Congrats Trevor Bayne

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Way to go Trevor! That right there is simply amazing I was cheering like crazy for him right there at the end. Race might not been that good but the finish and winner made up for it :)
 
What a "high" I finished my day on. I have never been a Ford fan But Trevor just made my day.
 
Also not a fan of Ford a whole lot but man I was on the edge of my seat on that last lap cheerin for Bayne to hang on & beat Edwards back to the line. I think in a way for me it kinda makes up for Marco getting passed by Hornish on the frontstretch of the final lap at Indy back in 06...
 
The 21 car is in the Hall of Fame. Now, it'll be in there again, right in the front room as the Daytona 500 winner!

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VaDirt said:
The 21 car is in the Hall of Fame. Now, it'll be in there again, right in the front room as the Daytona 500 winner!

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I think you just answered my question from the other thread. Is that a 1976?
 
I just rewatched the finish, I didnt notice the first time that Bayne cut off Edwards as Edwards was trying to pass and used the 99 as a draft partner. That was pretty savvy.
 
I've been telling you guys this kid is the real deal. MWR made a big mistake letting him go. And to boot, he's one of the nicest kids you'd ever meet. He's a good Christian kid that has a good head on his shoulder. I remember a couple of years ago trying to reach him for an interview for the local paper I do freelance work for. I called him and never could reach me. He called me back a few days later and apologized for not taking my call that he and his family were on a vacation. I told him he didn't owe me a thing.
 
I think this win was a very popular win with the possibility of Earnhardt winning being more popular. The wife and I were screaming at Trevor to stay out front. Great ending. :beerbang:
 
buckaroo said:
I think this win was a very popular win with the possibility of Earnhardt winning being more popular. The wife and I were screaming at Trevor to stay out front. Great ending. :beerbang:
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That's awesome, my wife and I were doing the exact same!
 
That was AWESOME to watch. I remember the first time I saw him race in person, #29 McDonald's Ford in Hooters Pro Cup Series Jennerstown Sep 30/Oct 1 2006(rain delayed the second half of the race to sunday). Been watching him and expecting him to make it big ever since. Really cool. But it really sucks he doesnt get rookie or drivers points with the new rules.
 
I wonder, if given the opportunity for a full-time ride in Sprint, is the cutoff for switching? It would be a shame that if he goes for it full time in Sprint that he would not get the points for his first win.
 
buckaroo said:
I think this win was a very popular win with the possibility of Earnhardt winning being more popular. The wife and I were screaming at Trevor to stay out front. Great ending. :beerbang:
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If Jr had won, the place would be swarming with black helicopters...
 
I was cheering very hard for Trevor to win. Certainly helped ease the pain of Jeff G getting caught up in the early accident.
 
Some of the Trevor Bayne interview notes/quotes.....

Race records, lead changes - 74; leaders - 22; cautions - 16. Trevor Bayne is youngest 500 winner ever. 600th win for Ford in Cup.

Trevor Bayne will travel to Bristol, Conn., Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as part of the champion's tour.

No New York City appearances are on the schedule as of now.

Eddie Wood says Trevor Bayne reminds him of "the great one.'' Says Bayne will be the next big deal.

Bayne: If I tried to put this into words, I wouldn't be doing it any justice.

Len Wood says Daytona500 win might extend Trevor Bayne's run beyond first five races and 17 on the season.

Trevor Bayne drove his Ford F-150 pickup truck down to Daytona for the week. Someone else is going to have to drive it back.

Trevor Bayne wonders if Nascar president Mike Helton will let him switch to Sprint Cup box sted of NW for title he'll run for.

Bayne doesn't have a suit for his media appearances and didn't really think he'd win, so he didn't bring enough clothes for a media tour.

The Wood Bros. have five Daytona 500 victories. Check out the years: 1963, 1968, 1972, 1976...2011. Wow.

Bayne apologizes for bouncing from topic to topic, but says "I figure I can do whatever I want to, since this is just a dream anyways."

Bayne says he and his boys rode through the infield Sat. night, and they won a wheel barrel race. "That's what inspired me to win the D500."
 
Congrats to Trevor and the Wood Bros.

Both are a class act.

Kudos also to Gary Bechtel for running Trevor in the Nationwide Series last year and getting him some experience. Gary is well aware of Trevor's talent.
 
CONGRATULATIONS TREVOR!!! What a fantastic win! Congratulations to the Wood brothers and the whole 21 Team!! What a dream come true!!!!

The reporters were tweeting about what a delight Trevor was in his after-race press conference. Tom Jenson of SPEED wrote, "He had us at hello!" :D
 
Congrats Trevor and the whole 21 team THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
What a great win! Rookie driver in a very seasoned veteran car, with a veteran Ford sponser in Motorcraft winning the biggest race. I wished I had money and kahonas to bet because watching him in practice and Duel race I had a notion that he would be up front and if staying out of trouble would have a chance. The list of first time winners at Daytona is a decent but not great list. He has a future being so young, unlike Sterling and Mikey who won it in and a few other races in latter years of careers. Ford needs to throw money at him to keep him out of Hendrick's reach.
 
