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DAYTONA 500 #1523
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Day Fifteen of the will never end Olympics!

So here we are at the final day of competition. For most. For the United States. There is like the Mens Hockey Finals and Curling I think, but that is not the United States, so screw em! I don't care! I did my part! I watched, and I'm exhausted.

Keep in mind some people were there actually participating and winning five medals, but whatever!

By the way, welcome!

So today was all about the mass events, bobsledding, the pairs figure skating, and some bobsledding.

We got the Mens Mass 50K Cross Country Skiing! Or as it really was, the Mass 28.4K. They had to cut it down to due weather. Tons of wind now! Why so windy China, why! Can't you control the wind! Very disappointing China!

61 men start this event. Lone American Scott Patterson takes the field. We have never done better then 11th. As does the 25 year old Johannes Høsflot Klæbo! He has seven medals and five golds coming on in. Will it be his six gold!

So there off, and like just five minutes in they are one, hydrating all ready. Cool. And two, naturally a few get caught up in some coaches. Not cool. Man these coaches just can't keep off the field of play!

So it's like 10 minutes in and there are already a few stragglers back. Terrible! It's just 10 minutes in! Come on man! I swear I could do this. Very slowly, but I can straggle back as good as any.

The focus on Klabo for quite some time. I guess he is a big time bread eater. Had his grandma bake 20 loaves to smuggle on in. Or declare. Either way, and he is apparently running short. Says it fuels him well. America should take note. Or kidnap his grandma. Either way.

Waxing is everything in Cross Country, or so they say and you can change your skies out once in this event, and have two opportunities to do so. But like with NASCAR pit stops, it does cost you time. 36 minutes in at the first stop Klabo is one of the few to change out right now. Bold strategy? Should others have taken head and done the same?

We watch as they separate out and there is a big pack of 15 that eventually go down to about 8. American Scott is one of them! In fact, he is looking good! He is 4th at one point! Klabo. Where is he? Where did he go? We are about 20K in now. Is he in the lead? Nope? In the bathroom? Where is he?

Oh, he is in the parking lot headed home!

HE dropped! He fell behind and was like "Screw this crap! I don't even like this event! I don't need this nonsense to validate my greatness!"

He is really not a mass starter at all I guess, so there was that!

So were about 7k now, still a group of eight, Scott in 4th still, about 13 seconds between everyone. Looking good. It's at about 4km to go that everyone now starts to break apart. And that is not good for Scott. He starts to fall off the top five now. It's two for Norway and three for the ROC and that will be your top five by the way.

We go to commercial and back with just 2.7KM left. It's now a fight for the top three by five. Norway's Kruger is in it. So is ROC Bolshunov.

Then 1.7KM, the top five are really out there!

And then it is three. ROC's Bolshunov, Yakimushkin and Norway's Kruger are all even! It is a fight to see who gets what! There in the final stretch! Fighting hard! ROC Bolshunov is able to separate and it is ROC, one and two, Norway's Kruger with the Bronze, and then ROC, Norway, and ROC again 4th-6th! Man those two countries can ski! Scott however does come in 8th just 33.3 seconds behind! Which is our best ever in this! Pretty cool!

Let's do the women's now. It came on late. I at first thought they didn't maybe do it, or just wasn't going to show it, and was kind of over it all, but it was really good and worth the watch!

So it was 65 women, two did not start, two did not finish, and one from Greece got freaking lapped! America had four in this. Sophia Laukli took 15th. Good for her! Novie McCabe took 18th! Good for her! We also had relay participants Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan in this and when we came in, we were on the third lap of four and man it was exciting. Therese Johaug of Norway was out in the lead, pretty much the whole race I guess. Then in second was Jessie Diggins! She was like just 30 second back! And she won!

No!

Norway's Johaug won the gold of course. Duh! But Jessie was just thirty seconds back for a while, then like a minute and then like a minute and 43 seconds, was her finish time when Johaug crossed the finish line, flag in hand. There was no closing on her. Jessie was never going to get the gold from her at this point. And chasing Jessie Diggins was Sweden's Ebba Andersson who was about a minute thirty back at this point, and while at one point Andersson close in in some on Jessie, she too never really close to actually beating Jessie. Jessie held tough to the end and took the silver by just over 45 seconds. I'll get back to that later.

