Three of the last Daytona 500s have been won by drivers who didn’t win another race during the year, and those almost always ended in calamity. Some criticize the modern 500 wins as a result of a randomized lottery, but is that really a fair claim?
The ‘Big One’ has only gotten bigger and more common in this modern day and age, but I still can't bring myself to call it a lottery as some do. Yes, luck plays a significant role in the current era of the Daytona 500 and the drafting package isn't ideal, but like Joey Logano often says, you can make your own luck a lot of the time.
