Daytona Stadium, is a 9,601-seat

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, built in 1988 and home to the

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Wildcats football team. It is also used to host home games for the

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and

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football teams. The stadium is also known as Larry Kelly Field, a name honoring former Daytona Beach Mayor Lawrence J. Kelly.

History

Until the end of the 2009 Bike Week season, the stadium hosted the AMA Flat Track motorcycle championships during

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. When the city took the track down as part of changes to the stadium, those races moved to a new dirt track at

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. In 2008 and 2009 the stadium was the location of the

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annual "Alliance Bowl" season-championship game. It was held in Jacksonville for the 2010 season while Municipal Stadium underwent surface replacement. The Alliance Bowl returned in 2011. Since 2014, the stadium has hosted the NAIA National Championship football game. In January of 2017, 2018, and 2019, the stadium hosted the Tropical Bowl, a postseason

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all-star game.

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