Former Xfininty Star Sounds Off on Daytona’s Safety Grooming After Ryan Preece Incident Triggered ‘Grassgate’ Debate

Last year, the NASCAR Cup Series saw one of its most horrific crashes in the modern era at the Daytona International Speedway. In the second race at the venue, Ryan Preece lost control of his car, went airborne, and spun a dozen times before his car halted in a wrecked mess. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver thankfully walked out of it relatively unscathed, but the incident forced NASCAR’s hand into taking extra security measures for the track.

While safety measures are something that is usually supported by drivers and fans, it’s not always the case. This time around, former NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Landon Cassill expressed his displeasure at the proposed changes, stating that they were making the Daytona International Speedway, like other tracks, go full Brazilian. Fans, however, were left confused by his tweet.

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There was no doubt that new safety measures would be introduced at the Daytona International Speedway after Ryan Preece’s horror crash last season. A lot of the criticism at the time was against the grass beside the track, which many people believe caused the SHR car to barrel roll into being destroyed.

Eminent NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass recently shared an update regarding the changes that were being planned, which involved paving over a lot of the grass sections at the track. “The area in yellow is what was paved prior to the Rolex for the backstretch chicane at Daytona. The green is the area that will be paved after the Daytona 500. Rumble strips also will be removed after the 500. Changes made after analyzing Preece flip,” his tweet read.

Cassill took issue with this as he tweeted, “I get the safety aspect, blah blah blah, but the trend of racetracks going full Brazilian with their infield grass still makes me a bit sad.” The 34-year-old could be referring to the recent trend of NASCAR paving over the grass sections of a few tracks in the recent past, like Martinsville, for example.

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Fans, however, were lost regarding the whole “full Brazilian” description, and they expressed their confusion in the comments section under Landon Cassill’s tweet.

NASCAR fans reveal their confusion over ex-Xfinity Series star’s tweet

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Some users believed that the former NASCAR Xfinity Series racer was referring to the Daytona International Speedway becoming like race tracks in Brazil. “I am curious now what do you mean by “full Brazilian”? I may be getting the idea wrong but here are some of the tracks in the current Brazilian stock car series tracks and they have a lot of grass all around,” one user commented.

“Ironically, Brazil? Tons of grass,” quipped another.

Others, who had no idea what full Brazilian meant, didn’t shy away from posing the question to Landon Cassill. “race tracks going what,” commented one user. Another fan shared a picture of Bart Simpson with the image text reading, “What an odd thing to say.”

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Fans who understood what it meant loved the description, with one even suggesting that it should be used during a NASCAR broadcast in the 2024 season. “Full Brazilian” This absolutely has to make it into a broadcast somewhere #NASCAR this year,” they wrote. What are your thoughts on the matter? Do you think NASCAR should leave the grass at the Daytona International Speedway as is, or is there a crucial need for it to be paced over for safety purposes? Let us know your thoughts.