Mac spends countless hours in the Ford simulator and watching film paired with onboard data, for no reason other than to win one race, the Daytona 500. Daytona 500 to Host 30,000 Fans in NASCAR Season Opener Author: Madeline Coleman Publish date: Jan 30, 2021 Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile announced on Saturday that he. "While we won't be able to have a capacity crowd here in February, we are excited that we can host the Daytona 500 with those in attendance, as well as for the millions who will tune in live on Fox. Attendance at the 2021 Daytona 500 won by Michael McDowell was limited to 30%. A simple math equation would suggest the race should take 2.5 hours of straight driving, but with pitstops, cautions and possible weather . NASCAR's Daytona 500 is sold out with over 101,000 fans expected Brad Keselowski is behind the wheel of a Ford, a widely accepted advantage, and finished fourth in his Duel 150. The 2021 event was held with capacity restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic and only had about 30,000 fans in attendance, while this year's number will be well over 100,000. (The 1960 race, the second 500, had an official attendance of 38,775.). All Rights Reserved. Market data provided by Factset. A frequent concern from NASCAR drivers throughout the 2020 season was that the lack of fans in attendance for most races did a number on the atmosphere that they usually experience on race day. Following the resumption of the 2020 season, Daytona played host to both the Go Bowling 235 (road course) and the Coke Zero Sugar 400 (oval) Cup Series races with limited attendance in August. Attendance at the 2021 Daytona 500 won by Michael McDowell was limited to 30%. Daytona 500 Expecting 30k Fans: 'Largest Sporting Event' in US Since 4:09 pm ET. The 2021 Daytona 500 had just 30,000 in attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time.

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