The Daytona 500
- ISBN-10
- 0822504111
- ISBN-13
- 9780822504115
- Series
- The Daytona 500
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 55
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975-10-01
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Author
- Robert K. Krishef
Description
Gives a brief history of the annual Daytona 500 race and the speedway where it takes place and describes the evolution of stock car racing.
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