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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Lee Petty driver of the #42 Oldsmobile poses in front of his car before the first 1959 Winston Cup Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959 in Daytona Beach, Florida. He would win the first Daytona 500. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 22:  Lee Petty driver of the #42 Oldsmobile poses in front of his car before the first 1959 Winston Cup Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959 in Daytona Beach, Florida. He would win the first Daytona 500.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)