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69-515: New Smyrna Speedway hosts the annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing, featuring nine consecutive nights of racing that runs during Speedweeks every February. The World Series has seen many of the current and former top names in NASCAR competing on the high-banked half-mile including Ryan Newman , Tony Stewart , Kyle Busch , Mark Martin , Geoff Bodine , Rick Wilson , Richie Evans , Jimmy Spencer , and Pete Hamilton , and continually draws

138-536: A "fun-filled" atmosphere that breaks fans away from the confines of grandstand seating without sacrificing 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. As of August 2024, track records on

207-591: A 17-game schedule. This weekend has been specifically chosen to avoid conflict with the Super Bowl. Before 2006 the Rolex 24 was held the first weekend in February which was the weekend directly before NASCAR events started and the same day as the Super Bowl. Before the 24 Hour race weekend, Speedweeks kicks off with "Roar Before The 24" weekend, which includes practice sessions for all IMSA and support races on

276-544: 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'. On January 25, 2024, it announced

345-486: A desire to bring football back to the track. On July 2 and 3, 2022, the track hosted Daytona Soccer Fest, a 2 day event highlighted by a friendly match between heated Colombian rivals América de Cali and Deportivo Cali and a NWSL regular season match between the Orlando Pride and Racing Louisville FC . In 1994, Sega released an arcade game called Daytona USA , using their Model 2 Arcade hardware. It

414-449: A final length of 3.560 mi (5.729 km) for the complete road course. In 2003, the backstretch 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 demolished and removed permanently. In 2005,

483-412: 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

552-601: A local racer and former NASCAR Weekly Series national champion who died of cancer in 2020. New Smyrna Speedway began hosting the annual Florida Governor's Cup in 1988 each November. Initially known as the Florida State Late Model Championship, the Governor's Cup was commissioned by former Governor Haydon Burns to pay tribute to Al Keller , long time promoter of Florida short-track racing. Originating at Tampa's Golden State Speedway in 1963,

621-466: 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. Forty-one people have been fatally injured in on-track incidents: 24 car drivers, twelve motorcyclists, three go-kart drivers, one powerboat racer, and one track worker. The most notorious death was that of Dale Earnhardt , who was killed on

690-613: A replacement race in 2020 for Watkins Glen) was added for the fourth week in Speedweeks, as a replacement for the cancelled Auto Club Speedway weekend because of California COVID government restrictions. In 2022, the Busch Clash was removed from the Speedweeks as it was moved to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . Daytona International Speedway Former: Daytona International Speedway

759-468: 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 2.950 mi (4.748 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;

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828-459: A single "Speedweek" of stock car action However, with COVID-19 restrictions in California, NASCAR announced on December 8, 2020, that Speedweeks will instead be two weeks with the Daytona road course races being the final race of the meeting, instead of the Daytona 500. The oval will be the first week, the road course on the second. The single Speedweek plan continued ahead for 2022. In 2004,

897-551: A substantial sum of money from the Pepsi company after attempting to obtain the money to finish construction from the Coca-Cola Company and being turned down. For years from when the track opened to France's death, France never allowed Coca-Cola to be sold as a concession at any of the tracks he owned as a result. The first practice run on the new track was on February 6, 1959. On February 22, 1959, 42,000 people attended

966-507: Is 2.500 mi (4.023 km) long with 31° banking in the turns and 18° banking at the start/finish line. The front straight is 3,800 ft (1,200 m) long and the back straight (or "superstretch") is 3,000 ft (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 three tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit that are considered "drafting tracks",

1035-591: Is a race track in Daytona Beach , Florida , United States , about 50 mi (80 km) north of Orlando . Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500 , the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. The venue also hosts the 24 Hours of Daytona , one of three IMSA races that make up the Triple Crown of endurance racing . In addition to NASCAR and IMSA,

1104-438: Is about an hour South of the speedway. The races took place on February 13 and 20, which was the same day as both NASCAR Xfinity Series races at the speedway. Through 2014, Speedweeks informally kicked off in early January with off-season testing at Daytona . The NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series , and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regularly conducted annual preseason tests on the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) oval, under

1173-547: 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. The 3.810 mi (6.132 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

1242-513: 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. In February 2012, it was announced that a 0.400 mi (0.644 km) paved short track would be constructed along

