2002 Winston - Jeff Burton exploits a loophole / finish of segment 1

[@since4everrr]

dude found a loop hole in a sport where you literally drive in a loop

[@JakeWorden]

Oh ThAtS FuNnY...MicHaeL!!!$*@%

[@since4everrr]

@@JakeWorden roll intro

[@Kirost-V]

and he quite literally drove towards the hole part of the loop to execute it

[@ralphcolborn6589]

Ha

[@Skillbombe]

mirror tape 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TimothyChapman]

NASCAR: Pit before the checkered-flag. Jeff Burton: Okay. [Pits 50 yards before checkered flag] Announcers: He did follow the rules...

[@HeathNation2465]

"Your terms are acceptable."

[@burntheobedient4473]

Thanks for clarifying that for us.

[@Strider_JM]

Michael Schumacher won the British Grand Prix in 1998 by doing exactly this; took a stop & go penalty on the final lap, his pit was after the start finish line and it was deemed legal.

[@kingofrunescapepking]

And FIA immediately changed THAT rule too

[@Aunini]

The rule itself stayed the same, the penalty itself was screwed up because the rule hadn't been adhered to; the stop-go penalty was wrong as it was delivered after 31 minutes when the time limit is 25 minutes, the after the race time penalty was also wrong as the incident hadn't occurred within the final 12 laps of the race - they had to rescind the penalty altogether. It didn't help either that by giving it to him with 2 laps to go, they opened the door to this possibility

[@DoubleWavedYellows]

Aunini He should have been disqualified though - because he went out of the pit lane after "taking" his penalty, and then did another full lap, before come into the pit lane and parc ferme, thereby crossing the finish line twice after the chequered flag was shown which you aren't allowed to do. The Clerk of the Course at the British GP in '98 lost his FIA License as a result of this monumental balls-up!

[@__boomer2__]

@@DoubleWavedYellows what's wrong with crossing the line twice...the race is already over so you're not getting scored anymore

[@markmark5269]

The penalty was bogus, as mentioned above, so all points are moot. Great thing about it all is Ferrari would not have won it had they pitted earlier, bogus or not. FIA are still no better today, handing out mid race stop and gos, robs the fans, who they apparently don't give a fuck about.

[@silversilversilver3827]

It's like when they tried to penalize Dale Jarrett for having an engine with the compression above 14. His was 14.2 (I think) and he argued that the rule said 14 not 14.0 so technically he was within the 14 rule. They added the .0 to the rule afterwards.

[@kevinjabroni1554]

1 2 Dale Jarrett was always a soulless cheating fuck, not one bit surprised.

[@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac]

That doesn't make any sense. 14 is the same thing as 14.0. So it shouldn't have mattered if it said 14 in the first place.

[@banaana1234]

@@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac No it is not. When talking about technical stuff, the number of decimals determines the amount of precision expected. 14.2 is the same as 14 when rounded to two significant figures.

[@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac]

I see. I still find it stupid since the rule is about the compression not being higher than 14, I'd assume it means that everything under 14 is ok and nothing above it. I get it though. Sneaky beaky.

[@banaana1234]

@@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac Yup, it was definitely against the spirit of the rules but technically not forbidden.

[@Bellaexe5091]

This was recommended to me and I still don’t know what’s going on

[@malik87breaker]

Hi. Same here lol

[@Slow._.EJ8]

Okay basically the rules are “you have to go through the pit stop before you cross the checkered flag” the thing is, is that he waited to go through the pit stop up until his last lap. What makes it crazy is that his pit stop was 50 yards behind the checkered flag/ finish line. So technically, according to the rules, he did take his pit stop before crossing the checkered flag/line. All while at 45MPH, and 50 yards to go I believe. This strategy was never done up until then. (Correct me if im wrong. Idk much about Nascar)

[@ketgala]

very good explanation thanks Tyrese!!!

