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I live about 25 minutes from Daytona. I have been to my share of the races. I can tell you the following:

As an experience, it was fun.
It was the only time in my life that while being OUTSIDE I was overwhelmed by cigarette smoke.
It is absolutely, 100% controlled by NASCAR. When Dale Sr. wasn't close to the lead pack towards the end of one of the 500's they had a caution for debris on the track. There wasn't any. They didn't even pretend to have any pick anything off the track. They had a caution to bunch up the drivers.
I would wager that the sponsors pay NASCAR for results. Why not? It's entertainment.
The sheer amount of money people spend there is staggering.
Knowing the above, it is so dull. Why watch when there is clear evidence that nascar is deciding the results.
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