1311-514: The Daytona 500 , in 2021 it concluded with the Daytona road course race . Nearby tracks New Smyrna Speedway and Volusia County Speedway also run special events during the period. There is also a Monster Jam event held at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida . In 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Monster Energy Supercross raced at Camping World Stadium in Orlando which

1380-648: The Hershey Kisses 300 was stopped on Saturday for rain. The race could not continue on Sunday due to the 46th running of the Daytona 500 . The race was completed on Monday, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning both the Busch Series race and Cup race in the same weekend. In 2005, a 5K run was added to the Speedweeks schedule, as part of the Rolex 24. In 2007, the IndyCar Series hosted an open test on

1449-650: The Michelin Pilot Challenge conducts a test session on the Daytona road course , in preparations for the Rolex 24 . It is nicknamed the "Roar Before the 24." During this test session the IMSA Prototype Challenge series which is a feeder division for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has a 3 hour race usually held Saturday afternoon during the weekend of events. The first race for the series

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1518-782: The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game Gran Turismo 7 . Daytona International Speedway is also featured in Forza Motorsport 6 and Forza Motorsport 7 for the Xbox One and Windows 10. The circuit returned to the Forza series in Forza Motorsport (2023) for Xbox Series X/S and Windows. Real Racing 3 ' s second NASCAR update featured the Daytona International Speedway as

1587-636: The Race to Stop Suicide 200 , the ARCA Menards Series East season opener, from 2014 to 2022. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has a race during the event since 2022. The racing surface was repaved in January 2007. In 1966, Auto Racing Enterprises, Inc., leased and broke ground on what was to become "Daytona Raceway", in Samsula, Florida. The organizations secretary, Benny Corbin, designed

1656-615: The Rolex 24 , there is no track activity for two weeks. This prevents a conflict with the Super Bowl . During this time, track officials clean the track and make final preparations for the arrival of stock cars and the increased number of spectators. Typically, stock car action would begin as early as 10 days before the Daytona 500 with practice sessions, qualifying sessions and races, support series races, exhibition races, and other events. Because of Super Bowl LV in 2021 in nearby Tampa, NASCAR originally planned consolidation down to

1725-435: The "International Horseshoe") closer to its preceding turns. Also, the chicane on the backstretch was modified. A new entry leg was constructed approximately 400 ft (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

1794-445: The "World Center of Racing". 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 four times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. On January 22, 2013, the fourth speedway renovation was unveiled. On July 5, 2013, ground was broken on "Daytona Rising" to remove backstretch seating and completely redevelop

1863-499: The 2.500 mi (4.023 km) tri-oval are followed as: 183.165 mph (294.775 km/h) As of March 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Daytona International Speedway are listed as: Daytona has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), which enables year-round use of the facility. Light frosts are in theory possible, but unlikely, during the 24-hour event's nighttime under clear conditions, but general racing conditions are mild also during winter. With

1932-511: The 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. 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. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054. The venue describes itself as

2001-631: The LMP3 car, they were part of the Prototype Challenge and have also added GT4 cars like used in the Michelin Pilot Challenge . The new format will be two 30 min. sprint races with one being held on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Also in 2023 the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship dropped the 100 min. qualifying race which was used in both 2021 and 2022. The series will go back to using a 15 minute qualifying session for each class like they have used before hand. Before 2021, Rolex 24 qualifying

2070-663: 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 shortened to a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) oval in 2014 by shorter straightaways. The future of racing at

2139-431: 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 mi (4.39 km) modified road course, and the 12-turn 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle road course with 5 drivers. The drivers who tested at the track were Vítor Meira , Sam Hornish Jr. , Tony Kanaan , Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon . This marked

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2208-559: The card, with sessions across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In 2021, a 100-minute qualifying race was added to Roar weekend which set the grid for the 24 hour race the following weekend. This also took place in 2022 but was removed for 2023. In 2021 the Mazda Global MX-5 Cup series was added to the IMSA card, with two races across Thursday evening and Friday morning. The second weekend features two events: Following

2277-542: 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

2346-407: The country participate in the track's annual Ally Red Eye held on the first weekend of January, where drivers can earn points towards the annual national and Florida state championships. The Ally Red Eye was traditionally a 100 lap super late model race, but is now split as twin 50-lap features for the late models and David Rogers super late models, as the track renamed the premier class in memory of

