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IS NASCAR FABRICATING LATE-RACE CAUTIONS?

Posted 06/14/10 at 9:30 AM PDT by | Email This |

What's up with all of the late-race cautions this season? Good question. Tom Bowles points out: "Attendance and revenue are down sharply, and the economy's taken its toll on sponsorship, ownership and driver development. Add in declining TV ratings, and NASCAR needs to put its best foot forward to turn the tide before renewal contracts begin in 2011." A conspiracy theorist might conclude that NASCAR is trying to jack up the excitement of the races artificially. And by conspiracy theorist we mean Denny Hamlin

Hamlin was leading by almost 10 seconds late in the race when a debris caution came out on lap 182 for a piece of what looked like rubber on the backstretch. Hamlin stopped just short of accusing officials of wrongdoing.
 
"I understand this is show business," he said in frustration. "I didn't see any debris, if that's what you're asking. I mean, we typically get [a debris caution] every single week. I'm not going to say it's accepted, but what can you do?"

Fodder for conspiracy theorists (SI.com)

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physical therapist (not verified)3 years ago

Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site by accident, I bookmarked it.

Steve (not verified)3 years ago

Here's how every race for the last 5 years has gone: Jimmie Johnson and/or Kurt Busch leads 90% of the laps, someone interesting like Marcos Ambrose or Juan Montoya takes the lead, NASCAR decides that's not acceptable and throws a yellow flag, Johnson/Busch takes the lead and wins. Rinse, wash, repeat. It's made NASCAR completely unwatchable.

Anonymous (not verified)3 years ago

Anyone who doesn't think there has been some good races this year needs to stay with the soccer channel. If they're some of the idiots who only count a good race if there's BIG WRECKS, than they are no loss to NASCAR or it's fans. IF because their boy isn't winning, they're saying the racing is boring, then I'd have to say they're probably Jr. fans because no fans have more to whine about then his. Everyone that's bored please leave the sport. Leaves better and cheaper seats for the real fans. We'll survive just fine.

Anonymous (not verified)3 years ago

Every race but Talladega has been boring.

Anonymous (not verified)3 years ago

this doesnt matter. lets talk about how shitty every race has been this year. not competetive at all. i am bored out of my mind watching nascar. i am 29 years old and my dad raised me watching nascar. he recorded all the old races on vhs. those are nascar races. this isnt nascar and sadly i dont think it will ever be the same. Nascar is done. unwatchable. boring. i would rather watch a 1-0 soccer game or a ncaa baseball game

wndale213 years ago

This has been going on for the past couple of years. They throw a caution right when jr or johnson is about to get lapped. They throw a caution for debris when the leader is about to put all but 9 cars a lap down.... NASCAR is not letting them race. But, it's been going on for a long time. How come sometimes they show the debris but when it comes at a questionable time they do not...

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