The video footage of the race will be viewable on a PC or iPod was to be put up for grabs 24-hours after the chequered flag fell.
Users will pay $1.99.
The highlights will be produced by NASCAR.com, a division of Turner Sports New Media, and will also include interviews with drivers.
Said Dennis Quinn, executive vice president, business development, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc: “We're thrilled to have the opportunity to provide NASCAR fans with this unique ability to take a piece of the Daytona 500 with them anywhere on their iPods. It's yet another way for NASCAR fans to follow their favourite drivers and relive all the excitement of America's most famous race.”
In its second year providing NASCAR highlights as a digital download, iTunes will be offering fans a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Season Pass for $19.99 where highlights from each of this season's 36 Nextel Cup Series races will be automatically downloaded when they become available the day after each race.
