You Make The Call

It was an interesting twist that quick rule change. I thought it was very unfair that cars came back in and had extra long pit stops since they were guaranteed a certain place in line. I think the proper thing would have been for them to line them up as they were before the caution and then send those that pitted or wanted to pit back down pit row for at least the time they had taken previously (for those that did pit already) and then let them come out in the order from the pits. I felt it really hurt those that decided not to pit for strategy and of course those that did pit were not penalized at all. Interestingly when questioned at the Nextel drivers meeting, the next day, NASCAR said the light is the final judgment. They didn't even back up what they had done in the Busch race the day before. That certainly shows the lack of consistency.

That was just wrong, I think that if anything should have been done, it should have been something like whoever pitted while the red light was still on, should have been made to go back down pit road to thier pits, stop for the amount of time that it took them to do thier pit stop and then be released, I felt that it forced a penelty on the other drivers, the ones that needed to pit, but did not because the red light was still on, and then they all lined up in the same order as they were in before the caution, half the race at least is the pit crews doing a good job. So there was no true race off pit road. It wass a bunch of Bull.

Until NASCAR has a snactioning body that also consists of some owners/drivers I feel there will always be controversy. Get with the program NASCAR

I think in overall fairness NASCAR made the right call. But, you can't tell me that they can radio to the crew chiefs that pit road is open and the officials don't get that message? Come on. I LOVE NASCAR, but I am getting fed up already. With the new car of tomorrow coming in after the season started, Dale Jarrett taking so many champions provisionals, rules changing every week. Let's get real.