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Originally Posted by sprinter25
Didn't maintain yellow flag speed, so they got passed under the yellow; it's not Weldon's fault that Hildebrand failed to maintain his pace after the yellow flew.
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He very much DID cross the finish line faster than minimum speed. He hit the turn one wall at a decent speed and stopped later on down in the grass. Plus, you must maintain minimum speed behind the pace car, which obviously had not picked up the leader yet.
On the other hand, does the "cause of the yellow" immediately become irrelevent to the rules since it's disabled? Interesting situation.
On one hand, the car was running, moving, yellow out (field frozen, no passing) and crossed the line. (having been illegally passed under yellow?)
On the other hand, it was the "cause of the yellow". That reason alone will determine the winner. I see an argument on both sides of the fence....glad I'm not an official!
David.