The first break came with the massive blizzard that wreaked havoc on the East Coast, essentially locking television viewers in their homes. The Daytona 500, meanwhile, was to be broadcast live in its ...
A few days after the 1979 Daytona 500, Donnie Allison’s wife, Pat, called him to the phone. “Hello?” Allison said. He didn’t recognize the voice on the other end of the line, and the caller didn’t ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Take a ride through Daytona International Speedway’s main tunnel and photos of some of the most celebrated events in track history line the walls. One can’t be missed. It ...
NASCAR was a well-kept southern secret until a massive snowstorm trapped the Eastern Seaboard indoors on Feb. 18, 1979 — the day of the first-ever live, flag-to-flag national broadcast. As over 15 ...
Editor's note: Today—December 31, 2023—we remember the great Cale Yarborough and his legacy that was cemented in NASCAR history at the 1979 Daytona 500 by re-posting this story originally published in ...
Forty years ago this coming week, the Presidents Day storm pounded the East Coast, leaving tens of millions of people snowbound and looking to combat cabin fever. Down in Florida, a tempest was ...
The 1979 Daytona 500 will be remembered as the first 500-mile race to be televised live from start to finish. It will also be remembered because it marked the first Daytona appearance of rookie and ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Take a ride through Daytona International Speedway’s main tunnel and photos of some of the most celebrated events in track history line the walls. One can’t be missed. It ...