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Originally Posted by The Old Coyote
On dirt tracks go back to the last scored lap, regardless of which lap it is, and complete the published amount of laps. When the leader takes the checker the race is over.
On pavement tracks where laps under yellow are counted, whoever is leading when the published amount of laps are complete is the winner. It is the Indianapolis or Daytona 500, not 502 1/2. If the last lap is on yellow, so be it!
This BS all started at Talladega when a bunch of drunken hillbillies threw coolers on the track because Gordon was ahead of Earnhart when the yellow came out on the last lap.
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Great memory you have, Wile E.
If I remember correctly, the first series to do G-W-C was ARCA back in the 90s (when ARCA was worth watching). I want to say it was a one shot deal per race but I cannot recall that specifically.
But I agree that if the race ends under yellow, it ends under yellow. Tha advertised distance is the distance of the race. But if we hold firm to that then you are going to get red flags late in the race to restart for the sake of bringing in new viewers to the sport and a quick buck.
Just like the last F1 race in Melbourne. A late red flag. It resulted in absolute chaos.
Someone once on the old Wind Tunnel program on SPEED TV with Dave Despain compared this to running a marathon: You run 26 miles and then they stop the race and line all of the runners up for a 385 yard dash to the finish line.