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... to Regan Smith, the REAL winner of the Amp Energy 500. :beerbang:
 
If your forced down there you still can't pass. At least thats what nascar says. This is the reason they won't let the public have access to the rule book.
 
I'd actually make out better on the Fantasy Points since Regan was one of my drivers. Ok.. give Regan the win. ;) He's from around here, too. Not like right here, but we claim any driver from the sort of area. :)
 
I agree. Reagon won the race. On the last lap it should be anything goes.
 
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 34 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Subway / Home Depot 195/10 190 Running
2 5 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 175/5 190 Running
3 16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Travel 170/5 190 Running
4 17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 165/5 190 Running
5 35 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 155/0 190 Running
6 32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 150/0 190 Running
7 11 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 151/5 190 Running
8 42 7 Robby Gordon Dodge MAPEI / Menards 142/0 190 Running
9 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 143/5 190 Running
10 40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge MONOPOLY at McDonald's 139/5 190 Running
11 7 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 135/5 190 Running
12 14 00 Kenny Wallace Toyota Champion Mortgage 132/5 190 Running
13 3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 129/5 190 Running
14 2 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 126/5 190 Running
15 37 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Pedigree 123/5 190 Running
16 43 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 115/0 190 Running
17 23 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 112/0 190 Running
18 4 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 109/0 190 Running
19 25 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 111/5 187 Running
20 39 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 108/5 179 Running
21 33 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 105/5 177 Running
22 29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 97/0 176 In Pit
23 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Memorex 99/5 176 Running
24 22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 96/5 174 Running
25 13 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 93/5 173 In Pit
26 31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 90/5 173 Running
27 1 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 87/5 173 Running
28 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy "Ride With Dale Jr." / Nat'l Guard 84/5 173 Running
29 12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 81/5 173 Running
30 6 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Realtree "Driven to the Outdoors" 73/0 169 Running
31 21 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 70/0 160 Running
32 28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford BernzOmatic Fat Boy 72/5 159 Running
33 27 21 Jon Wood Ford Motorcraft 64/0 154 Running
34 8 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet iQ Drive 61/0 148 In Pit
35 9 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 63/5 134 Running
36 38 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 60/5 112 In Pit
37 19 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 52/0 110 Out of Race
38 26 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 54/5 104 In Pit
39 36 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 51/5 98 Running
40 41 38 David Gilliland Ford Ford. Drive one. 43/0 68 Running
41 10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 45/5 68 Running
42 18 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 37/0 68 Out of Race
43 24 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Samsung HDTV / Alltel 34/0 48 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie
 
Once again all the drivers were told " you cannot advance your position if you are forced below the yellow line if you do give the position back and no penalty, now putting him in 18th is wrong IMO.
 
In this case Smith did not advance his position by going below the line. It was only after he had recrossed the line that he actually passed Stewart.now NASCAR wants to put him back to 18th for a penalty after the fact.
 
steveluvs3 said:
Once again all the drivers were told " you cannot advance your position if you are forced below the yellow line if you do give the position back and no penalty, now putting him in 18th is wrong IMO.
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NASCAR reviewed the move — a driver is allowed to make the pass if officials believe he was forced under the line — and declared it illegal. Smith went with Dale Earnhardt Inc. president Max Siegel to argue the decision, but was rebuffed and dropped to 18th in the final finishing order.

"We just watched the tape. They can argue about it for five years, they're not going to change the decision. That's not how NASCAR works," Smith said. "I totally disagree with them 110 percent. I clearly moved to the outside, moved back to the inside. Tony made a move to the high side and made a move to the bottom side.

"My nose was in there. The only other option I had was to wreck him."

http://www.ktla.com/landing_sports/...ellow-line-in-sear=1&blockID=83588&feedID=526
 
Y'all know that NASCAR does what it wants. Last week, they took away a win from a southern boy in a race at Martinsville and gave it to the better known northern tour team. It's political and it doesn't matter what is written, they will do what they want. But in this situation, they have plenty of history to back them up. Had it not been on the last lap, Regan would have been allowed to go back to second place. But with the race over, it was an all or nothing move. Sorry, but Regan lost...right or wrong.
 
And for all of you that says Jeff always whines and never steps up to take the blame for anything, well he did step up and take the blame for this. He said it was all his fault that Nascar had put in the yellow line rule. He referred to his win at Daytona where he almost ran into the lake getting around Rusty who was blocking him.

IMO, if Smith had dropped back behind Tony then he wouldn't have been penalized. Smith waited too long to make his move. His choice was to wreck Tony. Which maybe next time he will.
 
Jeff said on Wind tunnel that you don't go below the yellow line. Said he learned that the heard way. You go to the yellow line and hold your steering wheel and if the other person comes across your bumper and spins that's not your fault.
 
barelypure said:
And for all of you that says Jeff always whines and never steps up to take the blame for anything, well he did step up and take the blame for this. He said it was all his fault that Nascar had put in the yellow line rule. He referred to his win at Daytona where he almost ran into the lake getting around Rusty who was blocking him.

IMO, if Smith had dropped back behind Tony then he wouldn't have been penalized. Smith waited too long to make his move. His choice was to wreck Tony. Which maybe next time he will.
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Or we can blame Rusty for whining about it so much that NASCAR made the rule. :owquitit: ;) Yep, they did joke around and Jeff said it was his fault. Other drivers have been bitten by that rule before, including Tony and Jeff. Regan needs to learn how to bump and run or how to move someone w/o wrecking himself - maybe just the other guy. What the DEI cars should have done is get a draft going on the high side and they both could have moved past Tony. And - isn't blocking something we see all the time? Tony had a right to block to save his position. Regan got a nose in? Since when is that HAVING the position? There was definitely room for him to get behind Tony after he went below the yellow. I feel sorry for the guy, but next time maybe he'll just move whoever is in his way like the other guys do. ;)
 
I bet if Smith is ever in that position again, there is going to be a wreck.
 
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