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Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: Steve G.
Date: February 14, 2021 05:40PM
Can't wait for the silent all-electric version of this show. Unknown battery explosions and huge crowd's chanting "VROOM! VROOM!"


Sixteen cars were involved in the early crash Sunday at the Daytona 500, which then was delayed by rain.
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The Big One hit only 15 laps into the Daytona 500, triggered when Aric Almirola turned into pole-winner Alex Bowman and started a 16-car pileup.

Minutes later, the race was stopped by lightning and fans who had been socially distanced in the grandstands instead had to seek shelter in the crowded concourse. Heavy rain followed, shutting down "The Great American Race'' for what will be a lengthy delay.

Christopher Bell started the melee when he pushed Almirola too hard near the front of the field and forced the Stewart-Haas Racing driver to bobble as he tried to avoid a slide. Almirola ended up turning right into Bowman. Their contact caused others to collide, sending them spinning and skidding through grass and mud. Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Ryan Newman Daniel Suarez and Kurt Busch were among those involved.

"We were just getting pushed too hard too early," Almirola said, according to NASCAR.com. "It's a long, long race. Man, we were in a fine position, just sitting there riding around in the top two, three and the 20 [Bell] just came with a big run and hit me really hard in a bad spot and it turned me to the right and tore up our race car and ended our Daytona 500 way too early."

Almirola, Bowman, Newman, Jones and Suarez are among those listed now as out for the race, according to NASCAR.com. Hendrick Motorsports had put Bowman and Byron on the front row.
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Re: Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: fauch
Date: February 14, 2021 07:29PM
Rubbin is racing...
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Re: Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: Speedy
Date: February 14, 2021 09:39PM
NASCAR? I have heard of it somewhere.

About 10 years ago or so I received a call asking if we would care to have NASCAR’s PR agency or what not hold/pay for a pizza party in our home for all our neighbors who wanted to watch a NASCAR race. I listed our neighbors to my wife, asking if she knew any who might watch a race. We came up with no one including ourselves so we declined.



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Re: Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: DP
Date: February 15, 2021 05:55AM
At least the crash wasn't due to freezing rain...






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Re: Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: February 15, 2021 06:35AM
Good thing nobody was hurt.
G.. good point... I would expect a large part of the battery drain would be the loudspeakers on the cars...
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Re: Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: February 15, 2021 08:46AM
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cbelt3
Good thing nobody was hurt.
G.. good point... I would expect a large part of the battery drain would be the loudspeakers on the cars...

I also hate Illinois nazees



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The perfume that the air would bring
To the indolent town
Where the barkers call the moon down
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Re: Sport the way we like it: 'Daytona 500 16-car pileup'
Posted by: RE:up
Date: February 15, 2021 09:07AM
Here it is;

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