DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 11, 1962: Dan Gurney was winner of the very first Daytona Continental at Daytona International Speedway. Since the race was a timed 3-hour event, Gurney poised in waiting at the start/finish line before the three hours, then crossed the line for the checkered flag. To have crossed the line sooner would have cost him the race. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)
![DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 11, 1962: Dan Gurney was winner of the very first Daytona Continental at Daytona International Speedway. Since the race was a timed 3-hour event, Gurney poised in waiting at the start/finish line before the three hours, then crossed the line for the checkered flag. To have crossed the line sooner would have cost him the race. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/id/88581899/photo/dan-gurney.jpg?s=594x594&w=0&k=20&c=sCcMkuITIlp2J54Px4aQHywgqhYNJh9ck9ArVhRSxtc=&Expires=1722128400&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=GTwE~A1bjoWUnZRUvzd2FBTxqUozJqPnM-MMXdoXE2qSDALSwHA5-vbCRNIMUBELL4P5Ykb-eY5qGJUA6vOHj3zZrsLa7sQQx4Pyz7Uv4HDU7oN-~pxFNolDvb1Yc2rV9zbVzmIMB7Rl6yWPA~LL8ra27E0IwRnsDlqCsG~UIQOjiAudSCgV9pCSxtkxI8b3KwFcaoPCZDDOHNohGkeS5JsYyUj0MR0cNRdmy-5KVnk10nQGTajcClnItmegV6JQEIH8CSMe7CHjTrvd2o3JrO~1wMkmoFFKAWFOQQCZCy0ozThSf8KFVbDuUU0pHP2NLhSZ~tLWq9qMOKHxydDiDvDtOq1v3iTc~aCyu~USbERmIDsvd5rbPwuCldVyPhTJqAubwfvpzmXJayHyrl0sdCFY1-k2F7b~TqyKRI5tJT3Yjn9DlQvUBQS0RPwndlYnERssF3lc97Dr7H2AgawOV31OO5zgazEf05MMf5j-~HV37ciAS1xc6nqW8IzYR4bMeRTuG5DZDEIG-NwWcIbY0c4spnGgaReIjyE3SzkBrXdKv0MFXLN4lBFJoYhXuBL0~jpJu3SAEfZrQTtlRmJrsqeq5KDa~sieIgzxYwOkMnDdA1bVCBQJQG21LdbDJ-v3jw1WULV6f4KbnK9ugKyLc8IEtBUcZdl3WCOg0LRjSPY_)