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Ok here\u2019s a trivia question for you\u2026.There was a famous car racing competition that took place in Daytona Beach, Florida on the 4th of July - do you know the name? Yes, it was called the Firecracker 400 and 40 years ago\u2026.our 40th President attended! In 1989, the "Firecracker" moniker was dropped, and the race was known simply as the Pepsi 400 through 2007. In the early years, the race was always scheduled for July 4, regardless of the day of the week. Beginning in 1988, the race was moved to the first Saturday of July\u2026and today\u2026.well, it\u2019s called Coke Zero Sugar 400 and held in August at the Daytona Raceway in Florida\u2026and so it goes\u2026\xa0But let\u2019s go back to 1984!\xa0The "Start your engines" command was given by President\xa0Ronald Reagan\xa0but not in person\u2026from the phone on\xa0Air Force One! He then later landed at\xa0Daytona Beach International Airport and was escorted to one of the main press boxes at the speedway where he was met by a number of reporters, one of them being\xa0Ned Jarrett, who asked him to do some play-by-play commentary on\xa0MRN - the Motor Racing Network. And here\u2019s how it started\u2026