In 1994, the playing field was named after Larry Kelly, who served as mayor of Daytona Beach from 1974 to 1993.

[6] Originally with a natural grass surface, artificial turf was installed in 2010 and updated in 2017.

It was held in Jacksonville for the 2010 season while the stadium underwent surface replacement.

[1] However, as of January 2024[update], Daytona Stadium is absent from the DME Academy website.

[8] The stadium has hosted several playings of the Tropical Bowl, a postseason college football all-star game, in January of 2017,[9] 2018,[10] 2019,[11] and 2024.