[@Bellaexe5091]

Tyrese Brazell ahhhhh okay now I get it

[@KiiroiKodomo]

Same

[@MaryandMocha]

Jeff Burton was one of the smartest racers in history. I can't tell you how many races he won by pit strategy, knowing when the rain was coming to stay out when others didn't, saving his equipment and so on. Burton was very good from '98-2004. He's also one of the few broadcasters I can stand listening to.

[@justinknust2395]

He was my favorite driver and really had no down years. He was great from 1996 - 2010, and only drove for 2 teams pretty much his whole career. I loved things like this. Outside of his first two years in 1994 and 95, his worst points finish the rest of his career was 20th. That's pretty good for a 18 year span to start and end a career. Very underrated driver.

[@sprinkle581]

@@justinknust2395 Dude... I'm a Jeff Burton fan and a Seahawks fan... You're awesome

[@jcwebb540]

It was Frankie Stoddard's call, not Burton's.

[@Fosh51]

That's why Jeff Burton is known as "The Mayor of NASCAR".

[@davidh1249]

Burton was lucky enough to have one of the smartest crew chiefs to ever sit on a pit box during this time in his career in Frankie Stoddard.His unique way of calling a race put Burton in position to win races he would have otherwise lost.Stoddard is a very underrated crew chief,imo.

[@TeamBombersportsUK]

As a Burton fan I was so pumped by this. Loved it! I love the moment when the commentators suddenly get the lightbulb moment and realise what's going on haha!

[@indoorgrass2537]

Team Bombersports no

[@TravisMSimpson]

As they would say a year later at Darlington... "HAVE YOU EVER!?" "NO I'VE NEVER!"

[@chrishamilton2559]

Ahhh, the days when NASCAR was still relevant,.......

[@trashtyler]

Is that the wood ducks??

[@TravisMSimpson]

@@trashtyler Yes it is. Just now found your comment. KZbin never told me you commented.

[@lemuhnn]

Its not cheating, its called a creative use of game mechanics lol

[@asalad2371]

Yes

[@slappygerdenand5122]

But games cause violence and nobody died

[@cosmicbro1973]

Slappy Gerdenand facts

[@slappygerdenand5122]

Cosmic Bro thank you bro

[@RocketRaven]

@@slappygerdenand5122 oh they do die :D of old age. so no matter what, games still kill xD it just tkaes time just like air

[@assholio203]

I’d like to hear the radio in Jimmie’s car during this lol

[@94nolo]

He was too busy scheming 7 championships.

[@OSRSnChill]

N O L A N M I L N E S I don’t think the guy was trying to talk down about Jimmy, he was just saying it’d be funny to hear what they thought of that move. R E L A X

[@packlesswolf1]

@@94nolo fuck JJ

[@CountyLineFilms]

I didnt know they had youtube in prison, hey bill

[@d1rcwill]

Utter genius. Only person out there to read the letter of the rules...

[@tylercrouch31]

Frank Stoddard is a great crew chief. This was genius.

[@BLUFOX56]

00:45 - THAT MOMENT OF REALIZATION= PRICELESS XD

[@xxCrazyEights88xx]

BLUFOX56 Everyone realized it except Darrel lmao

[@CantingWall3286]

0:45

[@quasimoto7662]

That is the most genius moment in nascar pit history

[@AEMoreira81]

So genius, it got outlawed afterwards!

[@KitsuneGB-hc9zb]

“Wait, you can’t do that!” “Yes we can!” “Not anymore!”

[@generalshepherd2209]

For those unaware of what happened, here’s the rundown. In the Winston, commonly referred to now as the All Star Race, required you to pit for four tires once during the segment. Pit strategy can ruin your day if you don’t play your cards well. He pitted on the final lap so he wouldn’t have to go far to finish the segment, and also so that he wasn’t snookered by pit strategy. Truly a huge loophole he exploited well.

[@ddd1hhh]

Thank you!!

[@HarvestmanMan]

When you have the commentators questioning whether or not they missed something, that's when you know you're really smart.

[@alester69]

Just to clarify, it was Burton's crew chief Frank Stoddard that came up with the idea, not Burton himself.

[@reddberendes82]

Couldn't do this now.... there is a "debris" caution every 7 laps.

