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Photo Gallery
1903-1919 | 1920-1929 | 1930-1949 | 1950-1969 | 1970-present
1903-1909
 | Mr. H. Thorpe brought the first automobile to Daytona Beach back in 1898. |
 | In 1905, drivers lined up their hot rods for a race down the beach. |
 | After several unsuccessful attempts in his Bullet No. 1, Alexander Winton drove his Bullet No. 2 to a land speed record of more than 68 mph on the beaches of Ormond Beach in 1903. |
 | Henry Flagler, the owner of the Florida East Coast Railroad and namesake for nearby Flagler County, built the Ormond Garage in 1904 for speed kings to house their cars. Gasoline Alley, as it was called, burned down in 1976, likely because of a faulty wire, though some say it was arson. |
1910-1919
 | Barney Oldfield, at left with his trademark cigar, set the world land speed record on the beach in the Blitzen (Lightning) Benz. The car had set an earlier record with Auguste Hemery at the wheel, and would set another record in 1911 with E.A. Moross driving. |
Special Report: 100 YEARS OF RACING |  |