at night). The track's lighting system is limited to 20% of its maximum output for the race to keep cars dependent on their headlights.[13]
In 2005, a second infield road course configuration was constructed, primarily for motorcycles. Due to fears of tire wear on the banked oval sections, oval turns 1 and 2 were bypassed giving the new course a length of 2.95 miles (4.75 km). The Daytona SportBike that runs the Daytona 200 however, uses the main road course except for the motorcycle Pedro Rodríguez Hairpin (tighter than the one used for cars; the car version is used as an acceleration lane for motorcycles).[14]
On September 26 and 27, 2006, the Indycar Series held a compatibility test on the 10-turn, 2.73-mile (4.39 km) modified road course, and the 12-turn 2.95-mile (4.75 km) motorcycle road course with 5 drivers. The drivers who tested at the track were Vitor Meira, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Kanaan, Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon. This marked the first time since 1984 that open wheel cars have taken to the track at Daytona.[15] On January 31 – February 1, 2007, Indycar returned for a full test involving 17 cars.[16]
Supercross [edit]
During Daytona Beach Bike Week, a supercross track is built between pit road and the tri-oval section of the track. Historically the track has used more sand than dirt, providing unique challenges to riders.[citation needed] The 2008, 2009 and 2010 track configurations were designed by former champion, Ricky Carmichael.[17]
Daytona Flat Track [edit]
Popular dirt-track races in karting and flat-track motorcycle racing had been held at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium, but in 2009, the city announced the stadium was replacing its entire surface with FieldTurf, and thereby eliminating the flat-track racing at the stadium. To continue racing, speedway officials built the Daytona Flat Track, a new quarter-mile dirt track outside of Turns 1 and 2 of the main superspeedway. It seats 5,000 in temporary grandstands and opened in December 2009 for WKA KartWeek.[18]
Short track [edit]
In February 2012, it was announced that a 0.4 miles (0.64 km) short track would be constructed along the backstretch of the Speedway's main course, for NASCAR's lower-tier series to compete at during Speedweeks in events similar to the Toyota All-Star Showdown, formerly held at Irwindale Speedway.[19] The first races were held on that track in February 2013.
Fatalities [edit]
A total of 34 people have been fatally injured in the track, with most during auto, motorcycle, and powerboat racing events. Arguably the most notable was Dale Earnhardt, who died February 18, 2001.[20]
| Driver | Date | Event | Cause | References |
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| Marshall Teague | February 11, 1959 | Testing | Test runs preparing for speed-record attempt in reconfigured Indycar with canopy, high-speed aerodynamic lift caused crash. | [21][22] |
| George Amick | April 4, 1959 | USAC 100-mile race | Crash at the exit of turn 2 and backstrech | [21][22] |
| Dr. Bernie Taylor | June 14, 1959 | Powerboat race in infield lake | [22] | |
| Harold Haberling | February 21, 1961 | Daytona 500 practice | [22] | |
| Billy Wade | January 5, 1965 | NASCAR Grand National tire test | Died of internal injuries suffered in a crash during a tire test session for Goodyear. The crash happened on the west turn caused by the bursting of one of the tires he was testing. Goodyear was testing inner liners at the time. | [21][22] |
| Don MacTavish | February 21, 1969 | Permatex 300 | Killed when his car hit the outside wall on the frontstretch, tearing the motor out of the car, then was hit by Stan Sommers. He was killed instantly. | [22] |
| Wayne Harris Bartz | March 12, 1969 | Lightweight motorcycle race | [22] | |
| Talmadge "Tab" Prince | February 19, 1970 | Twin 125s | Engine failed in Turn 1, spun and was t-boned by Bill Siefert | [22][23] |
| Joe "Rusty" Bradley | March 14, 1971 | Daytona 200 | [22] | |
| David Pearl | July 30, 1971 | Central Florida SCCA meet - Paul Whiteman Trophy Race | [22] | |
| Friday Hassler | February 17, 1972 | Twin 125s | Killed in a crash on Lap 19 after tyre failure on another car | [22][23] |
