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The fences were lined with spectators and campers from the Horseshoe to the west banking! The whole weekend really captured the essence and the spirit of six decades of championship endurance racing at Daytona.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Driven by the success of the <a title=\"Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 - Photo Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/classic-24-hour-daytona-2014-picture-gallery\/\">inaugural Classic 24 Hour<\/a> at Daytona, HSR will return the Classic 24 Hour to Daytona International Speedway on November 14-15, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2015 spectators will again see cars from all six decades of the 24 Hours of Daytona in the second edition Classic 24 Hour,\u201d continued Hinton. \u201cThe Classic 24 Hour at Daytona will then become a biennial event with its third running in November, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 1971 through 1986, the American championship sports car season had its traditional finale at Daytona,\u201d said Hinton. \u201cOur ticket sales told us the passionate fans of the great sports cars from Daytona\u2019s past still exist and have been waiting a long time for an event like the Classic 24 Hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Source: HSR; photo: Peter Falkner]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debut Classic 24 Hour at Daytona marked the beginning of a new motorsport tradition in North America, as more than 150 vintage and historic sports cars from 21 countries raced for 24 hours on the famous banking and infield road course of Daytona International Speedway on November 15-16, 2014. 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