Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The 65th running of the Daytona 500 is Sunday with defending champ Austin Cindric hoping to repeat this year as he competes against the sport's best drivers.NASCAR is also celebrating the start of its 75th season with nine winners of both the Daytona 500 and a Cup Series championship giving the command for drivers to start their engines at the Daytona 500.Racing fans are in for a treat with the return of NASCAR on FOX this weekend with the 65th running of the Daytona 500. (FOX Sports)Here are some fast facts about "The Great American Race," as well as some of its most memorable moments:1) The Daytona 500 is held at the Daytona International Speedway, beginning at 2:30 p.m.
ET on Sunday, Feb. 19 on FOX. The 500-mile race takes 200 laps to complete. RELATED: How to watch the 2023 Daytona 500: Date, time, TV channel, streaming2) The history of Daytona International Speedway began with a man named Bill France, Sr., who dabbled in racing for years and eventually founded NASCAR in 1947.
By 1953, he realized that development was going to make it nearly impossible to continue racing a course that utilized the city and the beach, so he began plans on a permanent speedway.
He signed a $2.5 million agreement the next year to build what would become Daytona International Speedway, the "World Center of Racing." The famous 31-degree high banks were included in the design of the track so higher speeds could be achieved while also making it easier for fans to see the.