Saying Daytona 500 is like saying Super Bowl — even your grandmother has heard of the Daytona 500. She may have even been there and seen it. As one of the biggest name races in NASCAR, the Daytona 500 draws plenty of attention. What’s even more unusual is that unlike the Super Bowl, you don’t have to wait all season to see the Daytona 500. This epic event, also known as The Great American Race, is the event that kicks off the whole NASCAR season. So right from the get go, NASCAR is already running at full speed.

Sometime in February you’ll find auto racing fans moving toward the Daytona International Speedway as if pulled by a magnet. By the time the race starts, 160,000 racing fans will be packed into the track and probably another 20 million fans will be glued to their sets, awaiting the race itself and of course, the checkered flag. Do want to be a part of the next Daytona 500? From the front stretch to victory lane, Esoteric Sports has the right Daytona 500 trip for you.

The Daytona 500, born from races on the sandy Florida beaches, has come a long way from its first running back in 1959, when Lee Petty (the father of Richard “The King” Petty) won the sparsely-attended event and took home the top prize of $19,050. Now the winner earns more than $1.5 million and in excess of 200,000 fans with Daytona 500 tickets will travel to Daytona Motor Speedway for the historic race — an attendance figure that dwarfs even the largest Kentucky Derby. Millions more will tune in to watch “The Great American Race” on television, and a special group of NASCAR fans will enjoy all the race has to offer with a Daytona 500 travel package complete with hotel accommodations and race tickets from Esoteric Sports.

In the early days of the Daytona 500, the race was dominated by some now-legendary drivers, like Junior Johnson, Mario Andretti, Cale Yarborough and Richard Petty (who won an incredible seven times). In the 1980s, top drivers like Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison all visited Victory Lane. Then in 1998, Dale Earnhardt finally earned his elusive Daytona 500 victory, the first and only of his brilliant career. The 2004 running is perhaps the most memorable race of all-time, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. won in a stirring tribute to his father, who was tragically killed in a crash on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. For fans that had a Daytona 500 NASCAR travel package and saw Dale Jr. win that day, you can bet they will never forget that experience.

With one of the Daytona 500 2012 packages from Esoteric Sports, you’ll get more than just a hotel room and ticket to a great race at the famous Daytona Motor Speedway - you’ll get a chance to see history being made. And if you’re craving NASCAR action in the summertime, and feeling patriotic around the 4th of July, you'll want to spend the weekend with Esoteric Sports at the Daytona 500.