No, the real excitement was for third. Like I said, Andersson of Sweden was in third, a minute thirty back from Jessie and just .16 second back from a hungry mob of eight! I mean they were on her ass like white on rice! They were coming for her hard! And leading that mob, was American Rosie Brennan! They could all just smell and taste the bronze and knew it would taste good! It was pretty funny actually! I mean this Swede could feel it with every stride. They were unrelenting to the very end!

Get her! Chase that Swedish skier down! Get the torches and pitchforks out! Don't let her escape!

At 45 minutes in with like 8km to go, they were .16 back. But the group was disorganized at times, and when you stay in a group, that can help, or hurt you, depending on what you can do. At one point Andersson gets a second wind and pulls out to about 27 seconds in the lead and it was at this time that I wished Rosie would have made her move, but she didn't. No one did until there was just a few KM's left and only then did they start to disband and make some moves.

But Rosie is one of those making moves!

Rosie, Finland, France, another Swede and an ROC skier start to really try and close that gap now! They are starting to really gain on her. By the time they all hit that turn into victory lane, they are now catching her! You can really feel that heat! It was a lot of fun to watch. For me. Not Andersson's parents. They all start to pass her! All five of them! There was nothing left in that tank for Anderson. They all went on by her and raced for the bronze. And while I wish it was Rosie Brennan, it was not! Niskanen of Finland snuck by first and took it hard to the line and won with Rosie getting sixth just five seconds back and poor Ebba Andersson taking eight, losing by seven seconds. Sigh! I felt bad for her. Especially since Rosie didn't get the bronze. All of those miles. 17.8 to be exact. That sucks.

And lying there collapsed as they crossed was Jessie Diggins. She had crossed just 45 seconds earlier and immediately was down gasping for air and crying. In fact Niskanen also collapsed right next to her as you can imagine, but Jessie had truly left it all behind. I mean they had to pick her up and carry her off the battle field wrapped in her countries flag. But alive! And hopefully she didn't crap herself.



Oh yea, just thirty hours earlier, she had food poisoning! Freaking real Chinese food man! Not what we eat I assure you!

But seriously, that is crazy! I guess there is nothing like needing to go to make you ski faster. And she now is the first American ever to get two cross country medals in one Olympic games. Good for her!

So we did the Women's Mass starts for skating. It's very complicated. It's like about 15 people in each of two semifinal heats. You go sixteen very long laps. About four miles in length total. First lap is a pacing lap. Can't pass or accelerate. Then at laps four, eight, and twelve you have a sprint lap where the top three, get three, two, then one points. And the top finishers get points. 60, 40, 20, 10, 6 and 3. And the top eight advance based on points. Got that? No? Good!

So heat one had American in this race, Mia Kilburg as well as 49 year old Claudia Pechstein of Germany. I'm not going to give it the blow by blow, but it is fun to watch. At every bell, that means that is a points round and everyone has to then sprint for points, but only if you think you can't win. So it's the lesser people trying to play mind games and cat and mouse all the time, and the top people just skate bunched up for the most part. And of course now and then someone would break out in front to like bait people, or see what they would do, and maybe one or two might follow, maybe early into a points lap. It was all very weird and fun to watch.

About six to go they start to go they start to really bump and jockey for position already but really it wasn't until about two to go that they pick up real speed and then as soon as they hit that line for the final lap, gone!

At this point you might lose some people on the turns, as they are going that fast. It's like in a pod race in a SciFi flick. You see someone skate off the screen with an Ahhhhhh! and there gone! Forever! Kind of funny. To me! Not them! Elizaveta Golubeva of the ROC would fall but get an advance to the finals.

Canada first, American Mia in 4th

Semifinal heat two and we have American Giorgia Birkeland in this. You know what, I have changed my mind as I type. Let me just give you my notes as I frantically took them as I watched. There off! ROC breaks out hard, two follow, Dutch Italy, first bell, four break out, beat ROC for points, three stay ahead, pack catches up, into second bell they all go faster, second bell, four break for it, 3 cross for points, regroup again, form two trains of skaters, drafting and pushing the front along, last bell, 5 to go, Kazakhstan breaks for it, four out front, 3 laps to go, everyone speeds up, re-bunch, 2 laps to go, 9 bunched up front, Norway in lead falls on final corner, it's Bohm!, Italy, Korea, China, and Norway's Schouten first four!

