Daytona International Speedway - Wikipedia Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway The Daytona International Speedway Logo. Location 1801 West International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Time zone UTC − 5 / − 4 ( DST ) Capacity 101,000 seats Owner International Speedway Corporation ( Leased from Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District ) Operator International Speedway Corporation Broke ground 1957 ; 60 years ago ( 1957 ) Opened 1959 ; 58 years ago ( 1959 ) Construction cost $ 3 million Architect Charles Moneypenny William France, Sr. Major events Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 Coke Zero 400 Advance Auto Parts Clash Can - Am Duel NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 Coca - Cola Firecracker 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 at Daytona ARCA Racing Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 AMA Daytona SportBike Daytona 200 AMA Motocross Daytona Supercross by Honda NASCAR Tri-Oval Surface Asphalt Length 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) Turns Banking Turns : 31 ° Tri-oval : 18 ° Back straightaway : 2 ° Lap record 0 : 40.364 ( Colin Braun, Michael Shank Racing, 2013, Roush Yates Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L GDI V6tt Daytona Prototype ) Sports Car Course ( 1959 -- 83 ) Surface Asphalt Length 3.81 mi ( 6.18 km ) Turns 7 Sports Car Course ( 1984 ) Surface Asphalt Length 3.87 mi ( 6.23 km ) Sports Car Course ( 1985 -- present ) Surface Asphalt Length 3.56 mi ( 5.73 km ) Turns 12 Banking 31 ° in oval turns 18 ° in tri-oval Lap record 1 : 33.875 ( P.J. Jones, Toyota Eagle MkIII, 1993, IMSA GTP ) Motorcycle Course Surface Asphalt Length 2.95 mi ( 4.75 km ) Turns 12 Banking 31 ° in oval turns 18 ° in tri-oval Lap record 1 : 37.546 ( Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2007, AMA Superbike ) Dirt Flat Track Surface Dirt Length. 25 mi (. 40 km ) Turns Banking Flat Short Oval Surface Asphalt Length. 40 mi (. 64 km ) Turns Banking Flat Lap record 0 : 20.129 ( Nate Monteith, Monteith Racing, 2013, Whelen All - American Series ) Website www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 - mile ( 4.0 km ) high - speed tri-oval, a 3.56 - mile ( 5.73 km ) sports car course, a 2.95 - mile ( 4.75 km ) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 - foot ( 400 m ) karting and motorcycle flat - track. The track 's 180 - acre ( 73 ha ) infield includes the 29 - acre ( 12 ha ) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William `` Bill '' France, Sr. to host racing that was held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998, and today it is the third - largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5, 2013, ground was broken on the project that removed backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway was constructed by Design - Builder Barton Malow Company in partnership with Rossetti Architects. The project, named `` Daytona Rising '', was completed in January 2016, and cost US $ 400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances ( called `` injectors '' ), as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations were completed, the track 's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000. The project was finished before the start of Speedweeks in 2016. Contents 1 Track history 1.1 Construction 1.2 Layouts 1.2. 1 Tri-Oval 1.2. 2 Road courses 1.2. 3 Supercross 1.2. 4 Daytona Flat Track and Infield Kart Track 1.3 Short track 1.3. 1 Football 2 Video games 3 Fatalities 4 Fan amenities 4.1 UNOH Fanzone 4.2 Budweiser Party Porch 5 Events 5.1 Current 5.1. 1 2.5 Mile Superspeedway 5.1. 2 Road Course 5.1. 3 Other 5.2 Former 6 Track records 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Track history Construction NASCAR founder William France Sr. began planning for the track in 1953 as a way to promote the series, which at the time was racing on the Daytona Beach Road Course. France met with Daytona Beach engineer Charles Moneypenny to discuss his plans for the speedway. He wanted the track to have the highest banking possible to allow the cars to reach high speeds and to give fans a better view of the cars on track. Moneypenny traveled to Detroit, Michigan to visit the Ford Proving Grounds which had a high - speed test track with banked corners. Ford shared their engineering reports of the track with Moneypenny, providing the needed details of how to transition the pavement from a flat straightaway to a banked corner. France took the plans to the Daytona Beach city commission, who supported his idea and formed the Daytona Beach Speedway Authority. The tri-oval after the 2010 - 2011 repaving The city commission agreed to lease the 447 - acre ( 181 ha ) parcel of land adjacent to Daytona Beach Municipal Airport to France 's corporation for $10,000 a year over a 50 - year period. France then began working on building funding for the project and found support from a Texas oil millionaire, Clint Murchison. Murchison loaned France $600,000 along with the construction equipment