Daytona Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

1951 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races

— Ormond/Daytona Beach —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 28, 2018

1. 1951 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races Marker

Inscription.
Feb. 10 – 159.9 mile Sportsmen’s Race. 1st – Gober Sosebee, ’39 Ford; 2nd – Frankie Schneider; 3rd Tim Flock
Feb. 11 –1 59.9 mile Grand National Race. 1st –Marshall Teague., -‘ 51 Hudson; 2nd – Tim Flock, ’50 Lincoln; 3rd – Fonty Flock, ’50 Olds

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Sports.

Location. 29° 13.792′ N, 81° 0.496′ W. Marker is in Daytona Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from N Atlantic Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Main St. Marker located beachside near Daytona Beach Pier The best way to see this marker is to park in the parking garage on the west side of Atlantic Avenue. Walk over the pedestrian bridge on the second floor, keep walking past the shops and restaurants toward the ocean. The marker is A distance on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1020 N Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach FL 32118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in

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the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Racing on the Beach 1952 (here, next to this marker); Racing on the Beach 1951 (here, next to this marker); 1952 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races (a few steps from this marker); Racing on the Beach 1950 (a few steps from this marker); 1953 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races (a few steps from this marker); 1950 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races (a few steps from this marker); Racing on the Beach 1953 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1949 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daytona Beach.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 28, 2018

2. 1951 Daytona Beach Stock Car Races Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.