| Ricky Knotts | February 14, 1980 | Twin 125s | Lap 15 two-car crash with Wangerin. | [21][22][23] |
| Francis Affleck | February 7, 1985 | ARCA 200 practice | [22] | |
| Dr. Charles Ogle | December 26, 1985 | Charlotte-Daytona Dash Series testing | Tire failure during Charlotte-Daytona Dash series test on December 15 led to car digging into the chicane and car overturning in crash. Was hospitalised and succumbed 11 days later. | [22] |
| Bruce Jacobi | February 4, 1987 | UNO Twin 125s | Car tumbled violently in Lap 6 crash on backstretch during 1983 UNO Twin 125 Race One, and driver was in a coma which he never recovered. | [22] |
| Joe Young | February 13, 1987 | Charlotte-Daytona Dash Series race | [22] | |
| James Kolman | December 27, 1987 | Daytona KartWeek race | [22] | |
| Randy Glenn | February 26, 1988 | [22] | ||
| Don Williams | May 21, 1989 | Permatex 300 | Died of injuries suffered in a February 1979 crash. | [22] |
| Dale Robertson | December 27, 1989 | WKA Daytona Kart Week race | [22] | |
| Julius Johnson | February 11, 1990 | ARCA 200 race | Part of seven-car Turn 4 crash on Lap 78 of the 80-lap race that also injured a track worker when Bob Keselowski (father of 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad, crashed into safety worker assisting with another car). Johnson died three days later on February 14, 1990 | [22][24] |
| Joe Booher | February 12, 1993 | Florida 200 Dash Series race | Crash on Lap 2. | |
| James Adamo | March 7, 1993 | Daytona 200 | Crash caused by front brake failure, causing bike and rider to strike trackside barrier | [22] |
| Neil Bonnett | February 11, 1994 | Daytona 500 practice | Crash in turn 4 | [21][22][25] |
| Rodney Orr | February 14, 1994 | Daytona 500 practice | Reigning NASCAR Goody's Dash Series champion's Cup car flipped over at exit of turn 2, roof caved in, killing the driver instantly. Hoosier Tire withdrew from the race immediately, after two fatal crashes from Hoosier drivers. | [22][25] |
| Michael Himes | January 31, 1997 | IMSA Showroom Stock | During the Friday two-hour Showroom Stock event, Himes' Honda del Sol had a failure and hit the tyre wall guarding around the bus stop chicane. | |
| Roger Reiman | March 4, 1997 | Daytona 200 Week | Killed in vintage motorcycle event during Daytona 200 Week. | |
| Dale Earnhardt | February 18, 2001 | Daytona 500 | Basilar skull fracture suffered from crash in turn 4 on the final lap of the Daytona 500 | [21][22][26] |
| Dirk Piz | March 11, 2001 | Daytona 200 Week Buell Pro Thunder | Crashed with Kiyoshige Watanabe in a two-bike crash in the bus stop during the Buell Pro Thunder race. Watanbe was treated and released, but Piz died at Halifax. | [26] |
| Stuart Stratton | October 19, 2001 | Fall Cycle Scene motorcycle event | [26] | |
| Michael Davis Jr. | December 30, 2001 | Daytona Kart Week race | [26] | |
| Bryan Cassell | October 18, 2003 | Motorcycle practice, CCS/FUSA Fall Cycle Scene | Died in crash on turn 4. | [22] |
| Roy H. Weaver III | February 8, 2004 | IPOWER Dash Series 150 | Track worker; struck and killed by driver Ray Paprota | [26] |
| Robert Boswell | February 3, 2008 | Richard Petty Driving Experience | Heart attack when driving | [27] |
Fan amenities [edit]
Sprint Fanzone [edit]
The Sprint Fanzone is an access package similar to pit passes for fans to get closer to drivers and race teams. The fanzone was built in 2004 as part of a renovation of the track's infield.[28] Fans are able to walk on top of the garages, known as the "fandeck", and view track and garage activity. Fans can also view race teams working in the garage, including NASCAR technical inspection, through windows. The garage windows also include slots for fans to hand merchandise to drivers for autographs. The fanzone also includes a live entertainment stage, additional food and drink areas and various other activities and displays.[29]
