Think you could drive a stock car at Daytona?

[Phu Cat]

Several years ago I took a good friend of mine over to the "Petty Driving Experience" at Daytona for his birthday. For $140 they took you around the track at 170. That's when I knew the smallest mistakes are amplified and there's no way I could drive that fast without kissing the wall, or worse. The most fun I'd had since flying an airplane.

 

[rhino 2]

Several years ago I took a good friend of mine over to the "Petty Driving Experience" at Daytona for his birthday. For $140 they took you around the track at 170. That's when I knew the smallest mistakes are amplified and there's no way I could drive that fast without kissing the wall, or worse. The most fun I'd had since flying an airplane.

I know I can’t…

 

[cScjhb]

My first though when reading the title of your post was..... I'd probably get lapped on the FIRST lap.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Nope, tho it would be fun, I am a wrencher not a driver of cars

 

[trike lady]

Not me, but I do know someone who can Faye's grandson Kevin he drove dirt track cars.

 

[56Elwood]

5 or 6 years ago my company participated in a sales contest and I ended up being awarded a trip to Texas to take part in a one day event. They started us out with a pit crew challenge then took us on a tour of the track (10 of us in a van). They pointed out braking points, turn in points etc. All while being driven without hands on the wheel at 90 mph.

Then we actually go to drive ( I drove 10 laps in Clint Bowyer's car from the year before) We were limited to 150 mph and then the instructor drove 10 laps with me as a passenger. My first thought was "I suck as a driver" So now I've done off road driving school, road racing school, Nascar event. All that's left is Frank Hawley's drag racing school and the driving bucket list will be complete.

 

[Zammy]

I would like to say that I could but not so sure now at my age, reaction time just not like it used to be. I've been over 150 at the dragstrip and over 120 on a bike, I sure would like to try though. A few years ago we were near Daytona for the Snowbird gathering and the wife went for a ride-along in #5 (Kyle Bush) car for 3 laps at 150, crazy woman that she is, wanted to hit 180 but they weren't allowed to go above 150, she had a blast.

 

[Ray55]

I've done a few laps in a pace car at 130 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA a few years ago as a passenger. You would be surprised at how fast that outside wall come up at you when the car slides sideways coming out of turn 2 and turn 4.

 

[DOKK]

I like my racing in a straight line a quarter mile at a time. Never was a fan of going circles and I used to help build dirt track cars. :Shrug:

 

[Warped]

Dont know how good I would be at it but I would jump at the chance

I did some stock car racing years ago on several local tracks in the midwest even won a few races

but Daytona is a whole different level

 

[56Elwood]

Here's the video from inside the car

 

[mighty mike]

mighty mike

For my 50th birthday my kids bought me 8 Hot Laps at Disney World ( Richard Petty Driving Experience ) it

was a blast. Gives you a whole different view of what these drivers go thru. Very hot inside the car and had

to follow a professional driver around the track. My average speed was 125 mph. driving 12 inches from the wall.

Now 74 yrs old and 65 is fast enough. Great memories.

 

[wlivin2]

Would be fun to try. I've been to 160 on a bike made the mistake of lifting my head a little and thought i was going to get choked to death. Wind got under helmet and tried to take it off my head:gah::gah::gah:

 

[Zammy]

Just had to dig up the pics of the wife, this was 2008

 

[trike lady]

Fay's grandson Kevin Griffin.

https://usraracing.com/news/news_article.asp?NewsID=60326

 

[jjvw]

In my younger years I was a Sports Car Racer, an Ice Racer and a Pro Ralliest. Shortly after I quit racing, we took the grand kids to Disney World and to see Daytona. My grandson and I took the track tour and tried to stand on the 31º banking. No way I would want to drive it. On the way home we stopped at Sebring. When I told them I used to race, they gave us the grand tour. That was more my style!

 

[Phu Cat]

​Banking sure helps the cars get thru turns but it takes away from suspension travel. So there's plusses and minuses in almost everything.

 

[Eholli]

Not Daytona.

I grew up watching a uncle race in stock cars and thought he was cool. Then years ago my brother had a garage and would race in Texas. He let me run his car once at the track.

Nope. Not for me. Wide a** open with cars running next to me going into turns. Pucker factor. Watching wipe outs ahead of me in a turn, Nope. Not Me. Small tracks are scary. Airplanes are better.

 

[Phu Cat]

Small tracks are scary. Airplanes are better.

Ya sure??? If you wreck a stock car yer likely to survive it. Ya wreck a small fixed wing airplane and you're likely to be history.

 

[Phu Cat]

My average speed was 125 mph.

In some driving schools, the closer you get to the lead driver the faster he'll go.

 

[Gorilla]

My average speed was 125 mph.

In some driving schools, the closer you get to the lead driver the faster he'll go.

Yes some will. Many moons ago I did Greg Sacks school at the old track layout at Homestead. I have done some sports car driving so I was on the leaders butt. We were doing 160mph I was told on the 3rd lap. So cool.