So now were in the finals. It's an all star cast here. Americans Mia and Giorgia of the USA are in it. Canada takes the lead, USA 3rd and 9th, lots of rearranging, first bell, some sprint for points, which I guess matter for some reason? I mean this is for the medals, but some do it anyway! Canada way out of the rest, others regroup. Second bell and Canada stays in the lead but no one else is in a hurry and we now have some stragglers. 49 year old Claudia goes out. Last Hurrah I guess. Third bell and we have fighting and struggling for position already. Final bell, five laps to go, and there gone! A few slip. Elizaveta Golubeva of ROC is gone again! Another slip! Canadian Blondin has been out in front for a long time and is looking good for the gold! But Schouten of the Netherlands reminds her that Blondin is not Dutch like her and takes it. Schouten for Norway Gold, Blondin of Canada Silver, Lollobrigida of Italy bronze, and USA's Mia in fourth! .7 back! Heartbreak! Oh man that sucked! SMH. And Giorgia Birkeland gets 12th. And a Polish and Chinese girl DQd. Oh well!

So now it's the Mens turn. Sven Kramer of the Netherlands who has nine medals does not normally do this, but for us, he says YES! For the USA we have American Ian Quinn in this first Semi heat as well as Bart Swings of Belgium. Belgium has no golds in 74 years in the winter games. Like since 1948!. And there up and off!

14 leave the gate, lap one gone and four go out! 1st bell about six go for it. Then they re-bunch. American Ian hangs near the front. Into bell two and the pace quickens. Kramer goes out big for the points. 35 year old Kramer may have nine medals, but none in these games. The re-bunch, 7 laps to go and no points for Ian. Final bell, and Ian breaks out! and no one chases! He falls back to the group. 3 laps to go, bumping begins. Everyone is just waiting for Bart Swings to go. And he finally does! Two to go and he makes some moves, everyone follows. One to go and it's a mad dash! Six break out, then it's four! Ian is back in 8th for some reason. Can't win that way Ian. Across the line it's Norway followed by Bart Swings. Ian comes in 13th!

Heat two and we get three time world champ, 36 year old rink rat American Joey Mantia and a whole bio piece on him. Just like with Bart Swings, he is favored to medal.

There off! 2 laps in and Japan breaks out! And Canada follows! What a bunch of nerds! What are they going to do! Just skate for the points and then take it easy to the finals! HA I say!

And then they do just that! Japanese Tsuchiya and Canadian Jordan Belchos take the points on the first three sprints, maybe the all four. They are so far out that they almost lap someone! They even start to work together and take turns drafting. They even accidentally clip skates! Finally everyone works there way back up. After they have their points to advance they take it easy. 3 to go American Joey is in 5th. 2 to go they catch the Japanese and Canadian and pass. Final lap Joey fades! But gets fifth and seventh in points. He is in right behind the daring duo.

Finals. Everyone takes it easy and just follows Bart Swings of Belgium. Calm before the storm. Mind games! 14 to go and Japan and a Chinese are out! Everyone else just follows Swings. Re-bunch. Joey hangs back around 3rd. Bell one rings and a few skate out! I guess those points matter to some. 11 to go and Sven Kramer goes out! Swan song lead lap for fun I guess, just like for 49 year old Claudia of Germany for the women. No one follows. Regroup. 9 to go and China and Sven go out now! 8 and regroup. 7 to go and now its Canadian Belchos and the Japanese skater! 6 skate up to close and the group closes, and regroup. 5 to go, bell rings, China goes out for the points. Sven follows, but everyone else follows Swings, Joey in 7th now. 3 to go and now no one will make a move until Swings does! They all just follow the Belgium in bright yellow. No one is going until Swings makes the move. It's his show! 2 to go and Swings picks it up, everyone just follows. They hit the line, one to go, and there off! Everyone makes a break for it! Joey is in 5th! There racing hard! Coming around the corner it is two Koreans, Swings, and Joey and followed by Aldoshkin of the ROC! Joey's blade hits the ice, he has a minor stumble! Swings, swings ahead! He is first across the line! Joey has made up ground! It is a photo finish for second and third! Joey and the two Koreans! We check the picture! We look at the blades! Joey loses! By like a half an inch at most! Heartbreaking!

SMH! Sigh!

