History of NASCAR’s Yellow Line Rule

[ChexOrWrex]

Now updated

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[BobbyFord]

Have they updated Victory Lane?

 

[gnomesayin]

I've posted this here before and pointed this out to the creator on Twitter as well.

"This is a fairly complete listing of Yellow Line Rule incidents with one huge oversight: the 2007 Daytona Truck race finish in which Johnny Benson passed Travis Kvapil for second place below the yellow line at the finish. NASCAR actually publicly stated that no penalty was given because on the last lap when the drivers can see the checkered flag, anything goes. This created a common misunderstanding throughout the garage, because drivers actually believed this was the standard and not just a pathetic made up excuse for another botched call. NASCAR contradicted themselves the next year by taking the win from Regan Smith, and Mike Helton clarified from then on that there would be no passing below the yellow line allowed under any circumstances. There have still been some inconsistencies since, but nothing as glaring as that absurdity."

 

[Towmater]

I had to agree with Rick Allen last night. Going below the double yellow and advancing your position is the same as running out of bounds in football.

 

[BobbyFord]

Let’s hope all the drivers learned something last night so we don’t have to hash this out again.

 

[Pat]

I've posted this here before and pointed this out to the creator on Twitter as well.

"This is a fairly complete listing of Yellow Line Rule incidents with one huge oversight: the 2007 Daytona Truck race finish in which Johnny Benson passed Travis Kvapil for second place below the yellow line at the finish. NASCAR actually publicly stated that no penalty was given because on the last lap when the drivers can see the checkered flag, anything goes. This created a common misunderstanding throughout the garage, because drivers actually believed this was the standard and not just a pathetic made up excuse for another botched call. NASCAR contradicted themselves the next year by taking the win from Regan Smith, and Mike Helton clarified from then on that there would be no passing below the yellow line allowed under any circumstances. There have still been some inconsistencies since, but nothing as glaring as that absurdity."

Indeed. Regan Smith said he could see the S/F from turn 4. Nascar did not believe he could see it from there. And then poof goes the exception. So now there are no exceptions

 

[Charlie Spencer]

So now there are no exceptions

The rule itself is an exception to the way the apron is managed at non-plate tracks.