Daytona was a memorable show, to say the least. There were multiple crashes, restarts, over time, a car spinning on its roof, and even a car on fire. The maddening Coke Zero Sugar 400 also concluded with a shocking victory lane. But the race that Alex Bowman had, and the crash he survived, is still one of the highlights of the day.

Bowman has been living a legacy of driving legendary cars, and now he has created his own. But the NASCAR world is worried about the role of NASCAR in the entire situation and its lack of oversight sparking security concerns in the regular season’s penultimate race and its crashes.

Why was the race so eventful?

If there is a term that could define what went down at Daytona International Speedway last evening, that would be ‘chaos.’ Absolute and dramatic mess that left only four cars unscathed. All the remaining full-time cars got entangled in some or the other form of wreck, and all four of Hendrick Motorsports‘ cars were a part of this group.

It was a purely drafting race at the 2.5-mile-long Daytona tri-oval track. The first crash happened when Ross Chastain spun out in the 2nd stage of the race, taking out some of the best drivers on the track. While Denny Hamlin blamed Corey LaJoie for the hiccup, it is hard to say exactly who was at fault. The other ‘big’ crash that got out of hand was when pole-winner Michael McDowell went airborne and took out 16 drivers with him, as per NASCAR.

While Kyle Larson was also involved in the crash, Alex Bowman was the one who took the massive rear hit out of all the 14 affected cars when McDowell’s car ran into the window of #48. A Reddit user has posted his duck-taped car image, which sparked the fan commentary. Strangely enough, Bowman got his car fixed and completed the race with a top-20 finish after the wreck.

This can be seen as a #48 luck, as some fans also pointed out. Bowman transitioned from Dale Jr.’s #88 to #48 when Jimmie Johnson retired. Out of the nearly 1,700 starts that the car has made, it has garnered 91 wins and 42 poles. This car has got some magic for sure, and a history of excellent drivers.

What did the fans say about Alex Bowman’s car?

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Fans were in awe after the heart-throbbing ‘big one’ at Daytona. More so after Alex Bowman continued his race despite the massive wreck. Many fans said it was unlike NASCAR to not dock the car, as it was a security concern. One user wrote, “I am honestly surprised Nascar let him continue with that damage.”

Another user joined in with the sarcastically complaint, “Wait, he was allowed to keep driving after McDowell nailed him?? Cars with normal damage will not be able to be repaired before the DVP clock expires, but THIS car was allowed by NASCAR to keep rolling?! Makes sense.” DVP is the Damaged Vehicle Policy of NASCAR.

But NASCAR cannot dock a car if the pit crew succeeds in fixing it in the provided time, which the #48 HM team managed somehow. As a knowledgeable fan wrote, “The DVP giveth, and the DVP taketh away. I mean, this car famously finished the Daytona 500 a few years ago when the clock was just 6 minutes. It’s almost comical what some teams can and can’t successfully fix within 5-10 minutes to keep going.”

Yet another user happily wrote, “The airborne 34 heading right for his window net had me so scared. Amazing that car finished.” One fan went on narrating Bowman’s entire Daytona tale, while another compared the car’s previous such stunt. “Jimmie finished a Daytona 500 in 10th in 2018 I think with a similar amount of damage.”

What are your thoughts on this? Was it okay for NASCAR to let Bowman driver the car after severe damage? Do let us know in the comments down below.