He said that one of the Koreans grabbed him, but it's the wild west out there and I guess the sheriff must be out with a Posse or something. No justice today. He looses by .002! And I think that is that for good old Joey Mantia and that sucks! And that was two tough 4th places finishes for America and it's athletes!

But Bart Swings of Belgium will no doubt get a call from their king I guess. He is the gold winner. The first since 1948. That guy can skate!

Let's do the Team Ski! It's parallel slalom racing for points. This was very confusing to me until it was over. But I think I have it now! Maybe? It's four people, two men, two women. Winner gets a point. Tie breakers are on time down, so you need to finish, even if the other person ski's out. The USA had AJ Hurt, Tommy Ford, River Radamus, Mikaela Shiffrin, Paula Moltzan and Luke Winters. Not all went each round of course. It was USA VS Italy in the Quarters, having beat Slovakia in the round of 16. We won 3-1 and are into the Semi's VS Germany who we watched beat Switzerland.

I have to say, I dig this. It is fast and fun.

But what I don't dig, is that the blue lane beat the red lane the whole night! Like every single race that went down. Everyone! Unless someone on blue skied out. But if they both finished, then blue won. That's just messed up and it is a real shame as that would definitely cost entire teams depending on how it all shook out. Also this whole points thing is dumb as well. They each have six skiers, just use five each round. This point thing confused me for a long time for whatever reason. And finally, they kept track of the whole thing up top on a board. Like it was the Olympics 1922. Come on China! Where is all that high tech you have!

So now it is USA VS Germany. The Swiss had five golds in Alpine, but they beat them, so that is not good for us! Mikaela Shiffrin lost her run on red by just 0.1 And Moltzen then skied out. So did her opponent, but just right after her, so she gets the point, even though no one finished. I think the other girl forgot for a second that she had to keep going and straddled a pole. OUCH!. so Mikaela would be the women's tie breaker, and she lost, soooo? Not sure what they meant by that. It didn't' matter. River Radamus after a bad start won his. And then Ford wins! Yeah!

Or so I thought. But this freaking point thing got us somehow. And we lose? Germany celebrates. What? That sucks!

So Austria beats Norway, so it is Austria and Germany for Gold and Silver and Blue keeps beating red, and it comes down to time on points and Austria beats Germany for the Gold.

So now it's USA VS Norway for the Bronze. Mikaela Shiffrin has nothing to show for these games and at this point, a bronze would taste good. She also has a gold and silver from previous games, so it would be a complete set! Molzen has an easy win! Then Ford loses on the red course. Of course! And then Mikaela Shiffrin goes, and loses! What! And now it's down to River Radamus, but he can't just win. He has to win by beating 23.62, and that is a good time! But I still don't realize this and he wins and I'm like yeah! And Norway is celebrating. What! SMH! So we lose the bronze and Mikaela Shiffrin gets nothing and screw skiing! This sport sucks!

It was also super windy there was well and super cold and in between matches below everyone huddled together under what looked like hotel blankets for warmth. Also apparently they tell us that while Mikaela Shiffrin loves the Salolm, she never skies parallel because the other person can wipe out into you. Like it is a risk she isn't normally willing to take. And finally, the host Mike Tirico says that the same people in the NFL playoffs who do their overtime tie breakers, also do these tie breakers. Is that a joke? Am I missing something?

Anyway, let's do Womens' figure skating pairs Long Program.

Russia has won 13 of the last 15 Olympics in pairs. But China has moved this up to last to make it the center piece. I also am just now figuring out that those Americans that I always watched win for the USA were the Ice Dancing. Were just not good in this I guess. Like our last top five finish, was in 2002!

So it's Americans Miss Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc coming in at 8th from last night. She falls on on first side by side jump, then again, and they had a fall last night as well and that is that. Into second with a 198.05 behind Japan and in front of Georgia. Come on! It's a simple 3 Salcow plus 2 toe, plus 2 loop. Anyone can do that! Even me!

Not me.

Next up is Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier. They are delightful. I make a joke about his name to my mom who is still here and watching with me, and say that his name is spelled different. My mom thinks I want her to spell different, and does! I swear she thinks we are a Laural and Hardy team, but only accidently. And Brandon here has to live with that name. I know it has to be non stop every day someone mentioning it. Terrible! So they go, and he looks like an NFL QB, she is a dainty cutie, and they skate great. He can really toss her well. No falls, but they have only been together for two years and it shows. No emotional connection though. Barely into first by under a point. 212.68

Now the war begins!

