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Re: Daytona 500

Post by markiver54 » Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:25 pm

Sir Henry wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:54 am
markiver54 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:06 am
Winning a race should not come down to whoever survives the big crash. Should be about driver skills combined with the fastest car.
Too many of the ending laps were run three wide at 90% throttle. It wasn’t racing it was burning up laps. Why don’t they just reduce the race to five laps. Or better yet get rid of the big high banked ovals and go with short tracks and road courses. All in the southeast. Maybe run them with a case of whiskey in the trunk and you can’t break any Mason jars.
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Re: Daytona 500

Post by cooperhawk » Wed Feb 18, 2026 8:36 am

markiver54 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:06 am
Winning a race should not come down to whoever survives the big crash. Should be about driver skills combined with the fastest car.
Well, the young fellow did drive pretty well to be in a position to take the lead after the crash.
That's not exactly a fella coming from last place to win.

I also don't much care for the stages but I still enjoy the race.
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Re: Daytona 500

Post by The Wiz » Wed Feb 18, 2026 11:20 am

markiver54 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:06 am
Winning a race should not come down to whoever survives the big crash. Should be about driver skills combined with the fastest car.
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Re: Daytona 500

Post by Sir Henry » Thu Feb 19, 2026 7:29 am

Maybe give points for each of the 200 laps. That way drivers won’t hold back till the end. Now a driver can be up front for 199 laps then get wrecked and end up in 20th place. And the guy running in 20th all day can go to the front on the last lap.
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