Post by mthomson on Jun 20, 2016 6:34:25 GMT -5
Well what they say is true at Daytona, you can run anywhere in the pack during the race and never know where you will finish. I started midpack, was leading at one time, at the rear of the pack after the first few laps from hitting the wall and finished just outside of top 10. I was actually running out of the pack the first tank of fuel, I had to come up with a plan to make up for that... So I took no tires to save time and only fuel on the first pit stop... I managed to get back with the pack after that.
The pitting here was awful for me, the checkup's getting on pitroad made my car squirrely braking into the pits and I got some minor damage.. I also got a little too aggressive and made some contact in one of the corners. Other than that it was a good race, I was in the top 10 just before the end of the race but had some quick cars behind me. Was impressed with my AI tweaks, the AI feels almost like the real racing here as you can pass them and they pass you back. My first race in the year I just blew past them all the time so its much better in that respect.
The biggest surprise of this race... Hut Sticklin won! Keep in mind Hut Stricklin didnt qualify fast enough for the real race here and he never won a race before in Nascar so this is his first win and at a big track at that.
Notable Mentions
- Hut Stricklin grabbed his first win and he didnt even start in this race in the real Pepsi 400
- Earnhardt Jr was the real race winner he led 116 laps. He still managed 9th in my race.
- In the real race, Jeff Gordon was involved in that 12 car accident and finished 37th, but he finishes 2nd in my race.
- Michael Waltrip almost made a repeat performance of the real race, he finished 2nd in the real race to help Dale Jr. and finishes 3rd in mine.
- After this race Gordon had a 48 point lead over Dale Jarret, right now I have a 54 point lead on Ricky Rudd.
AI% - 92.713783
Results (click image for full)
The pitting here was awful for me, the checkup's getting on pitroad made my car squirrely braking into the pits and I got some minor damage.. I also got a little too aggressive and made some contact in one of the corners. Other than that it was a good race, I was in the top 10 just before the end of the race but had some quick cars behind me. Was impressed with my AI tweaks, the AI feels almost like the real racing here as you can pass them and they pass you back. My first race in the year I just blew past them all the time so its much better in that respect.
The biggest surprise of this race... Hut Sticklin won! Keep in mind Hut Stricklin didnt qualify fast enough for the real race here and he never won a race before in Nascar so this is his first win and at a big track at that.
Notable Mentions
- Hut Stricklin grabbed his first win and he didnt even start in this race in the real Pepsi 400
- Earnhardt Jr was the real race winner he led 116 laps. He still managed 9th in my race.
- In the real race, Jeff Gordon was involved in that 12 car accident and finished 37th, but he finishes 2nd in my race.
- Michael Waltrip almost made a repeat performance of the real race, he finished 2nd in the real race to help Dale Jr. and finishes 3rd in mine.
- After this race Gordon had a 48 point lead over Dale Jarret, right now I have a 54 point lead on Ricky Rudd.
AI% - 92.713783
Results (click image for full)