2415-498: The dirt oval became asphalt and the first race on the new surface was held on Labor Day of the same year with a 200-lap feature. Racing continued through the end of the season in November. Following disagreements with the members of Auto Racing Enterprises Inc., Benny Corbin and Dan Epps founded Florida Motor Speedways Inc., leased the property, and started the 1968 season with another major change. In an effort to avoid confusion with

2484-660: The event was held at the Showtime Speedway in Pinellas Park as the Cup in 1979 and then as the State Championship from 1984 to 1987. It is one of the most sought-after short-track awards in the country. Speedweeks Daytona Speedweek presented by AdventHealth is a series of racing events that take place during January and February at Daytona International Speedway . Traditionally leading up to

2553-461: The feature sportsman division event were both won by 27-year-old Budweiser route salesman Jimmy Sapp of Gainesville. Charley Brown of St. Augustine took the win in the late model division. Following the second week of operations, the track shut down for three weeks due to "powder dry" conditions of the track. Despite installing sprinklers systems, using water trucks, and starting races later in the day, dust issues persisted. Facing an unrelenting drought,

2622-461: The final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001. Earnhardt is still Daytona International Speedway's most successful driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12 Daytona 500 qualifying races, 7 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, 6 Busch Clash races, 6 IROC races, 2 Pepsi 400 July Races and the 1998 Daytona 500 ). The Hard Rock Bet Fanzone is an access package similar to pit passes for fans to get closer to drivers and race teams. The fanzone

2691-690: 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. On July 8, 2020, NASCAR announced that it would race the Daytona road course in all of its national series for the first time in mid-August (with the Cup Series racing the Go Bowling 235 ), due to current COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions in New York state (requiring 14 days self-isolation on arrival from other states) preventing

2760-401: The frontstretch seating. The renovation was by design-builder Barton Malow Company in partnership with Rossetti Architects. The project was completed in January 2016, and cost US $ 400 million. It emphasized improved fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors"), as well as wider and more comfortable seats, and more restrooms and concession stands. After

2829-518: The half-mile dirt oval with 13 degree banks and construction was completed by the East Coast Paving Company out of Palatka. After months of delays, leadership of Auto Racing Enterprises, Inc., shifted to Dan Epps and the track held its first event on April 23, 1967. The Sunday afternoon races provided space for 4,000 race fans with an admission price of $ 2 for adults, $ 1 for students, and free entry for children. The opening heats and

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2898-561: 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 was stocked with 65,000 fish, and France arranged speedboat races on it.) 22 tons of lime mortar had to be brought in to form

2967-500: The inaugural Daytona 500. 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 host a stock car race, until Talladega Superspeedway opened 10 years later. On April 4, it hosted a 100 mi (160.9 km) Champ Car event which saw Jim Rathmann beat Dick Rathmann and Rodger Ward , at an average speed of 170.26 mph (274.01 km/h), at

3036-621: The moniker "Preseason Thunder". From 2015-2021, the January test sessions were removed as part of NASCAR's overall ban on private testing. In January 2022 Preseason Thunder returned as a two-day test with only the NASCAR Cup Series , in order to test the Next Gen car. In mid-January, the ARCA Menards Series has a two day test held on Friday and Saturday. Also in January, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and

3105-471: The naming rights had been purchased by Hard Rock Cafe and named 'Hard Rock Bet Fanzone' after their sports betting service. The Budweiser Party Porch was a 46-foot-high (14.0 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 (84.4 m), 33-foot-tall (10.1 m) sign, the largest sign in motorsports. The porch featured tables, food and drinks, offering fans

3174-550: The nearby Daytona International Speedway (often referred to as the Daytona Raceway), the track changed its name to New Smyrna Speedway. Afterwards, Corbin partnered with racing promoters Bob Bartel and Ed Otto to launch the World Series of Asphalt Auto Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. The track's schedule traditionally starts the new NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series club racing championship. Drivers across

3243-425: The others being Talladega Superspeedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway . 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 1.4 million square feet (130,000 m ) including the racing surface, apron, skid pads and pit road. Because of good weather,

3312-499: 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 city commission agreed to lease the 447-acre (180.9  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

3381-463: The project and found support from a Texas oil millionaire, Clint Murchison, Sr. Murchison lent France $ 600,000 along with the construction equipment necessary to build the track. France also secured 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 2.500 mi (4.023 km) speedway on November 25, 1957. To build

