My Reaction to the Finish @ the 2018 Firecracker 250

So we fans were once again treated to another excited Overtime Finish at Daytona International Speedway, and Rookie driver Justin Haley made an amazing move going through the tri-oval that propelled him from 4th to 1st........too bad he went below the yellow lines and had his Win Nullified.  This may come as a shock to some of you, but I AGREE with NASCAR's ruling.  The absolutely made the right call with that one. 

Even in the moments and hours since the race ended there's been a lot of discussions on-line on whether or not NASCAR made the right call.   I've heard some people say they that NASCAR "gave the win" to Kyle Larson because his sponsor (DC Solar) has brought more sponsorship dollars to the sport than Haley's sponsor (Fraternal Order of Eagles), but I don't agree with that.

He Had Plenty of Room to stay on track; Right Call, NASCAR.

To me the ruling in the book is pretty clear.  I've felt like ever since Regan Smith had his win taken away from Talladega in 2008, NASCAR has been very clear on the Double Yellow Line rulings for Daytona and Talladega.  We've seen them take away wins from drivers in the Bud Shootout and Gatorade Duels, and the rule states unless you are forced below the double yellow line the move is illegal.  Haley wasn't forced below the Yellow Line, he made a decision, and just went a few inches too far.   Now true, he kept most of his car on the track, but think of other sports that have out of bounds.  In the NFL it doesn't matter if the athlete has his whole body out of bounds or accidentally puts one of his feet out of bounds, the play stops there.  I see no reason why the same wouldn't apply to NASCAR.  I'm pleased with NASCAR's decision, because if they would've let Haley keep the win, then this would have opened the flood gates over "How much of the car has to be on the track in order to be legal?". 

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