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Daytona '79... NASCAR's Greatest Day?

By Holly CainFeb 15th 2009 – 5:00AM

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Today marks the 51st running of the Daytona 500.But for most Americans, NASCAR's green flag really dropped 30 years ago in the 1979 Daytona 500 when television carried flag-to-flag coverage of the sport's biggest race for the first time.It was a dramatic finish -- Richard Petty edging Darrell Waltrip...

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Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., or as he is universally known as in motorsports circles, A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935), is a retired American automobile racing driver.

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