r/NASCAR • u/the-loam-ranger Chastain • 3d ago

From England to Daytona. So excited!

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Everyone’s been very cool so far. Can’t wait for the race.

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u/Living_Reputation_63 3d ago

As a German, the first race in the USA is such a different and good feeling, one of the best!

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 2d ago

Is it big in Germany? I got talking to a table full of Germans who appreciated my sons Bayern jersey 😂

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u/Living_Reputation_63 1d ago

Not really, every now and then there are people who know about Jeff Gordon or Jr and maybe about the Daytona 500. But I’ve never found someone with actual knowledge tho.

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u/MeBeEric 1d ago

Man as an American I can only dream of seeing an EU track in person let alone a race

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u/Living_Reputation_63 14h ago

Ohh, which one would be your first pick?

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 3d ago

Thank you everyone. That was amazing from start to finish. What an experience!

I sat across from the end of pit road so got a great view of the biggest crash of the night, with Bubba coming to a stop in the wall in front of us.

I love this country.

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u/MeBeEric 1d ago

Thanks for visiting man. Hope you come back again soon :)

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 1d ago

Thanks man, so do I! I’m sold on Florida - what an awesome place. (Currently sat in downtown Tampa with a beer). I need to come back and see more - and I really want to see some of Carolina too.

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u/MeBeEric 1d ago

Carolina is a fun time. Great BBQ too. Charleston has great mini beach towns and was pretty chill last time I was down there. Folley Beach was my favorite. Do NOT stop at South of the Border it sucks and has nothing to do despite the very appealing facade on the highway lol

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u/KentuckyHorsepower 3d ago

Welcome to NASCAR nation. Hope you feel the thunder.

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u/candaceelise 3d ago

You’re gonna have the best time ever! Enjoy :)

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u/Swag92 3d ago

You picked a great one, have a blast!

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u/unfortunateham 3d ago

You picked one hell of a race to see

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u/SmellsLikeTat3 Briscoe 3d ago

hope i can make the same journey some day, although i’d like bristol night race to be my first

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u/immortalsteve 3d ago

hell yeah brother, take it all in

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u/Ordinary-Affect3652 3d ago

That was a great race and the last 3 laps I had to stand up to watch even though I was home watching it

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u/FGH9095952264 Clements 3d ago

Thanks for traveling over! Enjoy your time here!

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u/ExiledGarlic 3d ago

What a baller first race to attend!

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u/Electromotivation 3d ago

I hope you had a blast!

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u/DominikWilde1 2d ago

Also from the UK and that was my second race. A big Ryan Blaney fan too, so it was a very special night

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 1d ago

Just a bit! I thought it was nailed on for Logano at one point. Was a great finish.

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u/DominikWilde1 1d ago

Right?! I was resigned to a less-than-ideal result with Logano walking it and Blaney so far back he was basically at the beach, then...

How the turntables

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 1d ago

And isn’t that right there just why NASCAR is so good??

I heard over the scanner Ryan Preece going wild at the end. Same something along the lines of ‘if we’d have had another fucking Ford with me, we’d have won’.

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u/wakeytom 2d ago

Was it easy to plan?

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 2d ago

Very. Bought the tickets as soon as they came out and added additions such as scanner and parking on the same booking.

When I got there, everyone was extremely helpful telling me where I should go etc.

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u/wakeytom 2d ago

Did you just go for the weekend?

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u/the-loam-ranger Chastain 1d ago

Turned it into a 2 week family vacation as part of it

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u/ParticularSenior4460 2d ago

I saw Bobby Allison win and his son came in second my first race anyone remember the year it was the 500