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For What Thats Worth!

By Marc • June 16, 2004

The third time wasn’t the charm Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

For the third time in less than a month, NASCAR president Mike Helton apologized to the world following the Pocono 500 for procedural glitches and shortcomings during a NASCAR event.

Hey… stupid! Throw the yellow, revert back to the last lap scored, clean the track, open the pits the first time by, and quit screwing the pooch!

Ya bunch of dolts!

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3 Responses to “ For What Thats Worth! ”

  1. scottie Jun 17th, 2004 at 1:06 am

    That doesn’t work, though. If they always revert back to the last lap scored, then what happens in the last five laps if a teammate gets passed? Do you crash on purpose to bring out the caution and give him the lead back?

    They should just return to racing back to the yellow.

  2. marc Jun 17th, 2004 at 12:59 pm

    Sure it would work. I have watched it work for the last 40 years on everything from 1/4 mile bullrings to the yearly ARCA race at Daytona.

    There are no yellows, anything inside the last 10 laps the red is thrown. Cars enter the pits for gas and tires only.

    The field is reset and restarted in single file in the order of the last scored lap.

    Simple clean and everyone gets to see a race to the flag.

  3. scottie Jun 18th, 2004 at 5:22 am

    Well, I still think the guy who gets past the leader on the backstretch before the yellow comes out is going to be pissed.

    Having said that, I think if NASCAR doesn’t want to race back to the yellow, then going back to the previously scored lap is the way to go.

    Not only that, but I say that if there are less than 10 laps to go, you:

    1) Throw the red and open the pits.

    2) Let everyone put on tires and fuel

    3) Don’t count yellow laps when there are 10 or fewer laps to go.

    4) You always finish with a green/white/checker.

    What about that?