Despite Delays, Daytona 500 Race To Remember

February 16, 2010 on 11:49 am | In Memorabilia, NASCAR |

The biggest shame from a pothole dominating the headlines at Sunday’s Daytona 500 was how good the race actually was. NASCAR made waves in the weeks before Daytona, claiming that the governing body would let drivers proverbially take the gloves off, allowing more aggressive and fan-centric racing. If Sunday’s 500 is any preview, fans and NASCAR memorabilia collectors are in for a great season.

Shop Daytona 500 Champion Jamie McMurray autographs.

Despite a tense and action-packed race that featured a record 21 different leaders, much of the talk after Sunday has been about the massive pothole that formed in turn two and caused over two hours of delays. While track crews did their best to fix the patch, the quickly-descending temperatures sent many fans in only shorts and NASCAR t-shirts heading for the exits.

Jamie McMurray’s victory at the Great American Race was his fourth career win in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. There have been nine different winners in the last nine Daytona 500s.