Any of you guys ever been to The 500 Mile Race?

[conradthevol]

It’s pretty awesome

 

[mathboy]

It fun, if you like to see cars turn left all race. The atmosphere is close to a NASCAR race where people are pretty friendly and there’s lots of parties. Personally if I’m going to watch roundly-roundly racing, my preference is Daytona. The race there is like going with 250,000 of you closest friends. Incredible atmosphere.

 

[conradthevol]

It fun, if you like to see cars turn left all race. The atmosphere is close to a NASCAR race where people are pretty friendly and there’s lots of parties. Personally if I’m going to watch roundly-roundly racing, my preference is Daytona. The race there is like going with 250,000 of you closest friends. Incredible atmosphere.

This is not correct

The 500 is the greatest race in the world

the greatest race there ever was

RIP Al Unser

 

[Pu71indy]

I've been to about 40 of them. Still get excited on race day.
RIP Bobby Unser also. He died earlier this year.

 

[YouSayPotato]

Only time I went was 1964. There was a terrible crash on the second lap in which two drivers died. The race was halted for FIVE HOURS, then restarted. I'll never go again.

 

[Woodstock Boiler]

It USED to be the greatest race in the US by far. It's now a shadow of it's former self. Thank you Tony George. I haven't been back since the IRL was formed. Daytona 500 is definitely on my bucket list.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

It fun, if you like to see cars turn left all race. The atmosphere is close to a NASCAR race where people are pretty friendly and there’s lots of parties. Personally if I’m going to watch roundly-roundly racing, my preference is Daytona. The race there is like going with 250,000 of you closest friends. Incredible atmosphere.

Stock cars are slow. Boring.

 

[Spinn]

It is still a great race. I love going, there is nothing like it.

 

[Purdue85]

It USED to be the greatest race in the US by far. It's now a shadow of it's former self. Thank you Tony George. I haven't been back since the IRL was formed. Daytona 500 is definitely on my bucket list.

I'm no fan of Penske Racing ("anyone but Penske!"), but Roger is going to do wonders with this, given time.

Woodstock, this is not directed at you. On forums like this, I'm usually reluctant to publicly jump on (and ridicule) people like Tony George. Or Morgan Burke. Or Darrell Hazell. (I make certain exceptions for idiots on the public dole, like career politicians and the like.) With that said, Tony has given every appearance of the heir who simply enjoyed the ride. I'm having trouble really finding where he was innovative, or improved the inheritance he so generously received.

I fully expect an entrepreneur and innovator, like Roger Penske, to change that.