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The Goodyear Heritage of Daytona history walk takes guests back through time, allowing them the opportunity to see how Daytona came to be the "World Center of Racing."
Featured is a replica of the world-famous "Stanley Steamer," a steam-powered race vehicle which set a World Land Speed Record in 1906 by running a mile in 28.15 seconds with driver Fred Marriott at the wheel. The Stanley Steamer is on loan from the City of Ormond Beach and the Museum of Speed.
As the era of beach time trials came to a close, William H.G. "Big Bill" France ushered in the era of stock car racing on the white sands of Daytona Beach. Featured in the history walk is a recreation of Bill France's service station, a thriving business in Daytona Beach that allowed him time to race in and later promote the beach races that would lead to the formation of NASCAR -- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
A section of asphalt from Highway AIA, which was used for racing on the half-beach, half-road racing circuit, had been placed near a replica of the flagstand that served as the start / finish line of the famous race course.
The Goodyear Heritage of Daytona history walk continues into the superspeedway era as racing left the beach for the high banks of Daytona International Speedway.
See "Big Bill's" dream of a 2.5-mile superspeedway take shape through photos documenting the construction of this engineering marvel, featuring 40-foot wide, 31-degree banked turns, a unique trioval track design and even a 44 acre lake (Lake Lloyd) in the infield.
In the Goodyear Heritage of Daytona see the winning stock car from the 1979 Daytona 500, Richard Petty's famous #43 Oldsmobile.
Also on the display are trophies marking some of the biggest accomplishments from several decades of racing at Daytona, including the Marchall Teague Perpetual Memorial Trophy for winners of the Pepsi 400 and the Paul Whiteman Trophy, first awarded to winners of the NASCAR Grand National Division races on Daytona Beach.
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