Daytona 500
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WildBill
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No kidding, that sucked for Logano to be in front all those laps then get wrecked out by very careless driving. That's why Daytona has a history of some incredible longshot winners, superspeedway racing is a real crapshoot at the end. I got my head handed to me in my bets because of the early crash and then the last lap crash.
Not a NASCAR guy but there has to be a better way to determine the winner of the race.
There seemed to be a slight delay in declaring McDowell the winner until the officials reviewed the replays.
But the announcers did a decent job of explaining the rules for declaring a winner in the aftermath of the crash.
The chaotic finish reminded me of a racing day at Santa Anita where morning clocker Bruno DeJulio was in the press box watching the ninth and final race of the day.
Heading into the day's finale, Bruno's group was alive in the Pick 6 for somewhere around $20,000.
At the head of the stretch, a horse near the lead clipped heels with the pacesetter and went down in a spectacular spill with three horses and three jockeys strewn all over the racetrack.
You could hear an audible gasp from the crowd (people actually attended the races in the 1990's) and then in the press box, you heard a loud DeJulio scream, "Come on six, come on six!"
The six-horse won by avoiding the scattered mess.
DeJulio and Company cashed their winnings.
Needless to say, Bruno DeJulio was never truly embraced by the mainstream racing media in southern California.
There seemed to be a slight delay in declaring McDowell the winner until the officials reviewed the replays.
But the announcers did a decent job of explaining the rules for declaring a winner in the aftermath of the crash.
The chaotic finish reminded me of a racing day at Santa Anita where morning clocker Bruno DeJulio was in the press box watching the ninth and final race of the day.
Heading into the day's finale, Bruno's group was alive in the Pick 6 for somewhere around $20,000.
At the head of the stretch, a horse near the lead clipped heels with the pacesetter and went down in a spectacular spill with three horses and three jockeys strewn all over the racetrack.
You could hear an audible gasp from the crowd (people actually attended the races in the 1990's) and then in the press box, you heard a loud DeJulio scream, "Come on six, come on six!"
The six-horse won by avoiding the scattered mess.
DeJulio and Company cashed their winnings.
Needless to say, Bruno DeJulio was never truly embraced by the mainstream racing media in southern California.
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WildBill
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I agree, its really complicated at the end. If the accident happened on anything but the last lap they would keep running OT laps to get a winner "in action" instead of making a horse racing style stewards decision. The only reason why it didn't feel that controversial is because McDowell also crossed the finish line first even though that meant nothing. At least it looked legit for viewers.
Heim
EOG Master
He was a decent clocker....he had some followers in the Digest with his bold highlighted works. Problem was
he would get you on the monster work and purposely underrate others in the same race with their works. I
remember many years ago he went nuts on a first time starter Big Orange. Bet below even money. The
nothing work horse at 10-1 won. You get the idea. You know who he was on.
I remember a few years back, before Chris Andrews became involved with SP, he had a tout service or
associated with one. He asked me about Bruno re including him in his service. I quickly replied 'No'
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funny story on Bruno. was at Derby week, one of the days before derby and Oaks I got into Mansion VIP area (google it at Churchill its the step above millionaires row area).
funny no gamblers there, no racing forms, just fashion, high end booze, chefs, beautiful female greeters and butlers, and fame and hobnobbin and $2 bets for the most part.
Anyway that is why one guy stuck out to me, guy had a laptop you have to image how strange that looks in Mansion with the plush couches and high end and all that jazz.
from a slight distance I could see he was looking at the Bruno workout sheets, a product I knew pretty well. so thought this guy interesting. when he went up to grab some food I sort of said hey your a Bruno disciple I see hes had a couple good picks this week. ....he sort of looked up and said yea I guess so I am Bruno! nice guy, he invited me over to his couch area, I swear we were the only two real cappers in that area. then he showed many of his behind the scenes stuff on the laptop databases, other things way beyond the sheets they sell... that group has stuff beyond what that worksheet has lets just say that. he also worked 100% of the time mut have had 20 texts, calls, emails, customers, tech issues. hes all in. I respected that even as he sells a product ie tout product.
was a fun memory.
funny no gamblers there, no racing forms, just fashion, high end booze, chefs, beautiful female greeters and butlers, and fame and hobnobbin and $2 bets for the most part.
Anyway that is why one guy stuck out to me, guy had a laptop you have to image how strange that looks in Mansion with the plush couches and high end and all that jazz.
from a slight distance I could see he was looking at the Bruno workout sheets, a product I knew pretty well. so thought this guy interesting. when he went up to grab some food I sort of said hey your a Bruno disciple I see hes had a couple good picks this week. ....he sort of looked up and said yea I guess so I am Bruno! nice guy, he invited me over to his couch area, I swear we were the only two real cappers in that area. then he showed many of his behind the scenes stuff on the laptop databases, other things way beyond the sheets they sell... that group has stuff beyond what that worksheet has lets just say that. he also worked 100% of the time mut have had 20 texts, calls, emails, customers, tech issues. hes all in. I respected that even as he sells a product ie tout product.
was a fun memory.