Racing in Daytona Beach: Sunshine, Sand & Speed
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From the earliest days of the automobile, drivers who craved speed found it at Daytona Beach.
Long before the Speedway was even a glimmer in Bill France, Sr.’s eye, racers in Daytona Beach were careening along at the fastest possible clip. Cars were still a novelty in 1903 when Daytona Beach drivers were pushing for land speed records on a track near today’s Granada Avenue beach entrance. A reputation was born here early, drawing pacing pioneers like Sara Christian, who famously raced her hu...






















