Johali's rate the Cup race --- Daytona

[TexasRaceLady]

Not bad -- a little strange, though. 8

 

[RacerrecaR]

4

 

[nascarwoman]

7.5

 

[DaleJrFan2003]

Easily the best 500 in years. Gonna give it an 8, probably could’ve been higher without that long gridlock stretch before the final stops.

 

[Brentford]

7.5

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

8.5 best 500 in a while plus no overtime and finish under green

 

[Charlie Spencer]

2. A great display of everything I dislike about pack racing.

 

[Biggreen695]

8


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[Blaze]

7

 

[ahudsonman]

8.

 

[RFK-PensekeFan]

8

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

8. Fun Race .

 

[DIDIT]

5
Had a tough time watching the Toyota manipulation of the race.
I thought NASCAR prohibited teams and manufacturers from orders that manipulate the race. Of course everyone knows that doesn’t apply to super speedways.

 

[jaqua19]

8

 

[aunty dive]

9

 

[2 Sweet]

8.5

 

[jaqua19]

8. This was a great one

 

[JJ_14]

8 - I like superspeedway racing though. The fuel saving in stage 3 keeps my grade from being higher.

 

[JBone88]

7.5

I like Daytona more than most. And this was one of the better 500’s. But not a fan of what the Next Gen has turned these races into.

 

[rd45usa]

8.....Congrats to 45 team. Disliked the three wide blockade that took place. Martinsville 2.0.

 

[LibertyU24]

6 they talked about all the lead changes, I didnt see it. Its not really a race anymore, its more like a plinko game

 

[Jimbo Slice]

The best super-speedway race one can hope for these days -- a sufficient number of wrecks and a pass for the win at the end.

6.5

 

[LewTheShoe]

I'm not a fan of modern plate racing, but a Daytona 500 Harley J. Earl Trophy is highly coveted by *every* industry participant... so this makes it an important event and worthy of interest. This was an excellent Daytona 500, with high tension from green to checkers, and a Karma-laden finish that was highly rewarding. To see Jim France, after spending over a year trying to kick 23XI out of Nascar, to be forced by the duty of his office to fake a smile and congratulate Michael Jordan... priceless.

My Karma-laden rating = 9.5x

I thought Brad K had a good shot coming to the line. He had a "huge run" (Brad's words) with the 22 pushing hard from behind. Chase Elliott had the lead but he had no help, he was a sitting duck. When Tyler Reddick made a move that Herbst couldn't follow, he also became a sitting duck. It was there for Brad (IMO)... until Herbst wrecked Kez into the wall and delivered the win to his teammate. Oh well, maybe next year, Brad. I'm not saying Herbst wrecked the 6 intentionally, I do not believe it was intentional.

 

[Tumbleweed]

8.5

 

[Magicmiler]

7.
The part timers muddled it up.

 

[Turtle84]

10. best next-gen superspeedway race in memory. (the frozen field fuel save stuff has to go tho)

 

[DanicaFreak]

8

 

[HoneyBadger]

The max I'll ever go for one of these races is a 5.

This race was a 5.1, thanks to FOX 4K. (Bought a new TV mid-race.)

 

[Greg]

8.0

 

[RaceCritter]

Solid 8 good start, interesting and excited. We are back! The long winter is over

 

[Formerjackman]

First 188 laps, -100. Last 12 laps, 8. Tell me WHY I should watch the first 180 laps of this race. I could bring up an interstate traffic cam and see the same thing I saw (minus the wrecks). Even at that, it took TWO wrecks to make those final few laps stand out. I just don't understand the appeal.

 

[Daytripper]

3 typical boring plate race, more concerned with saving gas than racing. A little excitement at the end doesn't make up for 480 miles of boring.

 

[Revman]

296 gadzillion. Toyota 1-0, Daytona Champions!!!!!!!! Greatest way ever to start a season!!!!!

 

[StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing]

5, the stage nonsense needs to go. If they want to keep it just award the points when the stage ends but keep the flag green instead of throwing a yellow

 

[Formerjackman]

296 gadzillion. Toyota 1-0, Daytona Champions!!!!!!!! Greatest way ever to start a season!!!!!

So in other words, as long as you win, it's a great race? My guy was a couple hundred yards from winning, and even if he HAD, that race would have sucked worse than an industrial grade shop vac in my opinion.

 

[Revman]

So in other words, as long as you win, it's a great race? My guy was a couple hundred yards from winning, and even if he HAD, that race would have sucked worse than an industrial grade shop vac in my opinion.

I am pretty sure that I have never rated a race below a 10....maybe a 9.8 here or there....and per the Rate the Race Rules, my Toyota bonus points don't count....so, yeah, every race is a great race. It is interesting to me how this is considered "The Great American Race" and so many bitch about it. It is what it is....and what it is is a Toyota win.

 

[MRM]

7. I was going to give it a 6 until the last 4 laps. These running half throttle races are for the birds.

 

[Formerjackman]

I am pretty sure that I have never rated a race below a 10....maybe a 9.8 here or there....and per the Rate the Race Rules, my Toyota bonus points don't count....so, yeah, every race is a great race. It is interesting to me how this is considered "The Great American Race" and so many bitch about it. It is what it is....and what it is is a Toyota win.

It's the Great American Race because it is living off the reputation from a generation ago. It hasn't been great for a LONG time now. If you think every race is a great race, then either you are just easily entertained or you have low standards. How is watching cars drone around in formation at half throttle great to you?

 

[StandOnIt]

It's the Great American Race because it is living off the reputation from a generation ago. It hasn't been great for a LONG time now. If you think every race is a great race, then either you are just easily entertained or you have low standards. How is watching cars drone around in formation at half throttle great to you?

It was the teams decision to run three wide saving fuel not Nascar's. It was the network with the techno knowledge to broadcast the speeds and throttle positions these days and make a big deal out of it. Back in the day when they did it also, you didn't have a clue they were doing it.
On the other hand Nascar could have found jaques debris, dropped the flag and took away the B.S. fuel mileage thing the teams were doing.

 

[thereddestbarron]

7. Thought it was a good race even with all the different pit stop strategies at the end.