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A Luzon-class auxiliary ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off Daytona Beach 29°12.00′N 80°44.87′W / 29.20000°N 80.74783°W / 29.20000; -80.74783 ( USS Mindanao Nathan F. Cobb
The 1970 24 Hours of Daytona was an endurance race at the 3.8 mile road circuit at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA that took place on January 31 and February 1, 1970. It was the first race of the 1970 World Sportscar Championship season. This was the first race for the iconic Porsche 917K and Ferrari 512 S cars. [1]
Daytona International Speedway (pictured in 2015), the track where the race was held.. Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, that is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. [2]
The 1970 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on February 22, 1970, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. First Daytona 500 starts for Joe Frasson, Dick Trickle, Tommy Gale, Ron Keselowski, and Jim Vandiver. [2] Only Daytona 500 start for Butch Hirst, Paul Feldner, Ron Grana, and Leonard Blanchard. [2]
From 1962 to 1978, the Daytona 500 was shown on ABC's Wide World of Sports. [citation needed] During the 1960s and early 1970s, the race was filmed and an edited highlight package aired the following weekend.
February 19, 1970 Car NASCAR: 125-mile race: Qualifying Race [note 1] A blown engine caused Prince's Dodge Charger Daytona to slide sideways as it was going into the west turn where it was t-boned by Bill Seifert. Prince died instantly of a broken back and a compressed spinal cord. [14] [15] Rusty Bradley: March 14, 1971 Bike AMA: Daytona 200: Race
The Halifax area or simply Daytona is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the area around Daytona Beach. It is roughly coextensive with the Daytona Beach metropolitan area and Volusia County. There have been a number of attempts to establish a regional identity for Daytona, including dubbing it the "Surf Coast" and "Fun Coast".
Daytona Beach Admirals (1987) Daytona Beach Astros (1978–1984) Daytona Beach Dodgers (1968–1973) Daytona Beach Islanders (1920–1924, 1936–1941, 1946–1966, 1977, 1985–1986) Deerfield Beach Sun Sox (1966) DeLand Reds (1936–1938) DeLand Red Hats (1939–1941, 1946–1954) DeLand Sun Caps (1970) Fort Lauderdale Yankees (1962–1992)