necessary to build the track. France was also able to secure funding from Pepsi - Cola, General Motors designer Harley Earl, a second mortgage on his home and selling 300,000 stock shares to local residents. Ground broke on construction of the 2.5 - mile ( 4.0 km ) speedway on November 25, 1957. To build the high banking, crews had to excavate over a million square yards of soil from the track 's infield. Because of the high water table in the area, the excavated hole filled with water to form what is now known as Lake Lloyd, named after Joseph `` Sax '' Lloyd, one of the original six members of the Daytona Beach Speedway Authority. ( The lake would be stocked with 65,000 fish, and France would arrange speedboat races on it. ) 22 tons of lime mortar had to be brought in to form the track 's binding base, over which asphalt would be laid. Because of the extreme degree of banking, Moneypenny had to come up with a way to pave the incline. He connected the paving equipment to bulldozers anchored at the top of the banking. This would allow the paving equipment to pave the banking without slipping or rolling down the incline. Moneypenny subsequently patented his construction method and later designed Talladega Superspeedway and Michigan International Speedway. By December 1958, France had begun to run out of money and started relying on race ticket sales to complete construction. The tri-oval during the 2015 Daytona 500. The first practice run on the new track began on February 6, 1959. On February 22, 1959, 42,000 people attended the inaugural Daytona 500, and its finish was as startling as the track itself : Lee Petty beat Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish that took three days to adjudicate. When the track opened it was the fastest race track to ever host a stock car race, until Talladega Superspeedway opened 10 years later. April 4, it would host a 100 mi ( 160 km ) Champ Car event, also, which saw Jim Rathmann beat Dick Rathmann and Rodger Ward, and, with an average speed 170.26 mph ( 274.01 km / h ), was at the time the fastest motor race ever. It was also the occasion of Daytona 's first fatality : George Amick, attempting to overtake for third late in the race, hit a wall and was killed. April 5, a scheduled 1,000 km ( 620 mi ) sports car event ( shortened to 560 mi ( 900 km ) by darkness ) was won by Roberto Mieres and Fritz d'Orey, who shared a Porsche RSK, which proved more durable than more potent competition. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 to run NASCAR 's July race, the Coke Zero 400 at night. The track was the world 's largest single lighted outdoor sports facility until being surpassed by Losail International Circuit in 2008. Musco Lighting installed the lighting system, which took into account glare and visibility for aircraft arriving and departing nearby Daytona Beach International Airport, and costs about $240 per hour when in operation. Layouts Tri-oval Map of the speedway Daytona 's tri-oval is 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) long with 31 ° banking in the turns and 18 ° banking at the start / finish line. The front straight is 3,800 feet ( 1,200 m ) long and the back straight ( or `` superstretch '' ) is 3,000 feet ( 910 m ) long. The tri-oval shape was revolutionary at the time as it greatly improved sight lines for fans. It is one of the two tracks on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series circuit that uses restrictor plates to slow the cars down due to the high speeds, the other being Talladega Superspeedway. On July 15, 2010, repaving of the track began. This came almost a year earlier than planned due to the track coming apart during the 2010 Daytona 500. The project used an estimated 50,000 tons of asphalt to repave 1,400,000 square feet ( 130,000 m ) including the racing surface, apron, skid pads and pit road. Because of good weather, the project was completed ahead of schedule. On October 9, 2013, Colin Braun drove a Daytona Prototype car prepared by Michael Shank Racing to set a single - lap record on the tri-oval configuration of 222.971 miles per hour ( 358.837 km / h ). During NASCAR Events, it takes less than a minute for the cars to complete a lap around the 2.5 mile tri-oval course. Road courses Map of the 24 - hour road course configuration The 3.81 - mile ( 6.13 km ) road course was built in 1959 and first hosted a three - hour sports car race called the Daytona Continental in 1962. The race length became 2,000 km ( 1,200 mi ) in 1964, and in 1966 was extended to a 24 - hour endurance race known as the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It was shortened again to six hours in 1972 and cancelled entirely in 1974. In 1973, a sharp chicane was added at the end of the backstretch, approaching oval turn three. In 1984 and 1985, the layout was modified, re-profiling turns 1 and 2, and moving what is now turn 3 closer to its adjacent turns. In addition, the chicane on the backstretch was modified. A new entry leg was constructed approximately 400 feet ( 120 m ) earlier, resulting