February 25, 2012

Daytona International Speedway

Schedule:

Practice: February 23 9:00-9:50 am and 10:15-11:50 am
Qualifying: February 24 2:05 pm
Driver Introductions 12:45 pm
Green Flag approximately 1:15
Schedule subject to change

Location

1801 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Track Details

Completed: 1959
Distance: 2.5 miles
Shape: Tri-oval
Banking: 31° turns, 3° straights, Frontstretch: 3,800 feet
Backstretch: 3,000 feet
Seating: 168,000

Track History

Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959, but the history of auto racing at Daytona goes back much farther than that. In 1936, the precursor to today's Daytona 500 was born on a course that went down 1.5 miles of highway then turned and came the same distance back up the beach.