2023 Daytona Pre-Race Thread

[StandOnIt]

Starting the season off with a bang no rain!

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Hotrod]

Nice article on Pastrana. He has a 10th place Daytona finish in Xfinity on his resume.
He is a good guy and a fun storyline to watch.

Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing

 

[DanicaFreak]

Starting the season off with a bang no rain!

BUT...BUT...NASCAR IS DEAD

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Blaze]

So, so much wrong with this graphic lol

 

[kkfan91]

So, so much wrong with this graphic lol

Jesus where was that

 

[Magicmiler]

Bristol Speedway with Daytona graphics..

 

[*WEAVER*]

I'd retire as well if that was the graphic they gave me..

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I’d like to have more top fives than I do starts. That’s talent.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

The only time you’ll see Wrecky mentioned in the same breath with Joey and Harv.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

So, so much wrong with this graphic lol

I really hope Fox gives a $hit this season for their portion of the schedule and they can start by eliminating the stupid comic book characters as stand ins for driver pictures.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I really hope Fox gives a $hit this season for their portion of the schedule and they can start by eliminating the stupid comic book characters as stand ins for driver pictures.

I'm told this is a practice of Fox's across all their sports programming.

 

[wi_racefan]

Man this pic sure doesn't help his reputation

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[Charlie Spencer]

He looks like the incompetent detective in a British mystery series.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Man this pic sure doesn't help his reputation

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its really hard sometimes to admit I am a quasi fan of him but more a fan of the number and organization he races for. He doesnt make it easy.

 

[wi_racefan]

its really hard sometimes to admit I am a quasi fan of him but more a fan of the number and organization he races for. He doesnt make it easy.

I was trying to figure out if he's doing some Dale Sr thing or lost a bet?

 

[AdoubleU24]

I dearly love country music as someone who spent 35 of my 36 years in the south, but they gotta get more creative with the Daytona 500 pre-race.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Of the musical acts announced for 2023 so far, I’ve never knowingly heard any of their works. Too old to know or care, I guess. Just more reasons to not come in until driver intros start.

 

[AdoubleU24]

Of the musical acts announced for 2023 so far, I’ve never knowingly heard any of their works. Too old to know or care, I guess. Just more reasons to not come in until driver intros start.

That's exactly what I do too lol. Hell I don't even watch pregame coverage for other sports anymore either. Let's just get to it

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

Part of the new rules packages for this year:

Drivers will get to choose their lane for restarts at Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta and the Bristol dirt race. This makes the rule consistent with other races on ovals. NASCAR's hesitance on the tracks where teammates often help each other in the aerodynamic draft was that this would just increase teammates working together. NASCAR will have to figure out how to make the choose area for the dirt track, since it can't paint the surface (most likely will use chalk).

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[wi_racefan]

I don't see this going well. Running a guy with no stock car experience in a subpar team usually doesn't turn out

Would be nice to see him in project 91

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[StandOnIt]

I don't see this going well. Running a guy with no stock car experience in a subpar team usually doesn't turn out

Would be nice to see him in project 91

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Longshot. Anything is possible but the odds are long.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Gotta get in the show first.

 

[aunty dive]

Gotta get in the show first.

There are currently 42 entries filed for 40 starting spots.

6 unchartered cars.

 

[FLRacingFan]

So at least two out of

Chandler Smith
Zane Smith
Jimmie Johnson
Austin Hill
Conor Daly
Travis Pastrana

are going home. Qualifying and the Duels should be a bit more interesting than usual. Daly is probably the longest shot to make it but everyone else has pretty good equipment.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

So at least two out of

Chandler Smith
Zane Smith
Jimmie Johnson
Austin Hill
Conor Daly
Travis Pastrana

are going home. Qualifying and the Duels should be a bit more interesting than usual. Daly is probably the longest shot to make it but everyone else has pretty good equipment.

Okay, I'll play. Daly and Pastrana will be out.

 

[StandOnIt]

Okay, I'll play. Daly and Pastrana will be out.

Pastrana thought he could drive a dirt car. He made it 12 laps out of 20 before he lost it and was T boned. DNF at Volusa.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Pastrana thought he could drive a dirt car. He made it 12 laps out of 20 before he lost it and was T boned. DNF at Volusa.

I guess I can respect his desire to participate in a range of motorsports. With that said, his stock car career makes JJ's IndyCar record a rousing success.

 

[StandOnIt]

Nothing he has ever driven is this fast, he has a car or two beside him in those small cars doing jumps and such, but this pack if he chooses to race in it and IF he makes the race are cut throat and cunning on newbies.

 

[jaqua19]

That's exactly what I do too lol. Hell I don't even watch pregame coverage for other sports anymore either. Let's just get to it

I think Greta Van Vleet would be a good grab.

It's modern rock. It's safe enough that rock fans can find it tasteful. They also have a niche following and a TikTok presence.

Not sure if it's reasonable, but considering they were in NASCAR Heat 3, I think getting them to perform a big event would be a fantastic marketing strategy.

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[jaqua19]

Nothing he has ever driven is this fast, he has a car or two beside him in those small cars doing jumps and such, but this pack if he chooses to race in it and IF he makes the race are cut throat and cunning on newbies.

I don't like the idea of someone with minimal stock car experience, and no success trying to race into the 500. He could ruin other people's day.

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[FLRacingFan]

Nothing he has ever driven is this fast, he has a car or two beside him in those small cars doing jumps and such, but this pack if he chooses to race in it and IF he makes the race are cut throat and cunning on newbies.

He’s driven a stock car in plate races though. One of the few Top 10s he got in Xfinity was the 2013 series opener at Daytona.

That season he qualified 4th, 1st, and 2nd at the plate tracks so I don’t think he has a problem banging through the gears in qualifying. Given the nature of plate qualifying if 23XI bring a good package he can lock in on speed.

 

[Speedbowl14]

2 Drivers going home normally wouldn't "excite" me for the duels, but certainly some big names that could go home.

 

[donthaveanickname]

So at least two out of

Chandler Smith
Zane Smith
Jimmie Johnson
Austin Hill
Conor Daly
Travis Pastrana

are going home. Qualifying and the Duels should be a bit more interesting than usual. Daly is probably the longest shot to make it but everyone else has pretty good equipment.

There won't be a practice session before qualifying or the duel races. I guess that's not helpful for JJ, Pastrana and Daly.