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Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost
Their is huge difference between a rules violation going thru tech. The reality is this, when the cars are on the track peoples lives are in danger every second and that in my opinion played a factor in the Race Director's decision.
I can tell you for a fact that decisions have to be made every single weekend in NASCAR that people will never know about. Those decisions are made behind closed doors, some of them are correct and with the best interest in mind and some are made not in the best interest of the parties involved. Untill you have been involved in a situation similar to what happened Sunday you just don't know how important it is to be able to do what is right.
Again, I was Chief of Timing and Scoring for ASA back in 2001 and part of 2002. I speak from experience and worked with a couple drivers and their respective teams who moved on to NASCAR and are racing their currently. Things happen during the race that have to be taken for their situation, and decisions have to made with safety being number 1.
When the green flag drops this is how things go. The safety of everyone involved is number 1. The accuracy of where each respective car is number 2. In this situation, both were compromised. The Race Director made the right decision.
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Curt,
I agree completely with what you said. Though I would have liked to see Mark Martin get this win before he retires, they were ahead of the crashes.
That last lap will remain in my memory forever. That's racing.
It was heart stopping to see the car come over the line on its roof.
It's how things go.
Ya go out with a green, ya take your best shot.
When all is said and done, there's only one winner.
Very good that nobody got killed.
There will be many more races.
And, yes, NASCAR needs to be consistant with the rules.
Safety first. After that, everyone takes their chances.