Sports Opinion: NASCAR marks end of an era with last July 4th weekend race at Daytona July 3, 2019 Bob Pockrass, Special for USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: NASCAR marks end of an era with last July 4th weekend race at Daytona For 61 years, NASCAR has celebrated Independence Day at Daytona International Speedway, but Saturday's night's Coke Zero 400 marks the end of an era.