Nick Payne

NASCAR Spotter | RuneScape Legend

[Nick Payne @NickPayneNC]

Daytona 500 Champions.

I’m still at a loss for words.
At 31 years old.. February 15, 2026 will forever be one of the greatest days of my life. The last photo explains it all.

The amount of support over the last 24 hours has been overwhelming. 600+ messages across every platform. I’ve tried to read every single one but fail but I am incredibly grateful.

Having my dad at the track for this win is something I’ll never forget. Daytona has always held a special place in my heart and in my family’s story growing up. To experience this moment together with him makes it that much cooler. This 45 team works their asses off and deserves this ten times more than I ever will as an individual.

I’m blessed to work in a sport that still gives you moments like this. Days and moments that change your life.

Thank you to everyone who’s been part of my journey, some way or somehow. Every lesson, every opportunity, every conversation helped shape my life into this.

This one means everything.

[swilly ☻ @swillysports]

patrick bailey in the playoffs

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PATTY BARRELS!!!!!!!!!! LFG @CleGuardians

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Clinic

[MLB @MLB]

GAVIN WILLIAMS IS DEALING 🔥

9 strikeouts through 4 innings!

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@DanielleTrotta Danielle, I am criminally upset at how you did not include smoke pit in this. It’s p1!!!!!

[Bob Pockrass @bobpockrass]

The Tricon No. 1 truck loses its truck chief for Bristol and Charlotte but for good reason ... Bayley Currey will drive the Tricon No. 5 truck in those races.

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I see this turning into a fun game where drivers just see how much they can charge to NASCARs tab.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

NASCAR is adding $5 to a "Swear Jar" prize pot every time a driver swears over team radio during the final 10 races of its 2026 season

Fans have to predict the total number of expletives, with the closest guess winning the entire pot

[Nick Payne @NickPayneNC]

My bi-annual breath of fresh air.

I will always love spotting a late model.

LFG

Matt Gould | Evan McKnight
@CARSTour | @FloRacing

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@ShaneMundy45

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@ShaneMundy45 Damn I thought you were. No one saw it, it must not exist 😢

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@BoziTatarevic @WHOOP @CoreyHeim_ @_RyanBlanchard Yeah it’s 10000% all stress. Noaps race day I walked like 2k steps and had a 15 strain still lol

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Daytona @WHOOP strain for driver vs. spotters

Either @CoreyHeim_ is in way better shape than us, or @_RyanBlanchard and I need to work out more.

I’ll let you decide.

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@BoziTatarevic @WHOOP @CoreyHeim_ @_RyanBlanchard Apparently.

I did 8 sets of talking my ass off

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@joshberry Hit you with the

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@OffAxisPaint @WHOOP @CoreyHeim_ @_RyanBlanchard Us before the GWC

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Had a shot there. Part of it.

Always an honor to be at @DAYTONA no matter what. Place is top notch.

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Me just catching up on all the high heel drama trying to figure out where all these random influencers come from and how they keep getting passes.

But it gets harder and harder for me to get passes to nearly any race close to home.

“Photography” lol

I just been reading @astro_kianna replies flaming her lol.

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@TRICONGarage @haydenjdesign Zippy 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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The ARCA restart rules never fail to be some of the most outdated and primitive shit in all of racing lol.

No series in America has more restart issues than ARCA for that reason.

For a series focused on “development,” its restart procedures, qualifying formats, and literally damn near everything… suck at it.

Stop worrying about penalizing drivers for your lackluster rulebook and try punishing half the field who drive like bozos and crash 11 times in one race.

Hope this helps.

(Not your fault Charles I know)

[Liam Blutman @Blutman27]

Jake Mangum now has the coolest bats in the MLB