What a finish! After two Green-White-Checkered attempts, young Trevor Bayne claimed his first Sprint Cup Victory, becoming the youngest winner of the Daytona 500. Here is Jimmy Joe with his Nascar Update. Enjoy!
By: Jimmy Joe Ball, TeamJimmyJoe.com
Editor’s Note: Jeff Gordon won the Daytona in 1997 at the age of 25, not 26. Sorry for the confusion folks. Hope you enjoyed the video.
By: Jimmy Joe, Team Jimmy Joe
He’s BAACK!! Here is Jimmy Joe, you’re favorite Nascar redneck reporter with the first Nascar Update of 2011. Enjoy!
Hey-O! Here we go! The 2011 season kicks off with changes and fever-pitched expectations! What’s it all about??!!
By: Daniel Vining, dan@thespeedzine.com
Waltrip's Spoiler in Victory Lane following the Truck Series Race. (Photo by Dustin Long)
Wether or not you are a fan of the Cup Series (and to a lesser degree, Nationwide Series) tandem drafting, you would still have to admit that the phenomenon produces exciting racing. Carry that over to the Camping World Truck Series, however, and you get carnage.
Austin Dillon lead the field of 36 race trucks to the green flag in his number 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy, 10 years to the day that the racing world lost Dale Earnhardt. He wouldn’t lead the first lap, however. That honor fell to Turner Motorsports young gun James Buescher who would go on to lead the first 46 laps of the race.
The complection of the majority of the race was that of an “old school” style of drafting where the field followed one by one in a conga-line effect, each driver seemingly biding his/her time for later in the event.
That rather calmness turned into calamity late in the race as the intensity picked up to two by two pack drafting. The first big one took out about 14 trucks on lap 75. By the 6 to go mark, unlikely contender Chris Fontaine blasted from the back to the front thanks in majority by a huge push by Kyle Busch, using the tandem style of drafting.
With 4 laps to go, going into turn one, the second big one of the night took out the majority of the remaining drivers in the field, leaving only 5 trucks without damage. The 32 truck of Brad Sweet broke loose behind teammate Buescher, who was trying to force his way up the middle in between the tandems of Fontaine/Busch and Sadler/Waltrip.
The lap 96 crash setup the season’s first Green-White-Checkerd with the trucks of Elliott Sadler and Michael Waltrip set to battle for the win. On the restart, Waltrip pushed he and Sadler far ahead of the pack and on the final turn of the final lap, Waltrip performed a slingshot maneuver to pass Sadler and claim his very first Truck Series victory, 10 years to the day that he won his first Cup Series race, the 2001 Daytona 500… the day we lost Dale Earnhardt.
By: iRacing TV, iRacing.com
The 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship season began on February 15th at Daytona International Speedway. 40 drivers began the 18 race season. The champion will win $10,500 cash. iRacer, Ray Alfalla, won the opening round in a wild race marked by big crashes and exciting racing action.
Standings After Round 1:
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What Makes The Daytona International Speedway So Special. If You’re a Nascar Fan You Really Have To Watch This Video.
