Lee Petty[?] won the first Daytona 500 on February 22, 1959.
Daytona 500 winners:
... a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 25.44% water. ...