If you think that’s tough, try stretching your brain to imagine what NASCAR will be like in 2020.

While it might seem a little farfetched to look a decade into the future, one only has to look back at how quickly the last 10 years have flashed by to know that 2020 will be here in a heartbeat. Remember Y2K? Seems like just yesterday, doesn’t it?

That said, as NASCAR hurtles into another new decade, maybe a look forward toward 2020 isn’t that futuristic after all.

Cotton Owens, who would later find fame as one of NASCAR’s top early mechanics and car owners, won the race in the 100-mile event on the old Daytona Beach Course.

Here’s a photo from the era showing Earl Moss (91), Dean Pelton (42) and J.V. Hamby (211) battling it out on the beach. This John Ward photo from the Larry Jendras, jr collection was made available to Close Finishes by Jack Walker and Carolina Race Place ( www.raceplace.zoomshare.com ).