'Dammit. So close'. Busch, Logano, Chastain, other NASCAR stars react to losing the Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH — For every driver that leaves the Daytona 500 jovial and fulfilled, there's 39 others that make the long trek to Atlanta full of heartbreak, disappointment and what ifs.
William Byron emerged as the winner of the Great American Race on Monday and there were plenty that were oh-so-close or collected in crashes not necessarily of their own doing. Such is the beast when it comes to the Super Bowl of NASCAR.
Several of those wheelmen took to X after the smoke had settled Monday night to vent frustration, anger or, in some cases, appreciation for their teams and the effort that made the race possible.
Here's some of the best reactions on social media from NASCAR drivers after yet another eventful Daytona 500:
Made it thru the 500 w the car in one piece and had speed but man one of these days I want that 🏆 Proud of the fight in this 🎱 team and yo, Rowdy Nation, I heard u all when we were out front.😏 pic.twitter.com/IK3vpV5Jfo
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) February 20, 2024
Almost, Again…
Just keep knocking #DAYTONA500— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) February 20, 2024
We had a shot at it at the end and that’s all we can ask for. More opportunities like this are ahead for the No. 1 team, thank you @TeamTrackhouse for the great car. We’ll keep fighting on in Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/BvbYeQJovQ
— Ross Chastain (@RossChastain) February 20, 2024
Had an ABSOLUTE rocket today… Started P1 in my @shellracingus @Pennzoil @FordPerformance Dark Horse Mustang, but got clipped in the left rear with less than 10 to go, which collected us in a multi-car pile up and ended our chances to bring home another #Daytona500 trophy. On to… pic.twitter.com/8na5jkkCdM
— Joey Logano (@joeylogano) February 20, 2024
Wasn’t our day but man am I proud of how our @TeamTrackhouse 99 team performed all week. Today we did exactly what we had to do and executed a good race, doing everything we needed to do. Got caught up in a wreck 9 laps to go while running up front but that’s what happens in… pic.twitter.com/3IqpqVpnIn
— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) February 20, 2024
Had a fast car, just didn’t have it play out like we needed. Came back from a wreck to finish top 10. Solid start to the season. pic.twitter.com/jRwRJWODKT
— Erik Jones (@Erik_Jones) February 20, 2024
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— Austin Cindric (@AustinCindric) February 20, 2024
Dammit. So close 🙃
— Alex Bowman (@Alex_Bowman) February 20, 2024
Not our night, but we’ll bounce back. Long season ahead of us! Thank you to @LovesTravelStop and all my partners for coming aboard this weekend. pic.twitter.com/ZxTaCseiDp
— Michael McDowell (@Mc_Driver) February 20, 2024
p4. See you at @Chilis. #s7ackingpennies pic.twitter.com/nnTxnpaiKp
— Corey LaJoie (@CoreyLaJoie) February 20, 2024
Not the most memorable Daytona for the 3 team. Thankful for all the employees at RCR and ECR for building a great race car. Hate we never really got a chance to show what we had. Only way to move forward is to get ready for Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/ORe9yBFv8I
— Austin Dillon (@austindillon3) February 20, 2024
Just gotta control what we can control, proud of our @woodbrothers21 team. Fast car all week. Nothing to do for this one but move on https://t.co/mJAaJQrVir
— Harrison Burton (@HBurtonRacing) February 19, 2024
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 500: NASCAR drivers air frustration, gratitude on social media
