I'll be at Daytona with my Father this February to take in the 500. He has missed one 500 since they started racing on the track back in the early 60's. This will be my 4th 500. As a child, I always wanted to go with him and now that his "racing buddies" have either died or aged out, I get to go. What I enjoy are the stories he tells about the early years. He and 3 friends sleeping in a car parked on the beach. Zahn hiding in the trunk to get into the in-field as he didn't have the $5. ticket fee. How it used to be "real" racing with no restrictor plates. Times have changed. You can no longer sleep on the beach, $5 won't even buy a beer, and it seems NASCAR restricts more every year.