Sunday 1st February 1959
Practice sessions began on the new Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the inaugural Daytona 500. Shakedown runs were conducted despite the fact that the guardrail wasn’t completed.




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Practice sessions began on the new Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the inaugural Daytona 500. Shakedown runs were conducted despite the fact that the guardrail wasn’t completed.
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