24:582001 Daytona 500: The Story Behind the Race
The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA

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A photo finish decides the first Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway, USA REVD adds historical context, engineering explanation and the connections that lead you onward — editorial summary, separate from verified structured data.
24:58The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA
8:53Close-quarters stock car racing on ovals, road courses and superspeedways.
24:53A last-lap crash, a fistfight, and NASCAR's national breakthrough. Daytona International Speedway, USA
22:02Dale Earnhardt finally wins the 500 at the twentieth attempt. Daytona International Speedway, USA
15:39The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA
23:26A last-lap crash, a fistfight, and NASCAR's national breakthrough. Daytona International Speedway, USA
35:26A photo finish decides the first Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway, USA
7:08Dale Earnhardt finally wins the 500 at the twentieth attempt. Daytona International Speedway, USA
11:31The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA
19:02A last-lap crash, a fistfight, and NASCAR's national breakthrough. Daytona International Speedway, USA
21:59Close-quarters stock car racing on ovals, road courses and superspeedways.
24:50Close-quarters stock car racing on ovals, road courses and superspeedways.
32:27Dale Earnhardt finally wins the 500 at the twentieth attempt. Daytona International Speedway, USA
28:38A photo finish decides the first Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway, USA
31:56Origins, development and legacy of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Gullwing doors and the first production fuel-injected engine.
18:33Fangio's greatest drive: a pit stop deficit erased by lap records. Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany
14:40The first race of the Formula One World Championship. Silverstone, UK
23:34The catastrophe that changed motorsport safety forever. Circuit de la Sarthe, France
22:08Moss and Jenkinson average over 157 km/h for ten hours. Brescia to Rome, Italy
17:31How the 1950s reshaped machines, motorsport and design.
31:32A technical breakdown of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL powertrain, chassis and design decisions.
7:35Fangio's greatest drive: a pit stop deficit erased by lap records. Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany
26:05Origins, development and legacy of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. Moss and Jenkinson's Mille Miglia weapon.
8:33The first race of the Formula One World Championship. Silverstone, UK
24:45The catastrophe that changed motorsport safety forever. Circuit de la Sarthe, France
34:02Moss and Jenkinson average over 157 km/h for ten hours. Brescia to Rome, Italy
11:47Origins, development and legacy of the Jaguar D-Type. Aerodynamic aircraft thinking applied to endurance racing.
33:29Fangio's greatest drive: a pit stop deficit erased by lap records. Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany
23:03Unfiltered onboard footage and engine note from the Mercedes-Benz 300SL.
24:24The first race of the Formula One World Championship. Silverstone, UK
Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari F40. The last Ferrari approved by Enzo, and the purest of the era.
12:26Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari 250 GTO. The most valuable car in the world, and a genuine racer.
28:52Origins, development and legacy of the Porsche 911 (901). Six decades of iterative genius start here.
17:10Origins, development and legacy of the Ford GT40. Built to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, then did it four years running.
Origins, development and legacy of the McLaren F1. Central driving seat, gold-lined bay, 240 mph.
7:16Ford's 1-2-3 finish and the staged photo finish controversy. Circuit de la Sarthe, France
26:52From 1931 to today. Engineering obsession expressed through the rear-engined 911 and decades of endurance racing.
From 1939 to today. Maranello's racing house turned maker of the world's most desired road cars.
31:22Three-time world champion whose qualifying laps still defy analysis.
12:20Origins, development and legacy of the Porsche 917. Porsche's first overall Le Mans win and the star of a film.
Origins, development and legacy of the Lamborghini Miura. The first true mid-engined supercar.
14:37Origins, development and legacy of the McLaren MP4/4. Fifteen wins from sixteen races with Senna and Prost.
22:26Racer turned constructor whose name became the standard for desire.
17:46Origins, development and legacy of the Ford Model T. The car that put the world on wheels and invented mass mobility.
Origins, development and legacy of the Lamborghini Countach. The poster that raised a generation.
31:56Origins, development and legacy of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Gullwing doors and the first production fuel-injected engine.