Daytona 500: Businesses in Daytona Beach relying on this weekends race

a busy weekend here is under way in Daytona Beach. Businesses are hoping that this weekend's race can help them continue to recover from last year's hurricanes. Months after hurricanes, Ian and Nicole, signs of damage remain in Daytona Beach. For businesses here, this weekend's sold out race matters more than ever for them. We're busy, we're sold out right through, we've got some good group business, the race track is sold out. Businesses like Mike's gift shop were hit hard, but pushed to open back up and now are high in spirits for this weekend. Well, it's lifted a lot.

We're going to be able to rebuild the nation's business, it's going to be a great success. Number one, it's job security. I mean, he had these doors open so fast, even when we didn't have people just to get the workers back with it and have a paycheck. Some resorts tell us they were down in the months leading up to this weekend, but they are bouncing back. This is just the high point of the year for us every year. So, and we know people come, we know people have something else to see this year with the storm, but it's not about the storm, it's about the recovery, it's about the recovery. And that's what we're going to do next week.

And that's it for this week. In Daytona Beach, Ian Cassette,.

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