Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Daytona 500 Race Recap
They said with the new surface and rules, this Daytona 500 was going to be unpredictable. Well, it was all that and then some.
They said with the new surface and rules, this Daytona 500 was going to be unpredictable. Well, it was all that and then some.
Trevor Bayne didn’t win this race because he was the last car left standing when the dust settled. Bayne won the Daytona 500 beating NASCAR’s best.
Once NASCAR issued a rule change limiting the grill opening size last Sunday in Daytona, teams went to work searching for ways to maximize the smaller opening.
I am crossing my fingers that this year’s Daytona 500 will be one of the best. Here are some it will try to compete with to be the most exciting.
For the feel-good stories, for the final-lap drama, Thursday’s Duel at Daytona was more ominous in whetting appetites for the upcoming 500 and 2011 season.
Did You Notice? That there hasn’t been much out there previewing the Duels? It’s still a battle to make NASCAR’s most prestigious race.
Does Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pole mean anything for the season ahead, or is Daytona simply a product of superior Hendrick horsepower?
After nearly three months of hibernation, the green flag drops on NASCAR’s 2011 points championship this week.
For the first time in 12 attempts at the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on pole in the season-opening race.
Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway marked the unofficial start to the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.