Talk:Daytona 500: The Great American Race/@comment-28753807-20170224162458

I won't be winning Danica Patrick's livery. I am choosing to only spend BRL and win the gold I can. I won't be available to complete the stages when they are available, so I'm mining the event for and enjoying the new challenge of the new aero setup of the current NASCAR cars. It turns out, the attendance at NASCAR events has been in decline for some time. The rules about the cars are designed to balance safety and entertainment. Of course, crashes are entertaining, but drivers surviving the crashes is a concern, too. So, the new aero is desiged to allow faster speed, but less control, so slower speeds are actually required, in turns. But, competition will send some drivers into (safer barrier) walls, providing more entertainment. To each his own, but I feel it is interesting to see how different race teams meet the challenges of pushing the limits of the rules to gain an edge to win. The strategy of when to come in to the pits, and what to do in the pit is interesting. Winning teams don't gamble on just taking two tires, the spend the extra few seconds to have better grip for longer runs, even in the final laps of the race. Poor Danica, too. She switched to NACAR for the pay increase, but she hasn't won, the way she did in Indy cars. She still has time, though. Mark Martin retired after age 50. She could have another 20 years to race! Good Luck to those trying to complete the Ford Fusion Daytona 500. I'm looking forward to another event, later on, for a better car.