Gazette subscriber Joe dropped us this note.... thought it was worth passing on...I wonder how many drivers are aware of this interpretation of the rule ?? This is from David Poole's column... another of France's Fuzzy Areas.....
NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston was on "The Morning Drive" on Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 128, and Marty Snider and I asked about the finish of the truck race Friday. Johnny Benson went below the yellow line and passed Travis Kvapil for second in the three-wide finish with winner Jack Sprague. Callers and e-mails had asked us about that, so we asked Poston. He said the yellow line rule includes a caveat. "When the drivers can see the checkered flag, you can get all you can get," he said. That was news to me. He’s saying that once the flagman has the checkered flag in his hand and is waving it, the area below the yellow line is not out of bounds.
I never knew of this rule or lack thereof.........I love racing back to the Caution or to the Checkered Flag, but where is the consistency???
