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2005 Speedweeks Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway

It's February. It's Daytona. It's The Biggest Event In Stock Car Racing. Here's Our Look At How The Daytona 500 Reached Its Lofty Perch On The American Sporting Scene.
From the February, 2009 issue of Stock Car Racing
By Larry Cothren, Ron Lemasters Jr.
Photography by Sam Sharpe

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