in a longer, three - legged, `` bus stop '' shape. Cars would now enter in the first leg, bypass the second leg, and exit out of the existing third leg. Passing would now be possible inside the longer chicane. The construction resulted in a final length of 3.56 miles ( 5.73 km ) for the complete road course. In 2003, the chicane was modified once again. The middle leg was repaved and widened, and now cars would enter through the first leg, and exit out of the second leg. The existing third leg was abandoned. This allowed cars a cleaner entry into oval turn three. After favorable results, in 2010 the third leg was dug up, and removed permanently. Start of the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona While the more famous 24 Hours of Le Mans is held near the summer solstice, Daytona 's endurance race is held in winter ( meaning more of the race is run at night ). The track 's lighting system is limited to 20 % of its maximum output for the race to keep cars dependent on their headlights. Map of the Moto - Course In 2005, a second infield road course configuration was constructed, primarily for motorcycles. Due to fears of tire wear on the banked oval sections, oval turns 1 and 2 were bypassed giving the new course a length of 2.95 miles ( 4.75 km ). The Daytona SportBike that runs the Daytona 200 however, uses the main road course except for the motorcycle Pedro Rodríguez Hairpin ( tighter than the one used for cars ; the car version is used as an acceleration lane for motorcycles ). On September 26 and 27, 2006, the IndyCar Series held a compatibility test on the 10 - turn, 2.73 - mile ( 4.39 km ) modified road course, and the 12 - turn 2.95 - mile ( 4.75 km ) motorcycle road course with 5 drivers. The drivers who tested at the track were Vitor Meira, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Kanaan, Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon. This marked the first time since 1984 that open wheel cars have taken to the track at Daytona. On January 31 -- February 1, 2007, IndyCar returned for a full test involving 17 cars. Supercross During Daytona Beach Bike Week, a supercross track is built between pit road and the tri-oval section of the track. Historically the track has used more sand than dirt, providing unique challenges to riders. The 2008 - 2013 track configurations were designed by former champion, Ricky Carmichael. Daytona has hosted an AMA Supercross Championship round uninterruptedly since 1971. Daytona flat track and infield kart track Popular dirt - track races in karting and flat - track motorcycle racing had been held at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium but in 2009, the city announced the stadium was replacing its entire surface with FieldTurf, and thereby eliminating the flat - track racing at the stadium. To continue racing, speedway officials built the Daytona Flat Track, a new quarter - mile dirt track outside of turns 1 & 2 of the main superspeedway. It seats 5,000 in temporary grandstands and opened in December 2009 for WKA KartWeek. From 2010 to 2016, it also hosted the AMA Grand National Championship, before it was moved in 2017 to the tri-oval section and became a TT course. There is also a short paved kart / autocross track in the infield just inside of turn 3. The SCCA holds autocross on this track in addition to hosting sprint karting races during KartWeek. Short track In February 2012, it was announced that a 0.4 - mile ( 0.64 km ) short track would be constructed along the backstretch of the Speedway 's main course, for NASCAR 's lower - tier series to compete at during Speedweeks called the UNOH Battle at the Beach, which is similar to the Toyota All - Star Showdown, formerly held at Irwindale Speedway. The first races were held on that track in February 2013. The track was shorten to 1,980 - foot ( 0.60 km ) oval in 2014 by shorter straightaways. The future of racing at the short track is unknown after 2015 with the grandstands on the back straightaway being demolished as a part of the Daytona Rising project. Football In the fall of 1959, the track hosted several high school football games for the Father Lopez Green Wave in their first year of their football program. The track hosted four college football games featuring the Daytona - based Bethune - Cookman Wildcats in 1974 and 1975. In early 2014 track president Joie Chitwood expressed a desire to bring football back to the track. Video games In 1994, Sega released an arcade game called Daytona USA, using their Model 2 hardware. It was developed by their famed `` AM2 '' development team. The soundtrack for the game included vocals by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. It is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential racing games of all time. iRacing.com have laser - scanned the facility twice. The first in 2008, and 2011 once the repave was completed. Both are available in official racing series. There has been no word to when and if it will be re-scanned now that the Daytona Rising project has now been completed. Both the oval