Carl Kiekhaefer
…unheard of in NASCAR at the time. Kiekhaefer brought his car with no driver to the first race at the Daytona Beach Road Course. Former champion Tim Flock had retired after the 1954 season, but was convinced to return by Kiekhaefer for $40,000 ($473,684 in 2025 dollars ). Kiekhaefer had six drivers race…