The Greatest Moments of NASCAR Daytona 500

THE CHECKERED FLAG WAVES at Daytona, engines screaming, the cars nose to nose for every inch of track. Hamlin dives low … Truex drifts high … it’s impossible to call! The crowd holds its breath, then … Denny Hamlin crosses the finish line first by 0.01 seconds, claiming the 2016 Daytona 500! After 500 miles of relentless racing, the victory is his — history made in the closest Daytona finish ever. 

Follow the story of the Daytona 500 through a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports published at the time. This edition charts the race’s history — exactly as it was reported by the journalists who witnessed it.

Featuring:

– David Pearson’s dramatic 1976 victory, clinched after a last-lap crash with Richard Petty
– Dale Earnhardt’s long-awaited triumph in 1998, ending 20 years of near misses at Daytona
– Denny Hamlin’s nail-biting 2016 win, decided by just 0.01 seconds
– Memorable races, iconic drivers, and pivotal moments that defined NASCAR’s greatest event

Choose from a range of book covers and personalize your copy with a name and message to create a unique keepsake. Whether for a lifelong Daytona 500 fan, a motorsport history enthusiast, or someone who remembers the drama live on the track — you hold not just a gift, but a piece of Daytona 500 history, preserved exactly as it happened and ready to be relived.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.