Talladega Race Chat Here!

Join in as Robby Gordon marches to the front of the pack ( well, after riding around the back for the first 450 miles..lol ) . Guess we will see how many wrecks he can avoid and hopefully the pitstops will be good.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on October 5, 2008 at 6:49pm

I'm glad DEI got no win out of the deal.

Permalink Reply by TOG on October 5, 2008 at 6:49pm

Congrats to all of RGM for dodging all the bullets today,including the almost costly mistakes at the beginning of the race. Never give up and it all worked out.One race at a time, and how sweet it is that he had the only penske motor that lasted!
On to Charlotte and another top finish !

Permalink Reply by TOG on October 5, 2008 at 6:51pm

If you can't pass below the yellow during the race,you shouldn't be allowed on the last lap either. It's either allowed or not allowed. Good call by nascar, even though I like seeing first time winners.

Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on October 5, 2008 at 6:52pm

HERE IT IS:

HERE IT IS:

The rule states that drivers are not prohibited from dropping below the line to avoid another car, but they will be black-flagged--which forces them to make an unscheduled pit stop before returning to the track--doing so in order to improve their position. Knowing this, drivers often use the line to block faster cars behind them, which muses more trouble. The faster drivers are then forced to either break the rule or abruptly slow down and risk being run over at 190 mph by drafting cars.

In the drivers' meeting before the 2003 Daytona 500, NASCAR president Mike Helton expanded the rule to include a black flag for any driver that forced another below the line in an effort to avert a pass. A black flag virtually eliminates any chance of victory at Daytona or Talladega because it takes about a lap to get a restrictor plate-laden car back up to speed. In many cases, a penalized driver will drop at least a full lap behind.

"What we are beginning to see happen, and we saw it [in the Busch race], is some of you have figured out that to protect your spot, you can move down against the yellow line to prevent someone from going on your inside," Helton told the drivers. "That is OK. But if you do it while that guy is trying to get around you and you move him down there while he has a quarter-panel or fender alongside of you, if you make him go down there, then you are subject to a black flag, too."

Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on October 5, 2008 at 6:52pm

so th eonly ruling oyu can have is either tony gets black flagged and regan wins....or Depot wins and regan is in 18th (last car on lead lap)

Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 5, 2008 at 6:54pm

This is going to be an interesting week...can't wait to see what is said on the TV shows and such.

Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 5, 2008 at 6:55pm

I agree you can't pull down and pass...

However the 01 didn't do that. He pulled up (got blocked), then pulled down (got blocked)...he had a bit of his bumper under him (it appeared)...and tony came down. How is that not forcing him down?

Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 5, 2008 at 6:52pm

There are scoring the 01 as second...

Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on October 5, 2008 at 6:58pm

thats crap...

It seemed clear enough but 71 laps into the race, Sterling Marlin was making a charge to the front and was on the inside of Elliott Sadler coming off of the second turn. Sadler came down the track and squeezed Marlin, briefly forcing the left side of his Dodge below the line. When Marlin got back "in bounds" he had moved ahead of Sadler into fifth place--and NASCAR waved the black flag. The penalty dropped Marlin to 38th, and considering there had already been one rain delay and another was looming, he no longer had a chance to earn his third Daytona 500 victory. There was little debate about whether or not Marlin had improved his position, but it was also clear that he dipped below the line to avoid wrecking with Sadler. Had the two bumped, a massive crash would have ensued.

Sounds an awful lot like what just happened except from 2nd to first

Permalink Reply by Lance on October 5, 2008 at 7:00pm