layout and Rolex 24 Hour layout are available in the both PS3 video games Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6. Daytona International Speedway is also featured in Forza Motorsport 6 for the Xbox One and Windows 10. Real Racing 3 's second NASCAR update featured the Daytona International Speedway as a new circuit coming in three layouts. In addition to the oval and Rolex 24 Hour layouts in Gran Turismo, there also exists a Daytona 200 layout in the game. Daytona International Speedway is now a playable course in the Daytona USA series on Daytona USA 3 Championship ( Or Daytona 3 : Championship USA ). Daytona USA 3 is currently in the BETA phase so changes to the track could be made as complaints were made by early players that got to try the game at IAAPA said that the track is too similar to the classic beginner course from Daytona USA. The theme that plays in Daytona International Speedway is the extended lyrics version of `` Let 's Go Away ! ''. The current difficulty for the track right now is set to BEGINNER and the amount of laps is 6. Fatalities Main article : List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities A total of 40 people have been fatally injured in on - track incidents : 23 car drivers, twelve motorcyclists, three go - kart drivers, one powerboat racer, and one track worker. The most notable death may have been that of Dale Earnhardt, who was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001. Fan amenities The former Earnhardt Grandstand at Daytona International Speedway, which was changed into one of the injectors after Daytona Rising UNOH fanzone The UNOH Fanzone is an access package similar to pit passes for fans to get closer to drivers and race teams. The fanzone was built in 2004 as part of a renovation of the track 's infield. Fans are able to walk on top of the garages, known as the `` fandeck '', and view track and garage activity. Fans can also view race teams working in the garage, including NASCAR technical inspection, through windows. The garage windows also include slots for fans to hand merchandise to drivers for autographs. The fanzone also includes a live entertainment stage, additional food and drink areas and various other activities and displays. The 2004 renovation of the infield, headed by design firm HNTB, was the first major renovation of the infield in the history of the track. In addition to the fanzone, a new vehicle and pedestrian tunnel was built under turn 1. The tunnel posed a challenge to engineers because it was to be built under the water table. Another challenge came during construction when three named hurricanes passed by the track, flooding much of the excavation work. The infield renovation involved landscaping and hardscaping, such as a new walkway along the shore of Lake Lloyd, and the construction of 34 new buildings, including garages and fueling stations, offices and inspection facilities, and a club. The renovation project received a 2005 Award for Excellence from Design - Build Institute of America. Following the success of the UNOH Fanzone at Daytona, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway each built a similar infield fanzone. On December 9, 2016, the speedway announced that the University of Northwestern Ohio purchased entitlement rights to the fanzone, and that the area will be named ' UNOH Fanzone '. Budweiser Party porch The Budweiser Party Porch was a 46 - foot - high ( 14 m ) porch located along the backstretch of the track. It was built on top of a portion of the backstretch grandstands and includes a 277 - foot - wide ( 84 m ), 33 - foot - tall ( 10 m ) sign, the largest sign in motorsports. The porch featured tables, food and drinks, offering fans a `` fun - filled '' atmosphere that breaks fans away from the confines of grandstand seating without sacrificing on the view. Below the porch was an interactive fan zone featuring amusement rides, a go - kart track, show cars and merchandise trailers. After the 2015 racing season, the Party Porch was torn down with the backstretch grandstands as part of the DAYTONA Rising project. Events Current 2.5 Mile Superspeedway The start of the 2015 Daytona 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Points - paying Races : Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400 Exhibition Races : Advance Auto Parts Clash Qualifying Races : Can - Am Duel NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 Coca - Cola Firecracker 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Road Course WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ( formerly Grand - American Rolex Sports Car Series ) Rolex 24 at Daytona IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge BMW Performance 200 Historic Sports Car Racing Classic 24 Hours at Daytona Trans - Am Series Trans - Am Finale WKA Vega Road Racing Series driven by Mazda Daytona Kart Week Other Monster Energy AMA Supercross Daytona Supercross by Honda Ricky Carmichael Amateur Supercross AMA Pro Flat Track Racing Daytona Flat Track WKA Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series Daytona Kart Week WKA Speedway Dirt Daytona Dirt World Championships Former AMA Daytona SportBike Daytona 200 Paul Revere 250 - ( race ran by several series & sanctioning bodies ) IROC Superspeedway ( 1975 - 1978, 1985 - 1989, 1991 - 2006 ) Road Course ( 1974, 2006 ) ISCARS Dash Touring Series ( formerly NASCAR Goody 's Dash Series & IPOWER Dash ) IPOWER Dash 150 ( 1979 - 2004 ) DaytonaUSA.com 150 ( 2001 ) NASCAR Convertible Division Can - Am Duels ( race now used for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ) - ( 1959 ) USAC Championship Car Daytona 100 - ( 1959 ) NASCAR K&N Pro Series East UNOH Battle at the Beach on backstretch oval (. 