What It's Like to Race in the Daytona 500
by Parker Kligerman on Jalopnik, shared by Barry Petc from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4B05P)
A sold-out grandstand packed with more than 100,000 people erupts in a loud roar, drowning out the National Anthem. This is meant to be The Great American Race, bigger, brighter, louder than anything else. An incoming rumble and the ground shakes as six fighter jets streak into view. The cheers are drowned out by the"