Dargan Watts
Daytona Tickets 1959
The top ticket was for the 200 mile Modified & Sportsman event. The two classes ran together and were paid separate purses. Also on the card was a 10 lap consi race for the Grand National and Convertible divisions. The bottom stub is for the first Daytona 500...Note the prices of the tickets. It was $6 for the Saturday event and The Sunday event cost was $7 and $8, depending on where you sat.
Tickets from the Dargan Watts Collection
Tim Leeming's post about the 1959 Daytona 500 here: http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/racing-history-minute-1959-daytona-500-the-first