375 miles ) NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour & Whelen Southern Modified Tour UNOH Battle at the Beach on backstretch oval Track records As of February 2015, track records on the 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) tri-oval are as follows. Record Year Date Driver Car Make Time Speed / Avg Speed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying February 9 Bill Elliott Ford 42.783 210.364 mph ( 338.548 km / h ) Race ( 500 miles ) 1980 February 17 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 2 : 48 : 55 177.602 mph ( 285.823 km / h ) Race ( 400 miles ) 1980 July 4 Bobby Allison Oldsmobile 2 : 18 : 21 173.473 mph ( 279.178 km / h ) Race ( 250 miles ) 1961 July 4 David Pearson Pontiac 1 : 37 : 13 154.294 mph ( 248.312 km / h ) NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying Tommy Houston Buick 46.298 194.389 mph ( 312.839 km / h ) Race ( 300 miles ) 1985 February 16 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 1 : 54 : 33 157.137 mph ( 252.887 km / h ) Race ( 250 miles ) 2003 July 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 1 : 37 : 35 153.715 mph ( 247.380 km / h ) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying 2015 February 20 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 47.332 190.146 mph ( 306.010 km / h ) Race ( 250 miles ) 2006 February 17 Mark Martin Ford 1 : 42 : 18 146.622 mph ( 235.965 km / h ) Gallery Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daytona International Speedway. Main Entrance at night ( prior to renovation ) Cars practicing in 2004 Old Flagstand Grandstand ( prior to renovation ) Paul Revere 250 restart after a caution View from the former backstretch grandstands at night Endurance kart race Racetrack skidmarks and view of old grandstand View of Lake Lloyd Infield garages Infield view from President 's Row View of Victory Lane from a skybox Statue of Dale Earnhardt Sr. holding his winner 's trophy See also 944 Cup References Jump up ^ Reed, Steve ( January 22, 2013 ). `` Daytona International unveils plans for upgrade ''. Yahoo ! Sports. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Daytona Rising ''. Daytona International Speedway. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013. Jump up ^ Hawkins, Jim ( 2003 ). `` Big Bill 's Dream for America 's Speed Capital ''. Tales from the Daytona 500 ( illustrated ed. ). Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 13 -- 14 of 200. 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External links Official Site Daytona International Speedway race results at Racing - Reference Daytona Rising renovation site Speedway Page on NASCAR.com Jayski 's Daytona International Speedway Page Trackpedia guide to driving this track Satellite picture by Google Maps VisitingFan.com : Reviews of Daytona International Speedway Deaths at Daytona at Fox Sports ' website Auto - racing Fatalities list at USA Today website Daytona Deaths Chart at Sports Illustrated 's website Coordinates : 29 ° 11 ′ 8 '' N 81 ° 4 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.18556 ° N 81.06944 ° W ﻿ / 29.18556 ; - 81.06944 Links to related articles Daytona 500 Track and race information Track Daytona International Speedway International Speedway Corporation Daytona 500 Experience Fatalities Statistics Winners Pole - sitters Records Harley J. Earl Trophy Lore Race history Broadcasters Death of Dale Earnhardt Bill France Ken Squier Notable races The Photo - Finish Pearson / Petty Crash The Fight The Slingshot The Dale and Dale Show This One 's For You ( Hendrick podium sweep ) Earnhardt 's Daytona win Death of Dale Earnhardt Marlin Loses by a Fender Last lap Mayhem 50th Anniversary Pothole Problems Trevor Bayne becomes the youngest Daytona 500 winner Monday Night Primetime and Exploding Jet Dryer Danica Patrick becomes the first woman Cup polesitter and first woman to lead the Daytona 500 6 - Hour Rain Delay and Tornado Warning Hamlin Gets a Run Stewart Haas Racing 's First Daytona 500 Win Related events Advance Auto Parts Clash Speedweeks Can - Am Duel Coke Zero 400 NextEra Energy Resources 250 PowerShares QQQ 300 Coca - Cola Firecracker 250 Lucas Oil 200 Daytona 200 24 Hours of Daytona Related area City of Daytona Beach Sports in Florida Daytona Beach and Road Course Daytona Beach International Airport The Daytona Beach News - 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