Question on free lap

#11

<Mike L.> wrote in news:3f7b94d1_2 (AT) 127 (DOT) 0.0.1:

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If I'm the lead car one lap down, and I cause the caution, do I still
get the lap back?

Under the current rule, yes.

At many short tracks, the rule is that a driver causing a yellow
is sent to the back of the field. I expect NASCAR will adopt a
similar rule to cover this situation (i.e. no lucky dog pass, and
start at the end of the longest line, if you're the one who
caused the caution).

Just as it does at the short tracks, a rule like that will
undoubtably result in massive losses of temper on occasion.

John

#12

That's kind of what I thought, it seems the current rule setup is a whole
lot of trouble waiting to happen. With the immediate yellow, and without an
automatic penalty for causing the yellow, I would think even the most honest
drivers of the bunch might be tempted if they feel that's the only way to
get back on the lead lap (I know I'd be tempted if in that situation). I
think your comment about the short track rule makes a lot of sense (next
post), or just doing away with the free lap altogether.

"John McCoy" <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote

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"BF" <bfor (AT) adelphia (DOT) net> wrote in
news:dQVeb.1006$qj6.919947 (AT) news1 (DOT) news.adelphia.net:

Under the new rules, it's just about impossible for the
car causing the caution to be passed. Remember, the field
is frozen as it was when the caution comes out, so unless
the flagman is pretty slow with the yellow, the second guy
a lap down doesn't have much opportunity to make a pass.

John

#13

"Lloyd Parker" <lparker (AT) NOSPAMemory (DOT) edu> wrote in
message news:blhd40$os1$2 (AT) puck (DOT) cc.emory.edu...

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In article
dQVeb.1006$qj6.919947 (AT) news1 (DOT) news.adelphia.net>,
"BF" <bfor (AT) adelphia (DOT) net> wrote:
The only way I can think of that a driver could
cause a caution, without
getting passed by the next car a lap down, would be
to have something fall
off of his car. Anyone have any other ways?

The next car could be several laps down. The driver
could spin and not hit
anything and so keep going. That's 2.

3. Put someone else into the wall.
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Quote:

Mike L.> wrote

If I'm the lead car one lap down, and I cause the
caution, do I still get
the lap back? You all may have already hashed
this out, but doesn't this
open up a whole can of worms, and possibly make
the new rule changes more
dangerous than racing back under the caution?

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