[@needsmetal]

+Redd Berendes more like 3

[@patrickperry8951]

Plus they made a rule against it

[@Steventhe2nd]

and drivers not knowing how to drive properly

[@Vade4545]

That’s why I stopped watching

[@matthewb7049]

Nascar is lame. Rally is where its at. Its like the difference between WWE and ufc. Wwe being nascar. Ufc being rally. Real, pure racing (with right hand turns) dirt roads. Rain or shine. No fucking "drying the track off" or stopping the race for hours because of rain. Nascar is for pussies

[@JamieTheBangles11Fan]

The most genius move ever in NASCAR. Jeff Burton and Frankie Stoddard were two of the smartest guys back in the day. They were magic together and won a lot of races together in a short time. They won New Hampshire a lot and one race led every lap there.

[@evanwilliams6406]

I never understood the idea at the time, but after seeing it a while, that was pretty genius.

[@DaveMcKeegan]

This isnt new Ferrari exploited the start finish/pitbox rule back in 1998 when Schumacher had a stop go penalty and came in on the last lap but crossed the line to finish before they reached the pit box - rules got changed afterwards

[@matthewsylvester3175]

Dave McKeegan well yeah, but this is nascar.

[@Wreckless229]

No shit it ain’t new this is from 2002.

[@TeamBombersportsUK]

I remember this! Being a Burton fan I digged this so much. Awesome work.

[@arwyss]

I love the moment when they figure out what's happening.

[@VirusVox]

Frank Stoddard, you my friend are a genius.

[@SAVINGEZRA]

So is this why when they introduced stages in normal races, they made it to where pit road closes at 2 laps to go before each stage end?

[@Dat-Mudkip]

I think this would be an indirect result of that...

[@Bookiemouncher]

Dat-Mudkip it’s a direct result because they made the new rule right after this race.

[@zacharygossett3846]

Yes.

[@justinkrizenesky]

@@Bookiemouncher no they didn't lol. Those rules were just for the all star for 15 years after this. He specifically says normal races.

[@Bookiemouncher]

Justin Krizenesky it was a joke 😂

[@Anthony_Stuart]

I miss these days, people finding loopholes like that means it's a race you'll never forget-we never forgot this one!

[@Andy_27]

somebody was watching the 98 silverstone grand prix

[@RowdyNascar18]

I love when they have that OMG moment when they all figure out whats happening

[@azmarkus]

I remember this, classic NASCAR ingenuity at work; thanks for posting it.

[@liverpoolreds8]

You can feel the moment at 0:36 when it hits the commentators and they realize how genius this move is.

[@RacingWorldTV202]

Genius just a plain and simple, genius. Shows how smart crew chiefs are.

[@AustinLaPlante]

That's using your head...

[@denver924471]

Didn't they change this rule after this race so that the pits closed with 2 to go in the segment? And they only used this format for a couple more years anyways.

[@doomusrlc]

Nick Eggleston yes, for 2003 they changed the rule specifically because of this instance

[@devinaschenbrenner2683]

Leave it to NASCAR to have a driver do something interesting amd legal and be like, nope. We dont like drivers who gamble.

[@ShadowLimited310]

@@devinaschenbrenner2683 it's not a gamble it's a exploit, it's a smart as hell exploit but a exploit nevertheless

[@Aunini]

It's also an exploit that only half the grid could use, so it was cool, but an understandable closing

[@doomusrlc]

0:27 and the following 15ish seconds, I love it haha

[@Thatdudewithatie]

Sum it up. Pit stop was before the finish line. Everyone needs one pit stop. He waited till last lap took pit stop and finished race in pitstop lane

[@jdore8]

Such a slow stop compared to today's pit stops.

[@alexsupertramp4907]

Says the guy from 7 years ago

[@MrJaybeezy123]

​@@alexsupertramp4907 says the guy from 3 years ago

[@Kuromori-v9z]

@@MrJaybeezy123 Says the guy from 1 year ago

[@TeamBombersportsUK]

They probably realised that pretty much everyone who had a pit box behind the S/F line would have done this the following year...it was one of those things that could only have been done once I guess. I loved this so much, too bad he had clutch problems.