The 2004 renovation of the infield, headed by design firm HNTB,[30] was the first major renovation of the infield in the history of the track.[31] In addition to the fanzone, a new vehicle and pedestrian tunnel was built under turn 1. The tunnel posed a challenge to engineers because it was to be built under the water table. Another challenge came during construction when three named hurricanes passed by the track, flooding much of the excavation work. The infield renovation involved landscaping and hardscaping, such as a new walkway along the shore of Lake Lloyd, and the construction of 34 new buildings, including garages and fueling stations, offices and inspection facilities, and a club. The renovation project received a 2005 Award for Excellence from Design-Build Institute of America.[31] Following the success of the Sprint Fanzone at Daytona, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway each built a similar infield fanzone.[citation needed]
Budweiser Party Porch [edit]
The Budweiser Party Porch is a 46 feet (14 m) high porch located along the backstretch of the track. It is built on top of a portion of the backstretch grandstands and includes a 277 feet (84 m) wide, 33 feet (10 m) tall sign, the largest sign in motorsports.[citation needed] The porch features tables, food and drinks, offering fans a "fun-filled" atmosphere that breaks fans away from the confines of grandstand seating without sacrificing on the view. Below the porch is an interactive fan zone featuring amusement rides, a go-kart track, show cars and merchandise trailers.[32]
Events [edit]
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:[33][34]
- Races: Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400
- Exhibition: Sprint Unlimited
- Qualifying: Budweiser Duel
NASCAR Nationwide Series:[33][34]
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:[33]
Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series:[35]
ARCA RE/MAX Series: Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200[36]
AMA Daytona SportBike: Daytona 200[34]
AMA Motocross: Daytona Supercross by Honda[37]
Track records [edit]
As of November 2010, track records on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) tri-oval are as follows.[38]
| Record | Year | Date | Driver | Car Make | Time | Speed/Avg Speed |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| Qualifying | 1987 | February 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 42.783 | 210.364 mph (338.548 km/h) |
| Race (500 miles) | 1980 | February 17 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 2:48:55 | 177.602 mph (285.823 km/h) |
| Race (400 miles) | July 4 | Bobby Allison | 2:18:21 | 173.473 mph (279.178 km/h) | ||
| Race (250 miles) | 1961 | David Pearson | Pontiac | 1:37:13 | 154.294 mph (248.312 km/h) | |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series | ||||||
| Qualifying | 1987 | Tommy Houston | Buick | 46.299 | 194.389 mph (312.839 km/h) | |
| Race (300 miles) | 1985 | February 16 | Geoff Bodine | Pontiac | 1:54:33 | 157.137 mph (252.887 km/h) |
| Race (250 miles) | 2003 | July 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 1:37:35 | 153.715 mph (247.380 km/h) |
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | ||||||
| Qualifying | 2000 | February 17 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge | 47.984 | 187.563 mph (301.853 km/h) |
| Race (250 miles) | 2006 | Mark Martin | Ford | 1:42:18 | 146.622 mph (235.965 km/h) | |
Photos [edit]
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Paul Revere 250 restart after a caution
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Endurance kart race
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Racetrack skidmarks and view of grandstand
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Infield garages
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Infield view from President's Row
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View of Victory Lane from a skybox
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External links [edit]
- Official Site
- Speedway Page on NASCAR.com
- Jayski's Daytona International Speedway Page
- Trackpedia guide to driving this track
- Satellite picture by Google Maps
- VisitingFan.com: Reviews of Daytona International Speedway
- Deaths at Daytona at Fox Sports' website
- Auto-racing Fatalities list at USA Today website
- Daytona Deaths Chart at Sports Illustrated's website
Coordinates: 29°11′8″N 81°4′10″W / 29.18556°N 81.06944°W
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