Why is the Daytona 500 not called the Daytona 200?

[McPhreak]

Just watching Kilborn and just found out that the Daytona 500 is only 200 laps.... so where does the "500" come from? 😕

 

[imported_Mike]

why is the sky blue?

 

[amdskip]

The track is not a mile long😉

They do approximately 500 total miles.

 

[NutBucket]

Duh? I'm not even gonna bother answering honestly.

 

[Rallispec]

i always thought it was 500 miles.. each lap is like 2 and half miles

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: CheapArse
why is the sky blue?

Blue light's short wavelength causes it to get scattered around 10 times more by oxygen and nitrogen molecules than the longer wavelengths (like red) of the other colors visible to us.

The blue in the sky we see is scattered blue light.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: amdskip
The track is not a mile long😉

They do approximately 500 total miles.

oh. ok. Thanks. 🙂

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: McPhreak
Just watching Kilborn and just found out that the Daytona 500 is only 200 laps.... so where does the "500" come from? 😕

When watching Kilborn REMEMBER that he is a Sacramento Ings fan.....

DISTANCE: 500 Miles/200 Laps


http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/sports/motorsports/races/daytona/2626896.htm

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: CheapArse
why is the sky blue?

Blue light's short wavelength causes it to get scattered around 10 times more by oxygen and nitrogen molecules than the longer wavelengths (like red) of the other colors visible to us.

The blue in the sky we see is scattered blue light.

eh, you took the sarcasim right out of my post...but interesting

 

[ElFenix]

this last year it was the daytona 278.5.

why they can't race in the rain is beyond me. put some rain tires on them and slow the fsck down! your car still works!

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
this last year it was the daytona 278.5.

why they can't race in the rain is beyond me. put some rain tires on them and slow the fsck down! your car still works!

But if they slowed down it wouldn't be a race 😀

 

[raptor13]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: ElFenix
this last year it was the daytona 278.5.

why they can't race in the rain is beyond me. put some rain tires on them and slow the fsck down! your car still works!

But if they slowed down it wouldn't be a race 😀

It's NASCAR. Is it really a race anyway?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: ElFenix
this last year it was the daytona 278.5.

why they can't race in the rain is beyond me. put some rain tires on them and slow the fsck down! your car still works!

But if they slowed down it wouldn't be a race 😀

since nascar is the slowest of any major racing series i guess its less of a race already, eh?

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: McPhreak
Just watching Kilborn and just found out that the Daytona 500 is only 200 laps.... so where does the "500" come from? 😕

Because they name the races based on how many miles they run.