Daytona 500, February 23, 1964
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Artifact Overview
NASCAR opens each season with the Daytona 500, the most important race in its top-level series. Daytona International Speedway's steeply banked turns and long back straightaway allow for fast speeds and exciting competition. Richard Petty won the 1964 Daytona 500 -- the first of a record-setting seven victories at that race for "The King."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Date Made
23 February 1964
Subject Date
23 February 1964
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.4013
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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