Vista resident has fond memories of first Daytona

Bernie Hentges, 71, of Vista was one of 59 drivers in the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Hentges was a 22-year-old from Minneapolis when he made the drive to Florida in his Chrysler DeSoto. <BR><small><B>HAYNE PALMOUR IV </B>Staff Photographer </small> <BR><A HREF="https://secure.townnews.com/nctimes.com/forms/photo_services/linkorder.php?des= Photo Hayne Palmour IV / Bernie Hentges, 71, of Vista was one of 59 drivers in the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Hentges was a 22-year-old from Minneapolis when he made the drive to Florida in his Chrysler DeSoto. " target="new">Order a copy of this photo</A> <! <BR> <A HREF="XXXXXXXXXXX" target="new">More of this story</A> > <BR> <A HREF="http://www.nctimes.com/news/photogallery/" target="new">Visit our Photo Gallery</A><br> <br> <hr width="250">