Thinkin’ Out Loud: Fuel Saving Dullness Saved the Daytona 500
Lap by lap, little by little, the field was finishing the Daytona 500 and winning its own race against Mother Nature.
Dalton Hopkins began writing for Frontstretch in April 2021. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column, co-host of the Frontstretch Happy Hour podcast, and one of our lead reporters. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. Simultaneously, he also serves as a Captain in the US Army.
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