[@OakleeF3]

Jeff: pits before checkered flag NASCAR:wait DW, Mike Joy, and Larry Mac: I MEAN

[@totus6813]

The moment they all realize is amazing

[@Fosh51]

If it wasn't for the slipping clutch, Jeff Burton would've been a real contender in the 2002 Winston All Star Race. But still a brilliant move by him and his crew since his pit box was BEFORE the start/finish line.

[@SSracer24]

Haha I remember when I was about 11 years old I did this in the all star race in one of the nascar games for the xbox. I didn't know what I was doing all I knew that it won me the race everytime lmao. Now that I'm older I understand this is amazing, and I fully understand why now :P

[@justinkrizenesky]

Unfortunately you are lying. In every nascar game, you are placed in the 4th pit box.

[@KSE828]

That was just about the coolest thing ever. Too bad they changed the rules as a result...

[@Kristian____Forest]

5:07-5:14 that's a nice view of the engine all the details etc

[@hjermrb]

Jeff Burton: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@heroclix0rz]

Nas Car: drives in a circle Announcers: I thought he was gonna stop driving in a circle this time. What is he doing?! Nas Car: drives in a circle Announcers: My god, he's going to stop driving in a circle next time! Nas Car: stops driving in a circle Announcers: GENIUS!

[@personofthefield]

Okay he ro cli x0 rz

[@cosmicbro1973]

facts idk why people saying this is genius looks like a very simple concept to me, he stopped right before the finish line so he could just roll out and finish, why didn’t everyone do that? I would have thought about it for sure

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

@@cosmicbro1973 you people are so cringey. Y'all honestly think that you could do this don't you? It's not "genius" in the sense of it requiring intellectual power, rather it's a "sneaky move" that was at the perfect moment. Think of how a boxer may pull off a rebound and KO strike, on the spot. These guys are cornering around 200mph. It's not even close to as simple as you make it. All of this is from a guy who admittedly hasn't watched a NASCAR race in around 10 years. It's just not the same. I never cared for US football but It would be very ignorant to say in a sarcastic manner "oh wow dude throws the ball and runs across the field big deal" or "OMG I can't believe he threw the ball to one guy but another guy on the other team caught it!" This sport is a very passionate thing to the people of the south since we are often mocked ridiculed and treated like we are second class Americans. NASCAR is built into the modern southern culture.

[@cosmicbro1973]

Bilb Ono Im from the south, it’s not built into the culture AT ALL and it’s definitely not a top 3 “sport” people watch here. I literally only know one person out of all the dad’s and grandpa’s of my friends and family that watches it. 1.

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

@@cosmicbro1973 cool antidotes you have there. Too bad you're wrong, out of the entire earth the south east USA has the most NASCAR viewers every year. And I dont know how old you are but NASCAR IS apart of southern culture, it was formed in the south east usa, it's most famous drivers was from the south east or Midwest. You are just flat out wrong there buddy. Yes the viewership of NASCAR has drastically declined each year since the early 2000s. Yes, most fans are the older generation. But all of this is besides the point. The black 3 baseball cap or jacket Is nearly synonymous with the south. Just because you dont know many NASCAR fans doesnt mean it's representative of all of the usa. If you don't believe me I can pull up countless links to back this up with insane statistics of which regions buy the most tickets/tune in on tv. Also a sizable portion of Mexican-americans like NASCAR alot too, but no where near the number of white southern Americans.

[@afh1203]

i remember that, that was the most smart ballsy move ive seen in a while

[@brianbooher2286]

It was a smart move I don't know about Ball Z it was considering he didn't do nothing but roll off Pit Road

[@NxDoyle]

Reminiscent of Michael at Silverstone in '98.

