The_Don 0 #1 February 21, 2011 How cool is it that a 20 year old kid wins the biggest race in NASCAR? I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 February 21, 2011 Quote How cool is it that a 20 year old kid wins the biggest race in NASCAR? Cool? yes. However, it's more due to the randomness of the universe than anything else. It IS what makes NASCAR, but it was a minor miracle for people just finished that race.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #3 February 21, 2011 I agree. Every minor detail gave him the race win.I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iopenhi 0 #4 February 21, 2011 We just returned from the track... I gotta hand it to the young man. He showed a lot of heart this past week, played with the big guys for 500 miles today, and took home the hardware. Dunno how to read Quade and the randomness post, but he is a mod, so I'll leave it. Just to keep this on track- if you weren't there today I'm sorry... THERE WERE SO MANY BOOBIES!!!You can't make chicken salad out of chicken manure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captain1976 0 #5 February 21, 2011 Wonder if he got champagne, he's not old enough to drink it!You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 February 21, 2011 QuoteDunno how to read Quade and the randomness post, but he is a mod, so I'll leave it. Seriously? You watched that race and didn't see a LOT of much more experience drivers DNF because they got tangled up in accidents not of their own doing? THAT is randomness. The Daytona 500 was like a pachinko game with cars.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #7 February 21, 2011 Quote Quote Dunno how to read Quade and the randomness post, but he is a mod, so I'll leave it. Seriously? You watched that race and didn't see a LOT of much more experience drivers DNF because they got tangled up in accidents not of their own doing? THAT is randomness. That is not randomness, that is racing in nascar. (I am not a nascar fan and even I know this...)TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #8 February 21, 2011 Quote We just returned from the track... You bastard! You didn't take me! Quote Just to keep this on track- if you weren't there today I'm sorry... THERE WERE SO MANY BOOBIES!!! So...like a good skydiver, you got pics/video, right? RIGHT???? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #9 February 21, 2011 Quote THERE WERE SO MANY BOOBIES!!! and so few teeth! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #10 February 21, 2011 I thought it was a great race. The kid is like, win the Daytona 500? Nothin' to it! Don't worry Quade, he opens high. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 February 21, 2011 I think he is the first driver less than half my age, and the first born after 1990 to win the Daytona 500. Damn, I feel old. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #12 February 21, 2011 Quote How cool is it that a 20 year old kid wins the biggest race in NASCAR? Didn't watch the race (sorry I don't do NASCAR), but yes it is cool that a 20 year old won. Does this set a record in NASCAR? He beat Sebastian Vettel by one year as Vettel is the youngest person to win an F1 race. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #13 February 21, 2011 Quote I think he is the first driver less than half my age, and the first born after 1990 to win the Daytona 500. Damn, I feel old. Trevor turned twenty on Saturday. He's been running in the Nationwide series, last year. Yesterday, he was on the track helping other drivers get ahead and pulls-off the big win. I love it! Looks like youth and speed out-did age and wisdom. Helluva race! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #14 February 21, 2011 i like nascar, but hate the superspeedways. i mean, when someone wins a super bowl or world series, everyone knows who they are. granted, daytona isn't a championship, but shouldn't people have actually heard of the winner? my first thought was 'who the hell is trevor bayne?' he was good enough and lucky enough to put himself in a position to win, but it's a crap shoot. tony stewart was 2nd with 2 laps to go and ended up somewhere back around 12th. i'm glad it's over, now the racing can start. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 February 21, 2011 Quote i like nascar, but hate the superspeedways. i mean, when someone wins a super bowl or world series, everyone knows who they are. granted, daytona isn't a championship, but shouldn't people have actually heard of the winner? my first thought was 'who the hell is trevor bayne?' he was good enough and lucky enough to put himself in a position to win, but it's a crap shoot. tony stewart was 2nd with 2 laps to go and ended up somewhere back around 12th. i'm glad it's over, now the racing can start. You rarely see a new inexperienced driver win their first race at a small or technical track such as Bristol, Darlington or Martinsville. Those are the ones that takes well-honed skills and nerve to navigate. At the superspeedways, its pedal to the metal all the way, so almost anybody can win if they're in the right place at the right time. However, I saw something that I hadnt seen before at Daytona... the prevalence of two-car drafts. There were as many as 15 pairs of cars running nose to tail throughout the race, just for the simple reason they could run as much as 10 mph faster, and when there's as many as 6 pairs running in very close proximity, some going 4 to 5 mph faster than others, it starts to get tricky. For one thing, the pusher of each pair can't see much in front of him so if that pair is closing a gap too fast, it puts the leader in an unenviable position of having to let off the gas or swerve ever so slightly and pray the pusher moves with him without spinning him out. I'd say this year's race had more white knuckle racing at Daytona than I've seen in years. But I agree, the real season starts this weekend, and you'll find the stars such as Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon up in the top ten of the season standings in a few weeks."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #16 February 21, 2011 QuoteYou rarely see a new inexperienced driver win their first race at a small or technical track such as Bristol, Darlington or Martinsville. I can't watch NASCAR on TV. It's just too much for me to take. But I do appreciate that it is not easy to drive fast on ovals. It's been more than a year since I last fired it up, but last year in www.iracing.com I did some virtual races at Martinsville, Bristol and Daytona (iRacing is one of the more realistic driving sims out there) and racing at Daytona was easy compared to Martinsville. But while I would not say racing was easy at Martinsville, it was a heck of a lot easier than Bristol. There is something about a banked short track oval. I can only imagine what it is like to race there in real life. QuoteHowever, I saw something that I hadnt seen before at Daytona... the prevalence of two-car drafts. NASCAR has gone gay ... LOL ... not that there is anything wrong with this. I think they started doing this tandem drafting a year or two ago, but obviously it became very popular at Dayton yesterday as all the hilights I saw on TV showed one car humping the other and no doubt it caused many of the crashes in the race. Of course the cars are faster doing this, so the drivers will take the risks and do it. But I am sure it is a heck of a lot easier to do at Daytona than it would be at Martinsville or Bristol. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #17 February 21, 2011 QuoteI'd say this year's race had more white knuckle racing at Daytona than I've seen in years. And consequentially, FAR more multi-car pileups. NASCAR has always held that "rubbin' is racin'", but that was just silly.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #18 February 21, 2011 Quote Quote I'd say this year's race had more white knuckle racing at Daytona than I've seen in years. And consequentially, FAR more multi-car pileups. NASCAR has always held that "rubbin' is racin'", but that was just silly. Better than F-1! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #19 February 21, 2011 Great, that's all we need, another 20 yr old newb with mad skilz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #20 February 21, 2011 Quote Quote How cool is it that a 20 year old kid wins the biggest race in NASCAR? Cool? yes. However, it's more due to the randomness of the universe than anything else. It IS what makes NASCAR, but it was a minor miracle for people just finished that race. ----------------------------------------------------------- You're not going to bump draft if you cant rub bumpers. Besides this is the first race since they spent 20 million dollars and resurfaced the track. There was three wide racing in many spots on the track..and in the corners in some instances. But restrictor plate racing is a crapshoot from the start to the finish. It's 'random' to a small degree but skills, communication, and finding a teammate you can work with play more into it than just using a blanket 'randomness' term to use as a description of nascar as a whole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #21 February 21, 2011 Quote Quote Quote How cool is it that a 20 year old kid wins the biggest race in NASCAR? Cool? yes. However, it's more due to the randomness of the universe than anything else. It IS what makes NASCAR, but it was a minor miracle for people just finished that race. ----------------------------------------------------------- You're not going to bump draft if you cant rub bumpers. Besides this is the first race since they spent 20 million dollars and resurfaced the track. There was three wide racing in many spots on the track..and in the corners in some instances. But restrictor plate racing is a crapshoot from the start to the finish. It's 'random' to a small degree but skills, communication, and finding a teammate you can work with play more into it than just using a blanket 'randomness' term to use as a description of nascar as a whole. I think I heard Mark Martin once refer to restrictor plate racing as 'the lottery'. There's far more skill to driving NASCAR than one would expect.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #22 February 21, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote How cool is it that a 20 year old kid wins the biggest race in NASCAR? Cool? yes. However, it's more due to the randomness of the universe than anything else. It IS what makes NASCAR, but it was a minor miracle for people just finished that race. ----------------------------------------------------------- You're not going to bump draft if you cant rub bumpers. Besides this is the first race since they spent 20 million dollars and resurfaced the track. There was three wide racing in many spots on the track..and in the corners in some instances. But restrictor plate racing is a crapshoot from the start to the finish. It's 'random' to a small degree but skills, communication, and finding a teammate you can work with play more into it than just using a blanket 'randomness' term to use as a description of nascar as a whole. I think I heard Mark Martin once refer to restrictor plate racing as 'the lottery'. There's far more skill to driving NASCAR than one would expect. Just ask Danica! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
