Most fans think the green-white-checkers finish procedure previously instituted by NASCAR and recently modified is a great thing. I do not. I know it is here to stay and that I’m out voted, but here are my reasons:
1 – Races are advertised for a certain distance – 500 miles, 400 laps, whatever. The race should last only that distance. Teams set up the car and figure fuel requirements for that distance. Fans may think that adding that element of mystery or confusion at the end of the race is a good thing, but the teams don’t.
2 – As we saw at the Daytona 500, those end of race restarts turn into a demolition derby. Teams that had a great day going end up in the middle of someone else’s overly aggressive attempt to gain a position. Luck becomes even more a determiner of success.
The pothole that delayed the race by well over two hours should never have happened. Track officials claim the track was examined before the race. It’s extremely difficult to believe that evidence of the problem was not apparent prior to the race. The problem gave a black eye to what was, otherwise, a very good race.
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