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House of Roberts

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2. Nascar has a sophisticated timing system.

Reply to JayhawkSD (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 08:09 AM

Feb 2017

There's no need for the caution at the end of the stages. Award the points but leave the cars at race speed. Cars do spread out at restrictor plate races. It's not uncommon for the cars to go single file at the front, and the field stretches out. What bunches the cars up are the cautions, which are going to happen anyway. Having artificial cautions takes away the need for the crew chiefs to take risks as when to pit, when you always know there's a caution within the fuel window.

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New Nascar rules. [View all] House of Roberts Feb 2017 OP

Can't say I agree JayhawkSD Feb 2017 #1

Nascar has a sophisticated timing system. House of Roberts Feb 2017 #2

The end-of-stage cautions cut down on green-flag pit stops jmowreader Jul 2017 #3