posted by orlandovacationhome on Dec 31
The Daytona 500 will be held this year on February 15, 2009. This is the biggest and most prestigious racing event in the National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) calendar.
The race has been held every February since 1959 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The race was originally held in part on the actual beaches of Daytona, but now consists of 200 laps on the 2.5 mile track at the infamous speedway.
If visiting the area, it is no secret that Daytona Beach hotels sell out early and command top prices. Many Daytona 500 fans will look at staying in Orlando for some or all of their stay in order to get more reasonably priced accommodations and perhaps visit some of the theme parks while in the area. An Orlando vacation home rental might make the perfect stay.
If you do stay in Orlando during the 500, we recommend getting up very early the day of the 500 as traffic tends to be packed. When 200,000 people try to squeeze into such a small area, the roads get clogged. Last year we left at 4.00 AM and it took us about 1 hour to arrive at the speedway. Friends of ours who stayed in Daytona at a local hotel who left just 2 hours before the race took almost 3 hours to get to the track.
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June 24th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
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