Chinas Peng Cheng and Jin Yang sitting in 5th. Really nice. They don't score much better then Alexa and Brandon, bu they look better to me and the judges. They have a slight mistake on a jump and take the lead with 214.84. It's not much but it's enough for 1st. BUT, I guess it does give us hope for next time, if this is China's second best and 5th over all! So we got that to look forward to I guess

Russia's Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii. Once again a bad throw, just like last night. Hand down. Might cost them the medal Weir says. Well, that and 13 points! LOL They got their choreography from the Russian Ballet and it shows, very nice and they go into 1st with 220.05 Which is only 8 more then Alexa and Brandon! Dmitrii is not happy though. I guess he thought they had a shot. Nope!

Now it's Russians Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov. They are the reigning world champs, but China wasn't there. They really use the guys height to make it look good. They skated to a Russian song medley and at one point, Johnny Weir says that the nightly news in Russia begins with with a very upbeat part. Really? Like even when the news begins with "200 dead in a train crash?" I hope not! They end with him one arm holding her up high in the air by the butt ! But it looked really good! They take 1st with 237.71

Last Russian team. Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov. Physically the best IMO. They are real good looking together. Both physically amazing. He is tall and she is super cute and they look like who you should cast in a film. Not as the stars of course. Those two will be well known stars and look nothing like real ice skaters! But you cast these two as the pair to beat! Because that will make you look good in your film! See how that works!

And they are flawless! And they do amazing! BUT, and maybe this is just me, I think they lack emotion when they skate. Not when there done mind you. When they are done, they are very emotional. Even there coach cried! But Russians don't smile, or joke and are very stoic and they just seemed to be doing the moves at times, and I think that counts.

But what do I know!

They get a 239.25 and are in to first and are very happy.

Now it's the Chinese team. Probably like a billion Chinese watching. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. They look so much smaller. I honestly not think they are an ice skating pair if I just saw them. But I would be wrong. There amazing! For starters they show more emotion just standing their then the Russians did ever. And they are great. Fast, no falls, great jumps. Very artistic looking. Really nice and you can see the difference between them and even 4rd on up in both skill and artistry. You can also see why they are in 1st.

He does however miss a a triple Salcow, and that might make a difference. They lost the gold in 2018 by half a point. There tech score is just .68 over Tarasov and Vladimir's. The go to the kiss and cry. She has sparkly costume jewelry glued to her face. Sorry!

They look sick while waiting. So do the Russians. One is going to be Cha Ching Rich! Because that is how it works in China and Russia for Figure skating pairs. In America, not so much. But one of them is seconds from earning like ALL the money. I mean if Gu can earn 49 million last year! Yea, that much, then just imagine how rich these actual real Chinese pair can earn. Like 100 million plus! And the last time they did it? 1956! And remember they are skating at home! And they moved this event! It's intense! So what happened.

They won! They got it! 239.88. By like a half of point of course! Communism beat Authoritarian dictator today! Yeah! For the Chinese I guess.

And then they call move in for picture, OK great, but then the freaking coaches push the male to the back! Han Cong is like hidden now as everyone wants to be upfront! The worst! What a bunch of attention whores! SMH. But whatever. I'm sure they got a picture of just them when the whores moved on.

Oh! Allmost forgot!

And then it was Chaos!



I'm talking chairs flying! Bats broken over skulls! Everyone was screaming and crying! Gun play!

Chaos!

Nope.

Not tonight! Not that again! Let's move on to Bobsled

Mens four man finals was up. Who cares! I mean America was never going to win. But let's do it anyway.

We got the 4th and final heat, Hunter Church is up and into second. Canada's Chris Spring goes and into first by .4 The ROC Andrianov goes and it's into first by .4. Now it's Great Britain, and they go into first by .43. Then Latvia, and into first by .45. See the trend?

