Lee Petty[?] won the first Daytona 500 on February 22, 1959.
Daytona 500 winners:
... Adelle Davis[?], nutritionist, writer (+ 1974) February 29 - Jimmy Dorsey, bandleader (+ 1957) March 1 - Glenn Miller, bandleader (+ 1944) March 2 - Dr. Seuss, author ...