| Daytona 500 | |
| Cover: | Daytona 500 camay.JPG |
| Caption: | Vinyl cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ghostface Killah featuring Force MDs, Raekwon, and Cappadonna |
| Album: | Ironman |
| A-Side: | Camay |
| Released: | October 7, 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1996 |
| Length: | 4:40 |
| Producer: | RZA |
| Chronology: | Ghostface Killah |
| Prev Title: | All That I Got Is You |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Motherless Child |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
"Daytona 500" is the second single by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah,[1] featuring Force MDs, Raekwon, and Cappadonna from his 1996 solo debut album Ironman.[2] The title is taken from the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar: The Daytona 500. The song was later added to his greatest hits album, Shaolin's Finest.
To complement the fast-paced nature of the track, the music video for "Daytona 500" shot from October 1–2, 1996 and is composed of clips from the original anime series Speed Racer. It is also one of the first and earliest anime music videos to be shown on a TV channel, and currently is one of the most popular anime music videos.
Q stated that "'Daytona 500' is a magnificent, fast-paced testing of skills with Raekwon and Cappadonna".
The song contains samples from: