Full Throttle: 2011 Daytona 500 Number Overload
Whether you’re a casual fan, hardcore race nut or nuclear physicist, there were more numbers to crunch from Daytona 2011 than there have been for years.
Whether you’re a casual fan, hardcore race nut or nuclear physicist, there were more numbers to crunch from Daytona 2011 than there have been for years.
Michael Waltrip pulled into Daytona with three rides and a new NAPA commercial starring himself more than Martin Truex Jr., who actually wheels their car.
Unpredictable. That sums up Daytona weekend, from the photo finishes in the Truck and Nationwide series races to Trevor Bayne scoring his first NASCAR victory.
Ironically, given the disaster that befell Denny Hamlin at the end of the 2010 season at Phoenix, he’ll probably be pleased to exit the high banks of Daytona.
Since Trevor Bayne’s dream is our reality, let’s hold off on calling him the next NASCAR superstar.
With NASCAR’s three national series back with the biggest race for each, there was plenty to cover as Daytona Speedweeks reached a thrilling conclusion.
It’s Daytona. The first race of the year at a track that generates racing unlike any other venue on the circuit. It’s wild. Adventuresome.
0 – the number of driver points Trevor Bayne received for winning the Daytona 500.
They said with the new surface and rules, this Daytona 500 was going to be unpredictable. Well, it was all that and then some.
The 2011 Daytona 500 will go down as one of the most unique, exciting NASCAR races in the history of the sport.