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If you didn't see this one, then you need to take a day off from work, skip your kid's birthday party, don't visit that sick friend in the hospital or whatever you need to do to see the rebroadcast. Trust me, this was one of the best final lap duels that I have EVER seen!!! :eek:
That's what you call racing! I was on the edge of my seat. Congrats to Marcos and team for a hard-earned win.
Real good job by NASCAR today, letting drivers race on a surface with oil everywhere.
Brad K. proved again he's one of the dirtiest racecar drivers today, turning Kyle and then trying to wreck Ambrose. Real classy...
When Ambrose and Brad K were going into turn 10 on the last lap, I thought, "Here's where Brad wrecks him and ruins the whole thing."
That's what I was thinking, but luckily, no. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by call_me_andrew
Congrats to Marcos for the win. The winner is not the problem. It's how NASCAR showed thier inconsistency and lack of proper discretion at throwing cautions.
They love to throw them for debris, which many times is the "phantom" debris that we never see. A piece of tape, a water bottle, etc and they throw a caution but when you have oil on the track( And every driver said it was there so they cant deny it was there) which is a deliberate hazard and dont throw the caution, this just plain doesnt make sense. I will never understand it.
And you know me, I hate a lot of NASCAR cautions and Ive spoke about it before many times but this time, they should of thrown a caution but didnt.
This race was on its final lap and it should of been called yellow and Kyle or Brad should of won. Hey, I would not of complained at all about that outcome. That would of been the right and fair way to end the race.
I thought they made the right call. Full course cautions on a road course are, for the most part, a total joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
The last two laps were great stuff. Sounded like someone forgot to tell the commentators.
Congrats to Marcos Ambrose.
That was awesome racing those last 16 laps, let the last couple!
Agree, not to mention I dislike GWC for the sake of GWC finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
However oil was all over the race track not one part as it came out of Bobby Labonte's car and none of the corner workers made the observation and nor was the red & yellow flag displayed.
So what you're saying is Shrub deserves sympathy? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 00steven
On the whole I was impressed by Brad.
For the most part it was clean racing. There was some beating and banging but mostly Brad & Marcos gave each other room.
But this is for the win. Brad is locked in the Chase and still would not yield.
It's a close call but for me its a racing incident. One would argue Kyle was at fault for coming down on Brad and should have gave room.
At times he reminds me of Dale Earnhardt. Brad is less of a punk who wants to make a name for himself coming in Cup level racing as Dale did too. He wants to let the driving do the talking.
NASCAR not throwing the caution cost teams some damage to cars that wouldnt of happened if they had thrown it. It cost drivers points in standings, and someone could of got hurt. All this because they dont want a race to end under yellow. Yeah I dont like to see a race end under yellow either but sometimes you have to do it and this time they should have and didnt.
If the choice is between having a fight for the win like that or locking in points positions for a number of drivers that aren't even in the top five let alone have a chance at victory, I'm happy for the choice that was made.
Nascar won't throw a caution on the last lap unless the track is completely blocked. The leader had taken the white flag so it was going to play out. Had it happened 2 laps sooner,they would have bunched the field for a heckuva green-white-checker, but on the last lap they are not going to throw the caution. Despite naysayers,they are actually pretty consistent about it. The end of the race is managed differently than the middle.
The end of the race wasn't just fair, it was laissez-faire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
Funny thing is it's better in French!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ovxUqeb-fQ
Jpm :(
Up there with Boris Said's win in Montreal for last lap(s) drama. Also, French commentary is fantastic!