LAP #1:
It's lights out under the lights in Daytona. It's a full sprint to Turn 1 and all drivers are mindful of the invisible wall and the dangers that can occur in the tight Turn 1.
LAP #1:
Lots of bumping through Turn 1 and several cars were touched up.
@The_Antman_,
@DublDee and
@llNovall manage to get away from the pack occupying the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions. You can see
@socalnatv,
@Worst_Driver and
@CdnSweetTee trying to straighten out their cars.
@Mac1032763 ended up with a contactless spin (I think) and further back it was a little bit of a bumper car effect,
@Noob01_lmdead and
@DRD_Niagara ended up in the grass. the three of us would end up at the back of the grid. All said, some benefited and some lost out but nobody's race was ruined.
LAP #2:
Again at Turn 1 on Lap#2, we can see
@Worst_Driver, running 4th, take a little bit of a wide line which would allow
@socalnatv and
@Bologna_Duc through.
@Worst_Driver would drop to to 6th place. At the back of the pic we can see
@Noob01_lmdead and
@DRD_Niagara door-to-door and
@Mac1032763. The three of us managed to get ourselves back in the action.
LAP #3:
Lots of action at Turn 1. This time on Lap #3,
@CdnSweetTee might have lots a little grip and made contact with the invisible wall and ended hitting the end of the wall. She'd avoid a catastrophic spin but the incident would drop her from 8th to 16th.
LAP #3:
Moments later, it was
@Phlano099 that would end up with an unforced error and spin out in the infield grass. It would be his turn to occupy the last spot of the grid.
LAP #4:
Up ahead, by Turn 1 of Lap #4, the
@The_Antman_ is still leading and it's becoming difficult to frame him with any other cars in pictures. In the distance, we can see
@DublDee and
@llNovall running in 2nd and 3rd, struggling to keep the
@The_Antman_ within their sights.
LAP #6:
The mid-grid is where the action is at.
@socalnatv is leading a train of 6 cars from infield back onto the speedway in Lap #6. A train that includes himself,
@JDMKING13,
@Kgffy,
@DRD_Niagara,
@Noob01_lmdead and
@Mac1032763.
LAP #7:
Right from Turn 1 on Lap #1 when we both ended up in the grass, it seems I was paired up with
@Noob01_lmdead. We traded spots (and light paint) a few times and had a nice lengthy battle for ourselves.
LAP #8:
By Lap #8, the
@The_Antman_ continues to build on his lead. But the best battle of this race occurred between
@bublyman,
@Worst_Driver and
@Bologna_Duc. This threesome spent just about the whole race within a few car lengths' of each other constantly exchanging positions between themselves.
LAP #9:
After her mishap in Lap #3,
@CdnSweetTee managed to get a few spots back and is now running 13th. In the distance, we can see a mistake by
@Noob01_lmdead who lost grip when the road portion transitions back to the speedway part of the track. He'd fall from 9th to 16th.
LAP #11:
@socalnatv, who I showed earlier on Lap #6 leading the mid-grid train from the 7th spot has not only caught up to the threesome of
@Worst_Driver,
@bublyman and
@Bologna_Duc but in fact now leads them from the 4th position.
LAP #15:
At this point, and a little further back the two closest cars to each other is
@JDMKING13 and
@Kgffy who are running 11th and 12th and doing battle.
@Kgffy is pictured giving a little kiss to the wall just prior to entering the chicane.
LAP #17:
I usually try to capture the winner in a way that displays his position in relation to the cards that are chasing him but it was not possible in this one.
@The_Antman_ goes wire to wire and manages to win with a 16 second cushion in his series debut. Not only that but but sets the races fastest lap by a comfortable 3/10th of a second to pad his fastest lap in Qualifying.
@The_Antman_ will be flanked by
@DublDee and
@llNovall on the podium steps.
@socalnatv and
@Worst_Driver round off the top 5.
