MARTIN: The Daytona 500 That Started It All

It was way back in 1983 that a trip to the 25th Daytona 500 turned into an annual pilgrimage for this writer


  • Bruce Martin

    A career newspaperman, Bruce Martin has been covering IndyCar and NASCAR racing for SPEED SPORT since the mid 1990s.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was way back in 1983 that a trip to the 25th Daytona 500 turned into an annual pilgrimage for this writer.

Since that time, we’ve seen many great things with these tired eyes, met some even greater people who ultimately became good friends, and heard some of best tales told by the greatest storytellers who ever sat in a press box, or on a barstool.

 

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