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The 71st Daytona 200 was conquered by a team and a rider who have been relegated to underdog status due to the economy, not their ability.
Joey Pascarella (Photo: Evan Williams)
Daytona brings out the best in the top riders. That’s why so many legends have won the 200-mile race over the years. The winners list is a veritable who’s who of racing history. Agostini, Roberts, Lawson, Rainey, Schwantz, Russell, DuHamel, Mladin… and that’s just a brief list that doesn’t do the race proper justice.
Now Joey Pascarella has added his name to that list. The 19 year-old won the 57-lapper with a truly great ride. He ran up front the entire race and was gold the last lap, playing a draft from a lapper like it was an ace in the hole.
Pascarella, one of a rather large group of talented youngsters in the paddock, didn’t just luck out in a draft-fest. He put his P1A Yamaha on the front row. He didn’t get a great start, but made up what he lost by the middle of the second lap and actually led by the time they got to the stripe.
Any time he got shuffled back, he charged to the front. Pascarella won in SuperSport at Daytona before and obviously has the track dialed. He had the “Rossi Foot” in action heading out of the infield and he worked the front end hard. Joey was really strong going into the chicane. In short, he looked like a winner out there.
If he hadn’t won the race, they might have called Pascarella a rabbit, but doing it for 200 miles means he just had the pace.
There were a ton of chances to make mistakes, but the Californian didn’t turn a wheel wrong. He said he preferred leading and felt most comfortable out in front. But when he dropped to third with three laps to go, he did not panic.
Pascarella, apart from in and out laps, lived in the '50s and '51s. He did one '52.
The Project 1 Atlanta team was sponsored by the March of Dimes, and it was an appropriate sponsor. Perry Melneciuc's team has fought hard to get backing the last couple of years in a soft economy. Not even pole and third place in last year's 200 could secure backing for the full season for a competent and professional team. They showed up in Florida once again with hope and a dream, but not much money.
But Perry’s known for fielding super-sano bikes. The pit stops were great and the crew was composed of veteran mechanics. It certainly didn’t look like Pascarella never even tested the bike.
And it sounds like they will at least race at Road Atlanta.
Now Joey Pascarella has added his name to that list. The 19 year-old won the 57-lapper with a truly great ride. He ran up front the entire race and was gold the last lap, playing a draft from a lapper like it was an ace in the hole.
Pascarella, one of a rather large group of talented youngsters in the paddock, didn’t just luck out in a draft-fest. He put his P1A Yamaha on the front row. He didn’t get a great start, but made up what he lost by the middle of the second lap and actually led by the time they got to the stripe.
Any time he got shuffled back, he charged to the front. Pascarella won in SuperSport at Daytona before and obviously has the track dialed. He had the “Rossi Foot” in action heading out of the infield and he worked the front end hard. Joey was really strong going into the chicane. In short, he looked like a winner out there.
If he hadn’t won the race, they might have called Pascarella a rabbit, but doing it for 200 miles means he just had the pace.
There were a ton of chances to make mistakes, but the Californian didn’t turn a wheel wrong. He said he preferred leading and felt most comfortable out in front. But when he dropped to third with three laps to go, he did not panic.
Pascarella, apart from in and out laps, lived in the '50s and '51s. He did one '52.
The Project 1 Atlanta team was sponsored by the March of Dimes, and it was an appropriate sponsor. Perry Melneciuc's team has fought hard to get backing the last couple of years in a soft economy. Not even pole and third place in last year's 200 could secure backing for the full season for a competent and professional team. They showed up in Florida once again with hope and a dream, but not much money.
But Perry’s known for fielding super-sano bikes. The pit stops were great and the crew was composed of veteran mechanics. It certainly didn’t look like Pascarella never even tested the bike.
And it sounds like they will at least race at Road Atlanta.
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