Big Brain of the Race: Daytona 500

[HoneyBadger]

Tyler Reddick made some great moves to win the race.

Bubba Wallace sacrificed a great finish to avoid triggering an even bigger wreck in the last lap carnage.

 

[jaqua19]

Ooo I like this.

Honestly? Toyota managing 3 lanes, and basically holding the beginning of the pit cycle hostage I thought was really cool. Even though it didnt work out. I dug it.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

NASCAR for moving the start up.

I'd give them more credit for the two 'no caution' calls but they should have thrown two on the last lap.

 

[JBone88]

Tyler Reddick.

To win the Daytona 500 in this era, you have to dodge the inevitable mushroom clouds on the final lap. He did just that and looked smooth doing it.

 

[DaleJrFan2003]

I'll go with either Tyler Reddick, for keeping it clean on the final lap to get the win. Or NASCAR, for having the foresight to move the race up an hour. Though they probably should've sped up some of those cautions.

 

[StandOnIt]

I didn't see any big brains. The yotas turned most of the third stage into a yawner blocking the front row, then they blocked the inside lane for a fuel stop that didn't work.
Boyer was saying how great it was that the Fords were single file gaining on the smaller bunches that pitted and then he started in on the Chevys that stayed out saying they had the advantage.
According to Clint, Reddick blew it when he pitted with a small group of Fords and that was the wrong thing to do. Turns out all of that was B.S.. Reddick ended up in a position to win the race after Herbst was knocked silly trying to block Keselowski's run and he took out everybody but Reddick.