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Daytona 500 Thoughts?


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Author: kjeyres   Date: 2/20/2023 9:02:21 AM    Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

After being down there for half a week, I see NASCAR is putting way to much into the 500 and not enough into Speedweeks. The Twins was built up into a pretty big show, probably peeked at 90,000 fans in the late 90's early 2000's.  It was a good day and you were able to go to the short tracks after, but usually the bars.  They moved it to the night because of TV and if there are 10,000 paying fans there, it's alot. Maybe 20,000 are there, but not paying.  The Twins are sooooo bad it's unwatchable.  It's a social event for the few that are there, no one pays attention at all except at the start.


The trucks are about the only race watchable because they are not glued to the track so they dance around like the Cup cars used to. 


The town of Daytona Beach is DEAD. If you've ever been there, from Wednesday to Sunday, it was hard to walk down the streets or get into a restaurant or bar. Now, half those places are gone and the other half are absolutely empty. ZERO atmoshere.  It's sad, because of the scheduling at the big track, the excitement the Short Tracks have brought, and a few hurricanes, Daytona Beach is at make or break point and it's it's heavily weighted towards BREAK. South Daytona and Ormond are nice, Daytona Beach is like Bosnia.




 
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