The 1959 NASCAR Grand National season was full of excitement as the very first Daytona 500 was held on a massive new, 2.5-mile speedway in Daytona Beach. The Feb. 22 show turned out to be better ...

The NASCAR Cup Series is the a highly anticipated race which takes place late in the year. ... Then, the name was changed in 1950 to the Grand National Series which remained the same until 1970.