It hosts all types of racing such as go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, lemans series, the Nascar craftsman truck series, the Nascar Busch series, and the Nascar Nextel cup series.
The racing season begins here at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser shootout. The Craftsman truck series begins with the Daytona Dodge Dealers 250. The busch series begins with the Hershey's 300, and then it is back to the Nextel cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel cup will be back to Daytona in July for the Pepsi 400.
The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959. People who we know like,"The King" Richard Petty to Dale Earnhardt. So far in the history of NASCAR only two people have been killed at Daytona International Speedway. Neil Bonnet who was killed in a practice session for the Daytona 500 and Dale Earnhardt who was the first person ever to be killed in the Daytona 500 was killed on the final lap in 2001.
Daytona can be a place where your career can be made or broken. A place where your heart can be broken in "The Great American Race." You have to follow the draft in order to master Daytona. You also have to prove yourself several times in order to participate in the big show.