I grew up in Daytona but , like everything else, got fed up with the excess money in the sport. I can't see it, especially the ordeal for that particular race yesterday (this morning, actually). My last 500 attended was around 1970, though I have been to more recent "24 Hours" races.

I can remember being a kid around 1967 and getting FREE passes to go into the pits during practice for the 500 to photograph the cars and drivers. These were available to anyone, you didn't have to be a VIP.

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