Double File Restarts

[call_me_andrew]

I think double file restarts will penalise unfairly the race leader.Say he has a comfortable 5 second lead when caution comes out,under the current restart with racey cars on the inside,the leader (and maybe 2nd) will often get away from the pack and almost restore quite rightly his well earned lead,this will be totally wiped out now.Will it make the racing less exciting,some drivers may now just sit back in 4th or 5th not pushing to catch the leader and just wait for the caution to close the gap.

That's just the general problem with full course cautions. There are but two ways to avoid it in oval racing:
1. Invent a non-pack up caution system like the Indianapolis 500 used before 1979. This is very complicated and less safe.
2. Score races on aggregate time so that the intervals at the moment of caution are added into the finishing order. This confuses fans because the person who finishes the race first may not be the real winner.

I'm fine with the wave around rule. Dover is an example of how that isn't a Lucky Dog because it eliminates luck. There's no more punishment for pitting before a yellow.

Everone seems to like double-file restarts because that's how short tracks restart races, but Sprint Cup isn't a short track series. Nor is it a road racing series. It just happens to have all the problems of a short track series AND a road racing series.

[Lee Roy]

I'm fine with the wave around rule. Dover is an example of how that isn't a Lucky Dog because it eliminates luck. There's no more punishment for pitting before a yellow.

The "wave around" rule is the same thing as the "Lucky Dog", but for more cars.

[Sparky1329]

Here we go:

NASCAR changes restart rules, goes with the double-file option

http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/10864.html

[willracefan]

this is gonna be interesting.

[RaceFanStan]

Yeah, I do agree the lead lap drivers in a double-file restart is a good idea.
IMO the lap down drivers have been racing the leap-lap drivers much too hard.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

I Salute them.

Now maybe they will listen about other things like getting rid of the chase.

OK thats just wishful thinking i know.

[Lee Roy]

I'm not fond of the "wave around" rule, but if this gets us double file restarts, I can live with it.