3450-483: 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 mph (358.837 km/h). During NASCAR events, it takes less than a minute for the cars to complete a lap around the 2.500 mi (4.023 km) tri-oval course. While the more famous 24 Hours of Le Mans

3519-547: The renovations were complete, the track's grandstands had 101,500 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000. The project was finished before the start of Speedweeks in 2016. 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

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3588-446: The road course configuration during the week after the Rolex 24. No race was scheduled, however. In 2012, the Daytona 500 was postponed for the first time in race history. In 2013, Budweiser became title sponsor of Speedweeks. Starting with the 2019 season, AdventHealth replaced Budweiser as the official sponsor of Speedweeks in a multi-year agreement. In 2021, a one-off extra weekend of Daytona road course races (originally

3657-410: The roar before the 24 will be the weekend before the Rolex 24. Originally it was the first weekend in January but due to ongoing COVID-19 and travel problems in 2021 the race was rescheduled. In 2023 The IMSA Prototype Challenge race was dropped because of the lack of entries in the series. IMSA has since replaced the Prototype Challenge series with the new VP Fuels Sports Car Challenge series which uses

3726-733: The same session, every entrant in the IMSA GTP class broke the course lap record previously set by Oliver Jarvis in a Mazda RT24-P in 2019. During Daytona Beach Bike Week , a supercross track is built between the 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. Popular dirt-track races in karting and flat-track motorcycle racing had been held at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium but in 2009,

3795-705: The short track became uncertain after 2015 with the grandstands on the back straightaway being demolished as a part of the Daytona Rising project. In the fall of 1959, the track hosted several high school football games for the Father Lopez Green Wave in the first year of the school's 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

3864-484: 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 design of the track with Moneypenny, providing the needed details of how to transition

3933-467: The time the fastest motor race ever. It was 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

4002-475: The top talent from around the United States and Canada. The event features NASCAR tour-type modifieds, "SK" type modifieds, Florida/IMCA-type modifieds, David Rogers super late models, late models, crate engine late models, winged sprint cars, and pro-trucks. Only Geoff Bodine and Ryan Newman have won a championship at the annual event, and gone on in their career to win the Daytona 500. The event included

4071-418: The track also hosts races of ARCA , AMA Superbike , SCCA , and AMA Supercross . The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi (4.023 km) high-speed tri-oval , a 3.560 mi (5.729 km) sports car course, a 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 ft (400 m) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes

4140-514: 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. Daytona's tri-oval

4209-615: The track's binding base , over which asphalt was 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 allowed 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 relied on race ticket sales to complete construction. He also received

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4278-429: The use of Watkins Glen International . On July 30, a modification of the course to add a chicane near the exit of Turn 12 (Oval Turn Four) was announced, lengthening the course to 3.570 mi (5.745 km). On January 21, 2024, Pipo Derani set the fastest ever recorded lap of the modern Daytona road course, with a 1:32.656 driving a Cadillac V-Series.R during qualifying for the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona . During

4347-421: 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

4416-400: 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

4485-444: Was developed by their famed "AM2" development team. It featured a fully detailed 3D model of the circuit for the very first time. 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. Daytona USA spawned many sequels, both in the arcades and on various home video game consoles. The latest version, Daytona Championship USA ,

4554-410: 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 the 1974 rendition of the race was cancelled entirely. In 1973, a very sharp chicane was added at the end of the backstretch, approaching oval turn three. In 1984 and 1985, the layout was modified, re-profiling road course turns 1 and 2, and moving what is now turn 3 (nicknamed

4623-555: Was held in 2018 and was originally 1 hour and 45 minutes. Before 2021 the Roar Before the 24 was held the first weekend in January but since 2021 it has been the weekend before the Rolex 24. Starting in 2021 the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar championship will have a 100 minute race to start the line up for the Rolex 24 . The race takes place on Sunday afternoon during the Roar Before the 24. Also starting in 2021

4692-677: Was held the Thursday before The 24 hours but in 2023 it will be held during the Roar Before The 24 on Sunday. The first major event of Speedweeks is the 24 Hours of Daytona . Currently it is held the final weekend of January, which is also on the weekend of the conference championship games of the NFL Playoffs due to the Pro Bowl now being the bye week for the Super Bowl since the 2021 NFL season made an adjustment that became

4761-462: Was released to arcades in 2017. 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 both PlayStation 3 video games Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6 , and in

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