The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's Super Bowl
by Vince Falcone
The Daytona 500 for Nascar is what the Super
Bowl is to football. The only difference is that one is held before
the season and the other is held after the season.
What makes winning the Daytona 500 so exciting is the prestige that
comes along with winning at the Daytona International Speedway. Sure
there is a nice payday involved but if you ask any driver that has won
the big race they will tell you that the money is nice but it is
something that they have been thinking about winning since they
started driving.
After winning the big race your name gets put up there with the
legends of Nascar like "The King" Richard Petty and the legendary Cale
Yarborough. These guys know how to drive a stock car that is for sure.
In 2004 the race was put more in the national spotlight when president
George Bush had the honor of saying "Gentlemen start your engines"
kicking off the start of the race. When you get a sitting president at
your sporting event you know it's big. The growth of Nascar has been
huge as of late.
We always look forward to going to Daytona for the race but not only
for the Daytona 500 but for the bud shootout which is held there also.
That is always a lot of fun and full of excitement.
Of course leaving the cold northeast and taking a vacation to Florida
in February is always a great idea. If you have never been to the
Daytona 500 it should be on your To-Do list as it is one of the
greatest sports events.
Getting a Daytona 500 ticket is close to impossible as it is always
sold out. Between the 200,000 people that go to the race there is
millions of people that watch the race on television worldwide. If you
live in a colder climate you may want to think about taking a vacation
in sunny Florida and watch the race in person.
The biggest moment in the Daytona 500 was when Dale Earnhardt sr.
won it after many years and many laps.
Dale was also involved in one of the saddest moments when he was
killed on the last lap while running in the 43rd Daytona 500 back in
2001. The sport lost one of its greatest drivers of all time just when
the sport was getting bigger. Dale was so nice he was even loved by
his arch enemies.
Race weekend in Daytona is sure to be filled with great moments and
many fans will get to root for their favorite driver. Most fans in the
crowd will be pulling for Dale jr. There will also be fans for Jeff
Gordon as this has been one of his better tracks.
Enjoy the race!
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About The Author
Vince Falcone is an Atlanta Falcon season ticket holder and he also
knows Nascar you can read
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