Daytona International Speedway is an oval course with 2.5 mile circumference (approximately 4 km) that was established in 1959 as a venue for stock car races. The 31-degree banking rises up like a wall that pushes the limits of machine and driver alike. The superspeedway faces Daytona Beach in Florida on the eastern coast of America, and is the famous home of the Daytona 500, which is the biggest event in NASCAR, the most popular motor sport in America. The huge circuit also combines entertainment facilities and a shopping zone, and is popular major sightseeing destination on Daytona Beach.