Four to go. Three German teams and Canada's Justin Kripps and company trying to play spoiler for a podium sweep. Germany's Hafer goes, into first by .12! That is not a lot! That is shockingly low at this point. That could be a problem. So now it's Canada,there off, look good, hit some walls, slow down, are in the red, not looking good, in the red, in the red, in the red and

In the green! The go into first by .06! The German team knows they have lost the medal and one is even crying. Unless space Aliens abduct the other two German team, it should be Canada with the bronze. And it was! German team Lochner goes. His uncle Rudy and Dad Hansel were bobsledders btw, and it's into first by .42 and then Friedrich goes and it's into Gold by .37 in front of Lochner. Canada bronze! Good for them!

Americans Hunter Church is 10th and Frank Del Duca tied for 13th.

I'd like to say that it is fascinating to watch them all celebrating as they are still moving down the track. Like standing up before they even stop for like twenty feet. Nuts! Also, Germany's Francesco Friedrich has now won the Gold in both the two and four man in both 2018 and 2022. The first to do so since they first began in 1924. And Germany won 9 of 10 golds at the House of Ice in these games and 16 of 30 medals. Crazy stuff!

BUT that is because everyone builds there own sleds. If they made everyone buy the same sled like in monobob, then who knows. But maybe I am also just saying that, because America has inferior sleds. Who knows.

So now were down to Two Women Bobsled.

Heat 3, American Elana Meyers Taylor looks great, into 3rd, 1.17 off of the lead. American Kaillie Humphries however, looks great too, but not as good and is into 5th.

Heat four for all the marbles. It's from first to worst, Germany Nolte, Germany Jamanka, USA Taylor, Canada de Bruin, Germany Kalicki, USA Humphries.

Canadians Appiah from 8th go. They show us their first run. Big crash! But the walk away. They must have slid past the final line so they are still in 8th coming in, go into first, and finish in 8th. There driver also takes a running start at the bar to start to start the race, as opposed to everyone else starting off by holding onto it. Very unusual. Then the Swiss go and into first.

American Humphries goes. She has 3 gold and a bronze in the Olympics already. How did she do? 2nd behind the Swiss and off the podium, finishes at 6th. Must be the calf strain.

Canada's de Bruin, into first by just .09! Germany's Kalicki goes, into 1st by .55

Now it's American Taylor. She has 3 silver and a bronze so far from the Olympics. Can she add to it. They start, her brake girl barely gets in, nice run, across the line, and into first by .8! She will get another medal!

And we know how this finishes up. Germany Jamanka into first by .75, gets silver, and Germany's Nolte gets the gold by .77, and once again, the German podium sweep is off the table. Kalicki will have to join Hafer for a cry as they both failed to get a medal like their fellow Germans. That really has to suck!

Seriously though, these Germans are insane! They bring there Jr's to the Olympics to watch so that they can soak it all in so that they will be Olympic ready. Who else does that? No one! That's who! They are nuts!

Whew! And that's it for America! I know there are some games "tomorrow" before the closing ceremony but it's 4am my time and I think they are done. Let me look some stuf up. It looks like Finland beat the ROC for the gold Mens Hockey! Wow! And they beat Slovakia who beat the USA who crushed Sweden, which means, uh, nothing. Absolutely nothing to us! But Sweden did beat Canada 2-0, so who lost to the ROC by just one, carry the three, and, uh, I think we just beat Canada again? Not sure. I'll check my math and get back to you.

So tomorrow night is it. Thank God!

Have a great day and bye


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8UgsuGJMCg
Jessie Diggins for the Win! Chaos for Bronze!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXBZJmsAELw
Elana Meyers Taylor and Sylvia Hoffman take Bronze!


Jessie Diggins gets Silver!


Left it all out there for the Silver!


Came home with a Silver and a Bronze!


Into third and on the Podium!


Elana Meyers Taylor and Sylvia Hoffman take Bronze!


Double Medals at these games! Two bronzes!

DAYTONA 500
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DAYTONA 500
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A TRUE DAILY DOUBLE

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A TRUE DAILY DOUBLE
Race 2 - Dozo
Race 4 - Holy Cross

[HogwartsExpress]

A TRUE DAILY DOUBLE
Race 2 - Dozo
Race 4 - Holy Cross

[angellove0810]

A TRUE DAILY DOUBLE
Race 2 - Bully baby
Race 4 - Classic luck

A TRUE DAILY DOUBLE
Race 2 - Dozo
Race 4 - Holy Cross

[MaestroZanni]

A TRUE DAILY DOUBLE
Race 2 - Dozo
Race 4 - Holy Cross