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Tail end of the lead lap
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Tail end of the lead lap -
04-07-2007
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Could someone define this and explain why they start ahead of the first place car?? Thanks in advance Bob Krause I'll try. |
When the leader pits, cars that were 1 lap down pass him. (they
weren't allowed to pit that lap anyway, but that's a whole other rule)
Now, assuming they don't pit on the next lap, they're less than 1 full
lap down, so they don't have to start on the inside row. Since the
leader is now behind them, that's how they restart.
It can geet real hairy when there's a dozen (almost) lapped cars ahead
of the leader.
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 16:44:01 -0400, "Robert Krause" rkrause269SPAM (AT) SPAMcomcast (DOT) net> wrote: Could someone define this and explain why they start ahead of the first place car?? Thanks in advance Bob Krause I'll try. When the leader pits, cars that were 1 lap down pass him. (they weren't allowed to pit that lap anyway, but that's a whole other rule) Now, assuming they don't pit on the next lap, they're less than 1 full lap down, so they don't have to start on the inside row. Since the leader is now behind them, that's how they restart. |
car. So when the lead lap cars pit, the guys a lap down are
stuck behind the pace car, and when the lead cars come out of
the pit, they can close up the distance and catch the pace car
and the cars behind it.
John
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Doesn't the Lucky Dog (tm) pass the pace car? |
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PP (AT) 2K (DOT) com wrote On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 16:44:01 -0400, "Robert Krause" rkrause269SPAM (AT) SPAMcomcast (DOT) net> wrote: Could someone define this and explain why they start ahead of the first place car?? Thanks in advance Bob Krause I'll try. When the leader pits, cars that were 1 lap down pass him. (they weren't allowed to pit that lap anyway, but that's a whole other rule) Now, assuming they don't pit on the next lap, they're less than 1 full lap down, so they don't have to start on the inside row. Since the leader is now behind them, that's how they restart. The subtlety here is that you're not allowed to pass the pace car. So when the lead lap cars pit, the guys a lap down are stuck behind the pace car, and when the lead cars come out of the pit, they can close up the distance and catch the pace car and the cars behind it. John |
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"John McCoy" <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote: The subtlety here is that you're not allowed to pass the pace car. So when the lead lap cars pit, the guys a lap down are stuck behind the pace car, and when the lead cars come out of the pit, they can close up the distance and catch the pace car and the cars behind it. Doesn't the Lucky Dog (tm) pass the pace car? |
instances).
The lucky dog is a fairly new phemonenon, whereas tail-end-of-the-
lead-lap cars have existed since the start of NASCAR. As Mike
alludes to, there are many who don't think highly of the lucky dog
rule, either because they don't think anyone should be allowed to
freely pass the pace car, or because they don't agree with the
no racing back to the yellow rule, or both.
John
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"JL" <jl_1992 (AT) hotsmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:1sWdndZocqicy4XbnZ2dnUVZ_sOknZ2d (AT) comcast (DOT) com: "John McCoy" <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote: The subtlety here is that you're not allowed to pass the pace car. So when the lead lap cars pit, the guys a lap down are stuck behind the pace car, and when the lead cars come out of the pit, they can close up the distance and catch the pace car and the cars behind it. Doesn't the Lucky Dog (tm) pass the pace car? Yes, but he is the only one permitted to do so (except in rare instances). |
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The lucky dog is a fairly new phemonenon, whereas tail-end-of-the- lead-lap cars have existed since the start of NASCAR. As Mike alludes to, there are many who don't think highly of the lucky dog rule, either because they don't think anyone should be allowed to freely pass the pace car, or because they don't agree with the no racing back to the yellow rule, or both. John |
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"John McCoy" <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote in message news:Xns990CE2B664962pogosupernews (AT) 216 (DOT) 168.3.30... Yes, but he is the only one permitted to do so (except in rare instances). You mean like Earnhardt at Rockingham? =) |
the best way to fix a screwup was to send one or more cars past the
pace car (not only in NASCAR, it's happened in Indy cars too).
I also vaguely recall an incident back when Elmo was driving the
pace car where he had to take it behind the wall because it ran
low on gas, so in that instance the entire field passed the pace
car.
John
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