[@alexismspgaming8260]

Good ole' Frankie Stoddard pulled an old Smokey Yunick/Junior Johnson call. Lets look at the loophole/gray area and see what we can do before the start of the race (or building the car). It isn't illegal per the rules, well yeah we are going to do that, spirit of the rules may prohibit but the letter of the rules, well yeah it isn't prohibited. Years later this is why they close pit road before the final lap in the stage racing format.

[@KOKTAMISPRIME]

I remember this race, so glad for Jeff.

[@day500champ15]

Rather be a rule maker than a rule breaker.

[@notarotomwithhair5637]

1:27 sauter just calmly sh*ts on top of the box

[@Ghostmotorfinger]

This was absolutely genius.

[@FlyGuyOnly773]

OH MY GOD!!! CLASSIC

[@PYLrulz1984]

@KSE828 True, but also, you have to think about the spirit of the rules. Yeah, the rules set up for this Winston was good (takes the crew into account), but I don't think anticipated doing something like that. Kinda not fair in a way for those who had certain pit selections, but it was brilliant thinking on Stoddard's part. Imagine if this was the rules though to the All-Star race today, and Jimmie Johnson did this though. Everybody would bitch that its more "proof" that NASCAR loves Jimmie

[@Dreddly2390]

For those of you who dont nascar like me: Pit stop is right before finish line. You are required to go through it before end of race. Everybody else did it earlier. It results in 24 second loss in this case. One driver did it at the very end of the last lap. He would not be able back up to speed before crossing, finish was too close. This skips all that time everybody else had to waste getting back up to full speed.

[@wildfast88]

...What's with the fireworks? It was only segment 1... smart move by Burton and his crew.

[@cabc74]

Someone was watching the 1998 British GP

[@UltimateEEnEFan]

Burton is the smartest man on the track today.

[@aired-downdisconnected4125]

It's about , what's NOT in the rulebook. 👍

[@quentindiaz9418]

This is either crazy or brilliant! Best line in this video haha

[@stampede122]

Quentin Diaz why not both?

[@RR-kc8ic]

It's been 10 years, why is it in my recommended section?

[@ericstevens8138]

H388KK idk I looked up nascar wrecks last week and now this is here

[@cookingradar5974]

Thanks KZbin algorithm. Video is 10/10 would recommend.

[@vette1]

Another day in why was this in my recommend but i still watched it anyway

[@stampede122]

This was a crazily brilliant move

[@HeyBigChriss]

Can someone explain to me what happened? I’m confused as hell

[@alexsupertramp4907]

I think he just took his pit stop at the last lap so he didn't lose much time cause he crosses the finish line while still being in the pit But tbh I don't really get it either. I mean I always tried to do this in racing games when I was a child so why is it so unbelievable genius??

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Alex S because it’s blatant gamesmanship that’s outside the spirit of the rules.

[@ThePikaPlayer]

@@alexsupertramp4907 NASCAR later made the call to close the pits with two to go, so this doesn't work anymore.

[@illlanoize23]

How would they not think of anyone doing this before hand lol

[@n0body550]

illlanoize23 Sportsmanship probably

[@n0body550]

illlanoize23 An ethical decision that wasn’t unethical because there were no rules against it but knowing full well it will only be wrong once they do it

[@Kuromori-v9z]

Because Jeff's pit stall was 50 yards before the start finish line, so anyone else wouldn't have been able to pull it off. They pitted on the last lap because their pit stall allowed it.

[@christophermanabat1934]

I don’t understand what happen? Was he far behind and took a short cut or did he gain ground on others while everyone pitted earlier and he pitted in the last lap and crossed the line on pit lane?

[@morgfarm1]

Everyone else had already been in for service and he hadn't been, so his lead was 100% because of that. Like he said, if the clutch wasn't failing he had the speed to win that heat that day. I dont recall what became of the race itself though

[@justinkrizenesky]

@@morgfarm1 Newman won after Jr didn't spin him.

[@morgfarm1]

I have a new strategy in iRacing. We do not have this rule in ANY iRacing official series and my league doesn't have this rule either

[@ianlehman8342]

Pulling a surprise pit finish on your opponents should really mess with someone. Just make sure you have the gap to stay ahead

[@reecetownsend6148]

Nobody: KZbin algorithm:

[@christopherpettit2304]

When this race happened, I told my dad and brother I would do this... I don't get paid enough

[@county365]

The Frankie Stoddard rule.

