- Historic ticket of stock car racing's first major event on March 8, 1936: a 250 Mile National Championship which established Daytona as the home of Stock Car Racing
- Slabbed and authenticated by iCert. Ticket itself is in very good condition; some light discolouration visible on the front along the margins as well as minor edge and cornerwear throughout. Back has some pencil drawing, as well as some scratching, scuffing and discolouration but front of ticket remains unaffected. No rips, tears, pinholes, or notable creasing
- Dimensions: 2.75" x 4" in a 7.25" x 4.5" slab
- On Sunday March 8th, 1936, the first organized stock car race was held at Daytona Beach Road Course, promoted by local racer Sid Haugdahl. The race was 78 laps long (distance 250 miles) for street-legal family sedans sanctioned by the American Automobile Association (AAA) for cars built in 1935 - 1936. The city posted a $5000 purse with $1700 for the winner. The course would utilize both the Atlantic Shoreline and the pavement on State road A1A. The race was marred by controversial scoring and huge financial loses to the city. Ticket-takers arrived to find thousands of fans already at the beach track. The sandy turns at the end of the track became virtually impassible with stuck and stalled cars. Second and third place finishers protested the results. This city lost $22,000 . The grueling 3.2 mile course didn't discriminate against aerodynamic tricks or windshield angles; it simply demanded that a car survive its grueling pit-filled sandy turns. Marred with scoring controversy, stalled cars and mid-corner mashups, the race was stopped after 72 of the 78 laps, and the $1700 prize went to driver Milt Marion with Bill France finishing fifth.
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