Brochure for 4th Annual Daytona International Speedway, 1961-2

Daytona Speedway NASCAR Auto Racing

Ephemera

Daytona International Speedway. “Daytona 500” Promotional Brochure and Schedule.1962 Daytona Beach, Florida, . Four-page illustrated brochure. 8.5 x 3.75 inches. Original color promotional brochure for the Daytona International Speedway highlighting the “Daytona 500” and presenting the full 1962 racing schedule from January through July. The cover prominently features portrait photographs of prior champions Lee Petty (1959), Junior Johnson (1960), and Marvin Panch (1961), visually linking the event to the emerging pantheon of early NASCAR heroes. Inside, the brochure provides a detailed “Track History,” recounting how the 2.5-mile tri-oval superspeedway was conceived and constructed under the direction of Bill France, Sr., transforming Daytona Beach from its hard-packed sand racing origins into a purpose-built monument to postwar American automotive culture. The text emphasizes engineering achievement and spectacle, noting the track’s steep banking and the unprecedented speeds achieved there, while a “Track Records” section documents benchmark performances across divisions, underscoring Daytona’s role as the proving ground of American stock car supremacy.

The brochure functions both as promotional ephemera and as a concise institutional record of early-1960s NASCAR expansion. Seating prices ranging from $3 to $20 are listed alongside ordering instructions, reflecting the democratization of large-scale motorsport entertainment in the postwar South while simultaneously signaling the increasing commercialization of racing culture. A dedicated seating diagram page maps grandstand and infield configurations, illustrating the architectural scale of the speedway and the infrastructural sophistication that distinguished Daytona from earlier dirt-track venues. Additional sections outline Late Model Stock Cars (NASCAR), Modified-Sportsman (NASCAR), Compact Cars, and SCCA Sports Cars categories, capturing a transitional moment in American motorsport when multiple racing classes coexisted under the growing national prominence of NASCAR sanctioning authority. Light handling wear with vivid, well-preserved color throughout; clean interior pages and sharp images. Overall condition: Very Good.

Item #17342

Price: $125.00