Quote:
Originally Posted by gvervoren
What do you think of the guy running out to get the tire? Yes it was a really stupid thing to do but people keep saying that "he" ruined the race for a lot of drivers cause he brought out the caution. Although that may be somewhat true, I don't entirely agree with it. Wouldn't the caution flag have come out anyway whether he ran out there or not?
|
Yes and no on this question. Yes they eventually would have waved the yellow flag with the tire out there . However, he may very well have effected the race. Nascar would have allowed the pits to cycle through so that nobody would have been stuck a lap down due to this tire. However, when Gomer Pyle ran out there Nascar had no choice but to wave the yellow at that time. This was stated by Nascar and several of the drivers in interviews after the race what the rule would have been in this case. But the way that Kurt Busch was running I don't think anyone could have beat him anyway.