One reason that Shakespeare is considered to be such an influential author is because he helped to shape the English language into what it is today. Shakespeare routinely used new words in his plays and introduced turns of phrase that endure to this day.
The Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959. Bill France Sr. began planning for the Daytona track in 1953, in order to promote the Nascar series. This was due to the f â¦ act that a beach road course was being used for the Daytona races. 2 people found this useful.
The first practice run on the new track began on February 6, 1959. On February 22, 1959, 42,000 people attended the inaugural Daytona 500, and its finish was as startling as the track itself: Lee Petty beat Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish that took three days to adjudicate.