Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 500 miles (804.7 km)-lengthy NASCAR Sprint Cup Sequence race held yearly on the Daytona Worldwide Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of 4 restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. Jamie McMurray is the defending champion of the race.

The Daytona 500 is regarded as an important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar, carrying by far the most important purse. Championship points awarded are equal to that of some other Dash Cup race. It is also the collection' first race of the 12 months; this phenomenon is virtually distinctive in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the finish of the season relatively than the start. Since 1995, U.S. tv scores for the Daytona 500 have been the very best for any auto race of the yr, surpassing the standard chief, the Indianapolis 500 which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing. The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest common reside world TV audience of any sporting event that 12 months with 20 million viewers.

The occasion serves as the ultimate event of Speedweeks and is usually known as "The Great American Race" or the "Tremendous Bowl of Inventory Car Racing." It's held the second or third Sunday in February, and since 1971, has been loosely related to Presidents Day weekend.

The winner of the Daytona 500 is offered with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, and the winning automotive is displayed, in race-profitable condition, for one year at Daytona 500 Experience, a museum and gallery adjacent to Daytona International Speedway.

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