Normally I would be sitting in a hotel in Daytona Beach or the surrounding area right now eating dinner or downloading pictures from the weekend. This year I am not. I sit at home on my couch, having just put my daughter to bed.
The 53rd running of the Daytona 500 completed this afternoon with an unlikely winner. Honestly, how many of you had heard of Trevor Bayne before this weekend? I knew he raced in the Nationwide Series last season and I believe the season before, but didn't know much more than that. A guy who turned 20 years old yesterday wins the biggest race of the season in only his 2nd start. How insane does that sound? A guy 10 years younger than me wins the biggest race of the season in only his 2nd career start? He outfoxed names like Stewart, Earnhardt, Gordon, among others. It's just amazing. And it was nice to see the Wood Brothers, who have been in the sport for a long, long time and have fallen off in recent years get a win in the sports' biggest race again.
No, I won't instantly become a Trevor Bayne fan, but it was interesting to see a rookie win the 500. I was speechless after the race had concluded.
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