re: 2024 NASCAR Season Thread - 2024-25 Offseason

OK, some folks at a strictly racing board I post at are saying that Blaney is out in the woods here, that under NASCAR rules the third-place car can move up to the front row if something happens to the leader like today with Keselowski. I’m not saying that is true or not, but does anyone have a NASCAR rule book that could clarify?

Following up on my last post which was INCORRECT and I corrected, what folks at the racing board are saying is that under NASCAR rules the third-place car can move up to the front row if something happens to the leader on a restart like today. Can anyone with a rule book prove or disprove that?

The technical answer is and always has been:

The leader pulls off that row moves up (during race).

The 2nd place car becomes the the control car.

It appeared to me that Blaney and Larson left about same time at the end of the restart zone. Rules say if leader has not gone by then its ok for rest to go.

If anything Blaney didn’t know the rules and mucked up the restart. I know Larson and Hendrick haters will not want to hear this.

And the late wreck was 100% incompetence by Nascar. It happens almost every race. Hamlin restart earlier year. Charlotte called way early on holiday weekend.

Anyone who’s watched for years knows this is not Larson, its Nascar and them ruining the sport. Its been going on and every driver has either gained or lost because of their rulings over careers.

imagine being a Kyle Larson Hater


He knows what Indy means. The track picks the winner .

david land spot on per usual

This is the idiot that runs this shitshow. He is correct in first part (restart rules) but is full of shite on seeing if 41goes. He was stuck with flat tire, they knew it too. And it flies in the face of fake cautions during boring races.

No one is talking why the outrage started. It was Preece in 41 car appeared to run out of gas and got hit. That was their gamble and it caused lots of commotion. Imagine had Kes stayed out, the whole field might have wrecked lol.

Heres the idiot.

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Honestly, I don’t have a problem all things being even with no caution at the end because I think he was far enough out of the way, and IMO they sometimes are too quick to throw cautions to try to promote exciting finishes.

But that’s the problem, all things aren’t equal because they aren’t consistent with cautions and too often throw them to manipulate.

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Honestly, I don’t have a problem all things being even with no caution at the end because I think he was far enough out of the way, and IMO they sometimes are too quick to throw cautions to try to promote exciting finishes.

But that’s the problem, all things aren’t equal because they aren’t consistent with cautions and too often throw them to manipulate.

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Its not being oit of the way moving its being stationary. If someone is moving slow in service road but moving forward that allows everyone to make evasive moves if a follow on wreck. If not moving they are sitting duck in case of another wreck. He was not moving he was stuck. They knew this before cars got to turn 3. They ignored it. Plus they throw yellow for a tire carcus that was on infield yet car was moving earlier.

And for conspiracy guys, last week Larson and Elliott both got speeding tickets. So much for that favoritism.

The wreck happened on first of two laps. They waited for the white flag because race is over then. Throw it when needed it means another GWY, and they didn’t want that.

This is not directed at you: And yet people always complained about Fox's coverage. At least when I tried to record the race on Fox or FS1, I was actually able to see the whole thing even if it was delayed or ran long. Me personally: Fox Nascar >NBC Nascar.