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I grew up by a little short track called Mt Clemens Racetrack just north of Detroit. Back in the day (mid 60's) my dad and his brothers raced there and when a race car was shot they would have a demo derby in the fields behind our house. My pops just missed rookie of the year one year but a guy by the name of Benny Parsons beat him.
The fact you think that is why he picked that username makes you look like a real fucking idiot.
Black baggy MX gear and a CR250. That's the exact demographic Nascar went after.
Just because Pastrana is entered in the race there is no guarantee that he will actually race in the 500.
He first has to qualify through one of the twin 150 races on Thursday. That’s not often easy.
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So, he probably won't get any publicity until he actually qualifies and is running in the top 10 in the race. Until then he's just another scrub no one will care about.
Travis being who he is will probably get some attention. No doubt about that.
I'm on the same page as you here but as you can see most of our two wheeled brethren live in a vacuum where only dirt bikes qualify for their interest. It's a shame really seeing that one of the three GOATs of the sport cut his teeth racing motocross.
I beg to differ. He will get talked about.
I wish him well. Still of the most exciting Mx/sx riders EVER to watch. I believe he was very close friends with Ken Block. Im sure he was/is devastated about his death.
Play offs suck.
In every sport.
I was obviously being hugely sarcastic. He will be one of the biggest stories of Speedweeks. NASCAR being NASCAR, I wouldn't be shocked if he gets a lil bit larger restrictor plate.
Travis has a huge following and NASCAR can't wait to get the hype train rolling. The perfect storm for the NASCAR marketing arm would be Travis and Hallie Deegan (I know she's not scheduled to race the 500) sitting on the front row.
That's cool. sarcasm is hard to detect from behind my keyboard. He will get talked about some leading up to the race. If he makes it in he will get mentioned a couple of times at most unless he manages to be truly competitive which I highly doubt.
https://frontstretch.com/2023/01/17/travis-pastrana-attempting-daytona-500-with-23xi/
I'm pretty sure the top 2 on speed in qualifying get in before the 150s even are held. Qualifying determines your start position for the 150s and your finish in the 150s determines your start position for the 500. The top 2 in qualifying make up the front row as long as they don't wad up the car in the 150, regardless where they finish. At least that's how they used to do it.
I bet that norcal lame don't even ride
I wish I could say I'm surprised by the users that turn this thread into a shit show, but I'm not. Same cast as always...
^^This^^
I can't help but think the negative folks posting on this topic must live pretty miserable lives to not be happy for an icon like TP doing this.
There are a lot of talented, young drivers that don't have the money or name collateral to drive at the highest level of NASCAR.
Looking forward to TP doing well. What he may lack in skill on a superspeedway, he will make up with true desire to compete for a win.
It’s not like he’s new to NASCAR. He raced the entire 2013 season in the xfinity series and has raced some truck races.
He hasn’t raced cup so that’s new and realistically there are only a couple of spots open in qualifying.
https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/35465787/travis-pastrana-…
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Pastrana will be in a Longhorn Dirt Late Model at Volusia soon, will be liveried up the same as his Cup car .
Any info on which LM class/night he'll be racing? I'm just down the road and planning on hitting a night or two regardless.
Dirt late model is the coolest. In Wisconsin the home of the worlds 1st auto race in the 1800,s 1st price was 10k. A few yrs ago they raced 6 nights a week. They still race 4 nights a week. A few nascar guys tried the bigger races & got smoked by the locals. Clay oval racing is really big now, people Love it. These boys can drive . In a battle & off the race line they stomp the gas & pitch the back out then drift threw the corner lifting the front left wheel in the air on the exit. Mid 70,s was exciting the grand stands where packed with the crowd on there feet.
Any bets on if Travis has sold advertising space on the undercarriage of his Late Model?
https://dirtcar.com/divisions/modifieds/an-awesome-time-travis-pastrana… He will be in a modified not a late model at volousia
Same here. Liked it in the 80's and early 90's. Haven't watched a race in 10+ years. May watch a race if Pastrana is in it...or I'll try.
Yeah, i just rewatched the video, and i took it to mean that he had already driven a modified , but i assumed it didnt have the nose on under the cover.
Seeing as i'm from the UK, i should get a pass for that.
We built cars/engines for a guy that ran the dash series for several years in the late 80s. The Cup cars were impressive from the infield, but I didn't really appreciate the speed until I watched the Busch Clash in 87 from the back straight stands. Elliott and Waltrip were drafting well over 200 mph. Stand next to the wall and watch cars come by a few feet away at 205+. It will change the perception of "these guys just turn left" very quickly.
Yessir.
I got the opportunity to fill in for crash truck twice on rain-outs.
My brother runs one out of turn 3 at TMS.
Have one or two of those go by you as you sit in the back, your truck going about 85, and they're going 175.
It's mind blowing.
Was that from the hunt the front video?
Not sure about the Wil E Coyote schtick reference. He has multiple rally car championships and raced 42 Nascar Infinity series races with 4 top 10's and a pole position at Talladega. Not the best results on pavement but he has a lot of experience. But he still has to qualify which won't be easy.
Yes, it was.
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