Year

n.d.

Video Details

17:40; color; sound; V-81 CA101; S. 828

Description

The head of this film is missing. The film describes the Daytona Speedway and Daytona 500, showing cars prepared in garages on the site. Viewers see practice and time trials. Drivers Roger Ward, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Fireball Roberts, Junior Johnson, Lee Petty and Richard Petty are seen. Trials result in several accidents. Rain delays the race and the first 10 laps are run under a yellow flag to dry the track. Tiny Lund is the winning driver. Fords place in the first five positions. Produced by Dynamic Productions; sponsored by Firestone.

Contributors

Dynamic Productions
Firestone

Corporate Subject

Daytona 500 (Automobile race)
Daytona International Speedway
Ford Motor Company

Geographic Subject

Daytona

Personal Subject

Foyt, A.J., 1935-
Johnson, Junior, 1931-
Jones, Parnelli, 1933-
Lund, Tiny, 1929-1975
Petty, Lee, 1914-2000
Petty, Richard, 1937-
Roberts, Fireball, 1929-1964
Ward, Roger

Subject

Automobile accidents
Automobile racing
Stock car racing