How Daytona Races in NASCAR 25

Drafting is everything here. Alone, your car is slow; locked to the bumper ahead, you both pick up speed. The whole race is about staying connected to a pack, picking the lane that’s moving, and timing your run so you arrive at the front on the last lap, not the second-to-last. Commit too early and the pack swallows you before the line.

The trouble at Daytona is the same in the game as it is on TV. Blocking gets desperate late, runs stack up three-wide, and one twitch triggers the Big One. Play the long game: ride the bottom out of trouble in the opening stage, stay patient, and save your aggression for the final 20 laps when track position actually pays.

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