Steve Parker Motoring / The Car Nut: COOL AIR FORCE 1 PHOTO TAKEN AT DAYTONA 500

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September 08, 2006

COOL AIR FORCE 1 PHOTO TAKEN AT DAYTONA 500

This photo was taken at the 2005 DAYTONA 500 by Associated Press. President George W. Bush had visited the race (it's always an election year somewhere!). Many people, especially those of you who have never been to the track, might not know that there is an airport smack next door to the race track. Normally the airport handles the business jets and turbo-props of race teams there for major events or for tire and engine testing. Makes it easy for teams to fly-in and fly-out of Daytona for a day or just a few hours of track testing. Without further ado, here it is --- And if you don't think the picture impressive in at least some way, well, you have a problem: