Daytona Wimpy 500

[Rajflyboy]

Why does this race suck so bad now? Is it these diaper dandy drivers? Me thinks so and a lot of dumb rules too

[Raceready]

Why does this race suck so bad now? Is it these diaper dandy drivers? Me thinks so and a lot of dumb rules too

I thunk that you would have been happy about it since The Watermelon Guy had a very good chance to win it ? ? He ended on up being a second late and some money short. . .

[Buford.Justice]

You mean that melon guy with the melon head?

BBBBBBBUUUUUUUBBBBBAAAAAAAA!!!

[Raceready]

Yepper, but I surmise that the guy with the melon head has more going on up inside of it than the other racer guy with the coconut head ?

[jog49]

This hasn't been a RACE for decades. It's just a bunch of equally prepared cars running together trying to avoid disaster. It will never ever be a RACE again.

[Rajflyboy]

Ross had a good shot at it till Corey Lajoi ran out of talent

[Buford.Justice]

This hasn't been a RACE for decades. It's just a bunch of equally prepared cars running together trying to avoid disaster. It will never ever be a RACE again.

No it hasn't been a real race for decades...

[Rajflyboy]

Bill Elliott qualified at 210 MPH. Wooooooo

[Raceready]

Bill Elliott qualified at 210 MPH. Wooooooo

212 at Talladega ! !

[TS FAN]

The so called winner triggered a 24 car crash and escaped unharmed. The race continues to be a joke as far as being the Nascar premier race. Stupid luck is what it takes.

[Rajflyboy]

I agree TS Fan. Bill did 210 at Daytona

[Buford.Justice]

216.309 mph
"The Big One" Speeds in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) are commonplace at Talladega. Talladega has the record for the fastest recorded speed by a NASCAR vehicle on a closed oval course, with the record of 216.309 mph (348.116 km/h) set by Rusty Wallace on June 9, 2004.

If we take 200 mph as a nice round terminal velocity for a restricted engine, removing the plates and doubling the engine power to 900 hp would only increase the terminal velocity for the unrestricted engine to 252 mph. That’s pretty surprising – you double the engine power and you only get 50 mph more.

Restrictor plates started at Daytona in 1988.

[Rajflyboy]

I’d just be happy if they changed the bumpers so they can’t bump draft

[Raceready]

^ ^ ^ Your Watermelon guy could be stout at Atlanta today. . .^ ^ ^

[jog49]

Shank Meter Racing recorded another milestone in 2013, when Colin Braun drove his DP to a pair of FIA-sanctioned world records in the 10 kilometers and 10 miles at Daytona International Speedway. Braun also shattered the track record with a lap of 222.971 mph, breaking Bill Elliott's 26-year-old mark of 210.364 mph.