``NASCAR CLASSICS'' on Sun Sports; Replays of Over 20 Daytona 500s and Pepsi 400s from the Previous 25 Years Airing May-November.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sun Sports is jumping into the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. , taking viewers back in time and down memory lane with replays of 22 classic Daytona 500(C) race telecasts dating all the way back to the first televised flag-to-flag coverage of the 500 in 1979. Starting next week, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. CLASSICS, a six-month weekly series, will bring the sights and sounds of some of Florida's most exciting NASCAR races to fans throughout the Sunshine State. The green flag drops on the series Tuesday, May 10, at 8pm with the 1979 Daytona 500, won by the "King" himself, Richard Petty Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. "The King," as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat),winning a record 200 races for a record seventh time, and a race that featured one of the wilder endings with Cale Yarborough mixing it up with Bobby Allison on the infield after he crashed into his brother Donnie Allison on the final lap. A different race premieres each Tuesday at 8pm (ET) through the first week in November. Two memorable Pepsi 400s(C) run at Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. (C) in 1999 and 2000 are also included. NASCAR CLASSICS offers viewers an opportunity to re-live some of the most memorable moments from the Great American Race Great American Race may refer to:
NASCAR CLASSICS are available to Sun Sports through an agreement reached with SPEED Channel, who, with Sun Sports, is also a part of the Fox Cable family of networks. Following the success of its popular GRIDIRON CLASSICS and ABOVE THE RIM CLASSICS series, featuring memorable FSU FSU Florida State University FSU Former Soviet Union FSU Ferris State University FSU Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) FSU Frostburg State University FSU Finance Sector Union & UF football and basketball games, Sun Sports' newest venture, NASCAR CLASSICS, builds upon the booming popularity of stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. . The series provides fans with an opportunity to see the sport's growth right before their eyes each Tuesday night. And, as is the Classics tradition on Sun Sports, the series shines the spotlight on Florida, with all races run at the legendary Daytona International Speedway. Complete Telecast Schedule Available Upon Request. |
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