I just love watching his interviews I mean you can tell he's a great kid and very grateful for this. This is probably one of the most popular wins in awhile and heck people say that they think Jr winning would had been more popular I don't know if it came down to them two I would had still been cheering on Trevor cause hell I just loved that win I was up cheering and like GO GO GO GO GO!.
 
lol at Krista Voda asking Bayne's mom what she said to him when he pulled in to victory lane and her responding that she hasn't been able to talk to him yet.

I wonder if she's had a chance to talk to him yet or if he's still doing the hat dance.
 
GREAT AMERICAN RACE FAN said:
What a great win! Rookie driver in a very seasoned veteran car, with a veteran Ford sponser in Motorcraft winning the biggest race. I wished I had money and kahonas to bet because watching him in practice and Duel race I had a notion that he would be up front and if staying out of trouble would have a chance. The list of first time winners at Daytona is a decent but not great list. He has a future being so young, unlike Sterling and Mikey who won it in and a few other races in latter years of careers. Ford needs to throw money at him to keep him out of Hendrick's reach.
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Yep agree, hope he stays with the Wood Brothers for a few races, plus his Nationwide racing.
 
congrats to trevor and the wood brothers. a very enjoyable ending to the race. i don't see how anyone could be upset with this outcome. trevor seems like a great kid and the wood brothers winning again has to make nascar veterans very happy. is there anyone that doesn't like the wood brothers?
 
muggle not said:
Congrats to Trevor and the Wood Bros.

Both are a class act.

Kudos also to Gary Bechtel for running Trevor in the Nationwide Series last year and getting him some experience. Gary is well aware of Trevor's talent.
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I've missed you posting, even though you are a J. Gordon fan. :)
 
I haven't enjoyed the end of a race this much since 1976. Congrats Trevor and especially Congratulations to the Woods Brothers.
 
Wood Brothers sneak into Trevor's room at 6am Monday morning...(shaking him awake)..."Trevor, Trevor, wake up! We gotta get to the track or we'll miss the driver's meeting".

THAT would be a great practical joke :p

GREAT WIN.
 
Mopardh9 said:
Yep agree, hope he stays with the Wood Brothers for a few races, plus his Nationwide racing.
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He signed with Jack Rousch and was on loan to the Wood Bros. Hopefully though Jack will let him run some more races in the Wood Bros car. he'd be silly not too.
 
Trevor Bayne's Daytona 500 win makes him eligible for the All-Star race this year, (and, if rules stay the same, Budweiser Shootout)..
 
Somewhat overlooked in the great story of Trevor Bayne's upset Daytona 500 victory on Sunday was that the 20-year-old is now rich.

Well, richer than you or I, at least. Ca-CHING!

The Daytona 500 purse was nearly $18.7 million, and the winner took home a healthy $1.46 million of that. Of course, drivers don't get to keep 100 percent of their winnings – typically, they are awarded somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of the prize money in addition to their base salary, with the team keeping the rest.

Bayne is a rookie, so he probably wasn't in position to negotiate for anywhere close to 50 percent of the prize money. But even assuming he got one-third of it, that's still more than $480,000.

Not bad for a dude who began the weekend as a teenager.

Last-place JJ Yeley, who was only in the race for 10 laps before his motor blew, earned $268,550.

Anyway, here's how Bayne and the other NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers divided up the Daytona 500's $18.7 million purse:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Somewhat overlooked in the great story of Trevor Bayne's upset Daytona 500 victory on Sunday was that the 20-year-old is now rich.

Well, richer than you or I, at least. Ca-CHING!

The Daytona 500 purse was nearly $18.7 million, and the winner took home a healthy $1.46 million of that. Of course, drivers don't get to keep 100 percent of their winnings – typically, they are awarded somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of the prize money in addition to their base salary, with the team keeping the rest.

Bayne is a rookie, so he probably wasn't in position to negotiate for anywhere close to 50 percent of the prize money. But even assuming he got one-third of it, that's still more than $480,000.

Not bad for a dude who began the weekend as a teenager.

Last-place JJ Yeley, who was only in the race for 10 laps before his motor blew, earned $268,550.

Anyway, here's how Bayne and the other NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers divided up the Daytona 500's $18.7 million purse:
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Good for him.

I just heard this morning that Trevor drove down to the track in his Ford truck. They also said the celebration dinner, which was paid for by the Woods brothers, was held a Steak and shake across the road from the track. :cool:
 
David Ragan should be preparing his resume. I think someone is looking ripe for the #6 ride.
 
carsntunes said:
David Ragan should be preparing his resume. I think someone is looking ripe for the #6 ride.
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Yep. If Ragan doesn't win races and make the Chase, he's done. Maybe Nationwide, but Trucks or ARCA is more likely.

I don't see Menard, Allmendinger, Logano or Truex surviving another lackluster season in Cup.... but I think Logano makes the Chase and Allmendinger wins one or two races. Menard has daddy's money. But Truex, he's been in Cup for how many seasons now?
 
Daytona USA

Since Daytona USA museum is closed....Trevors Car will be the first not to placed there for viewing?
 
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