The Daytona International Speedway hosts a pair of NASCAR races each year -- the season-opening Daytona 500 and the Pepsi 400 on the first Saturday in July (this year on July 1).
The track, which hosted its first Daytona 500 in 1959, has more than 110,500 permanent seats. In the infield, there is 44-acre Lake Lloyd, a man-made lake formed to provide the dirt used to build the famous 31-degree high banks.
Fast facts When: Feb. 21, 2000, Noon ET Where: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. TV: CBS Laps: 200 Track length: 2.5 miles Race length: 500 miles Banking: 31 degrees Qualifying record: Bill Elliott, 210.364 mph, 1987 Race record: Buddy Baker, 177.602 mph, 1980 '99 in review Top 10 finishers
1. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, $1,172,246
2. Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, $613,659
3. Kenny Irwin, Ford, $440,584
4. Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, $350,634
5. Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, $290,595
6. Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, $186,731
7. Kyle Petty, Pontiac, $145,809
8. Rusty Wallace, Ford, $173,209
9. Chad Little, Ford, $142,883
10. Rick Mast, Ford, $138,096
Average Speed: 161.551 miles per hour Margin of Victory: .128 seconds Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers
