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Celebration of the 24 Hours of Daytona – Photo Gallery

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By Bob Harmeyer

Daytona International Speedway in 2012 is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the track’s first road race, a three hour event won by Dan Gurney when he coasted across the finish line with a blown engine.

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Bob Harmeyer
Bob Harmeyer has photographed most of the major racing series in the world since the early '70s, working for a variety of commercial and editorial clients. His photo archive contains images of the Indy 500 from the years AJ Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears became four-time winners; the Daytona 500 when Richard Petty won his seventh 500, and Dale Earnhardt won for the only time in his career; Formula One in Sweden, when Jody Scheckter won the only race for the Tyrrell six-wheeler; and sprint car races at Eldora Speedway during the careers of Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell and others. To see more of Harmeyer's images, visit bobh.photoshelter.com.
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