The inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 ended in a photo finish, and officials needed days to determine the winner. | NASCAR on FOX

On this day, Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. NASCAR officials determined Petty was the winner three days after the race was complete, after film revealed that he beat Johnny Beauchamp to the line. #TBT | NASCAR on NBC

🏁On February 22, 1969 the day before the Daytona 500, Don MacTavish made his debut at the Daytona International Speedway, driving the number 5 1966 Mercury Comet in the NASCAR Sportsman Division's Permatex 300. On lap nine of the race, his vehicle tangled with a car driven by Bob James. Out of control, MacTavish's car hit the outside crash wall at a point where a metal guard rail covered an opening in the wall. The impact with the butt end of the concrete sheared off the whole front of the car,

4.8K views · 206 reactions | Richard Petty captured his second #DAYTONA500 victory in 1966!  #tbt | Daytona International Speedway | Facebook

117K views · 2.5K reactions | On February 27, 1966 the eighth...

3.8K views · 274 reactions | Today in #Petty75 history, Lee Petty wins the first ever Daytona 500. Watch this photo finish to see that not much as changed in racing at Daytona ️credit: @MotorsportsNBC | Richard Petty | Legacy Motor Club | Facebook

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