The crash was BEHIND the leaders. It in no way affected their abilityto race for the checkered flag. They only had about 1000 yards to go.
Yes I believe everyone was rooting for Mark Martin to win but IF theyahd thrown the yellow, I believe millions of people would have cried "Foul . . .they gave the race to MM. . .it was a token win"
Sort of like what happened when Paul Newman won the Best Actor Award for THE COLOR OF MONEY. . . no real acting . . .a bad movie, . . . but he had lost so many times in the past when maybe he should have won that they decided he is an award winning actor. . .give him the damn award.
After that incredible finish to the Craftsman Truck race, NASCASR made a good decision in my opinion. Everyone was on their feet to watch and cheer the winner.
As an avid watcher of NASCAR, nothing more boring than watching the winner of a race cross the finish line 10 seconds ahead of #2.
That is why my primary passion is Drag Racing where inches and 1/1000 of a second can decide the winner.
Oh and by the way . . . having HD cameras INSIDE the cars is unbelievable!!!!
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