DAYTONA BEACH, FL — February 22, 1959: The field gets set for the start of the first Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Pictured are the 1959 Ford Thunderbirds of Fritz Wilson (No. 64) and Tom Pistone (No. 59), the 1958 Ford convertible of Marvin Panch (No. 98), Richard Petty’s 1957 Oldsmobile convertible (No. 43), the 1958 Ford convertible of Glen Wood (No. 21), the 1959 Chevrolet of Joe Weatherly (No. 48), Gene White’s 1957 Chevrolet convertible (No. 25) and the 1959 Ford Thunderbird of Eduardo Dibos (No. 37). (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)
