Who's Ready for Daytona ..

[Chewbaccer]

A 16 car crash results in a fairly quick caution. A 6 car wreck where all cars drove away brought out a red flag.

 

[Gopherfan84]

Personally, and I know I'm in the minority, I like fuel mileage races. It adds a little drama to the race, and I think it's cool when a team that doesn't have a first place car can steal a win via pit strategy.

But a Daytona 500 coming down to fuel mileage?

Has that happened since a lapped Rick Mast pushed Harry Gant's out of gas car passed the finish line?

I don't mind them either. You're crossing races. The Gant win you're referring to was the 1991 Winston 500 at Talladega. The last Daytona 500 that I can think of that came down to fuel mileage was DW's win in 1989.

 

[Retroram52]

It's a wreckfest!!

 

[bksballer89]

Cautions breed cautions

 

[Chewbaccer]

That was just a normal spin.

But I have to say, I strongly prefer a wreck fest to the single file Daytona 500's we've had thee last few years where passing is nearly impossible.

 

[Retroram52]

I am agreeing with Jeffy. No reason to be three and four-wide with so many laps left. If this keeps up, they'll be 15 cars left.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

More rookie mistakes

 

[Retroram52]

Sadler got hit from behind which took out Bayne and Stenhouse Jr. So the love-bird couple are both out of the race so far.

 

[Chewbaccer]

I don't mind them either. You're crossing races. The Gant win you're referring to was the 1991 Winston 500 at Talladega. The last Daytona 500 that I can think of that came down to fuel mileage was DW's win in 1989.

My bad. Like I said, it was before my time and tried to go from memory from these "best ever" and "most controversial" shows.

 

[jeffro151]

Cautions breed more cautions

 

[bksballer89]

That was just a normal spin.

But I have to say, I strongly prefer a wreck fest to the single file Daytona 500's we've had thee last few years where passing is nearly impossible.

Yeah I agree

 

[Gopherfan84]

My bad. Like I said, it was before my time and tried to go from memory from these "best ever" and "most controversial" shows.

No problem. I was a kid back then and a big Earnhardt fan, so those were good years.

 

[Retroram52]

The rook mistake was Jeffrey Earnhardt! Oops.

 

[Chewbaccer]

No problem. I was a kid back then and a big Earnhardt fan, so those were good years.

I was a big Dale Sr fan as a kid. I vaguely remember his 94 championship. I latched on to Harvick immediately after Dale died.

I was at Atlanta, right at the start/finish line in 2000 when Dale had the photo finish win over Bobby Labonte, and I was there in the same seats in 2001 when Harvick had an eerily similar win over Jeff Gordon.

 

[Retroram52]

Lots of new folks in the top 15. This is good.

 

[Retroram52]

If this keeps up, they'll finish this race under the lights. More wrecks!!

 

[bksballer89]

This is fun

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Googily-moogily

 

[Retroram52]

Now they are just wrecking for what? Damn McMurray. Plenty of time and he thinks he can pull these stupid moves.

 

[bksballer89]

McMurray is a dick