[@jakearmstrong6993]

5D Chess right here.

[@fishproductions22]

Ah now this was why they now close the pits with 2 to go before each stage end

[@gcham]

Fish Productions I kinda wish they didn’t close pit road

[@mrplop38]

1:27 calmly shits on top of the box xd

[@FF5754]

This was back when NASCAR was exciting. Now it seems its just bla, debris every dozen laps or so, dale jr never lived up to his daddys name, then quit to play safe behind a microphone. Most of the real deal guys have gone, Wallace, Rudd, Martin, Allison, and so on.

[@rubyestes6804]

I really hope you aren't implying that jr retiring Because of his injuries is a bad thing

[@NKBlazer]

@@rubyestes6804 My thoughts exactly. Watching his dad lose his life to the sport, then continuing on through dangerous moments of his own. How can anyone blame him for retiring safely with his family at this point?

[@zacharygossett3846]

You guys are also forgetting the drama that forced to leave his Dads team and go to Hendricks. Jr had a lot of adversity to overcome. And he did the best he could despite all that happened in his personal life. Jr had a tough shake. And he remained humble and graceful through all of it.

[@FF5754]

@@zacharygossett3846 well, maybe so yes but, it just would have been really cool if he became the new intimidator. Ya know, the new man in black. Or even better, have jr drive a new wrangler car!

[@zacharygossett3846]

@@FF5754 would have been nice. But i think the drama that made him leave the team involved Srs wife.

[@iTeedo]

"we didn't miss something.. did we?" yes, you did... Michael waltrip had a voice crack.

[@justinkrizenesky]

Michael Waltrip was driving in this race...

[@iTeedo]

@Kuromori same shit

[@JOELwindows7]

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[@JoshBolden91]

That is a brilliant move.

[@SEATACx]

I know nothing about NASCAR. So he was in the lead and didn’t pit when he was technically supposed to, but he did on the last lap. And based on where his pit crew was, it was right behind the finish line and it still count? I’m confused.

[@ThePikaPlayer]

Yes, he spent the least amount of time he had to driving down pit road, since you have to go slower down pit road. So, the rest of pit road didn't matter because he only had to coast across the line to win.

[@twingoliebhaber1873]

Can someone explain to me what happened?

[@crazyredneck4931]

He had to pit before he could finish, so he waited till the last lap because his pit was before the finish line. So when he pited all he had to do was go about 100 yards

[@twingoliebhaber1873]

@@crazyredneck4931 that's cool. Thank you very much!

[@PlutoTheGod]

Don’t know why this was recommended to me but whoever planned that is a genius

[@brianclark1858]

Larry mc says the finish line goes all the way across the track. in the slomotion video Burton beats Johnson to that line. how'd they lose?

[@321gofast7]

Johnson was probably a lap ahead.

[@justinkrizenesky]

He didn't beat Johnson to that line. Firstly, that wasn't the S/F line, that was the pit exit line, and secondly, that car on track was Dale Jr.

[@heyyou1198]

new hampshire, love to hear it

[@JackSwatman]

What's a loophole in this? What advantage did it give? Still had to do all the laps and a pit, doesn't matter what.order they're in

[@ThePikaPlayer]

Yes it does. He has to pit, but his pit is before the start finish line. So, he only has to coast across. If he took his pit earlier, he wouldn't have his track position. This stop halves the amount of time he needs to be in the pits.

[@Thedearster]

I'm confused. Technically isn't this illegal? Johnson passed him and finished the race before Burton crossed the finish line. The race should be over and Burton didn't pit in time?

[@stephenholloway6893]

This was the segment of the All Star Race not the overall race. In the segment you had to make an green flag stop. So they'll try and vet the segment win but I assumed NASCAR wouldn't let him keep the win because of the technically of them pitting on the last lap of the segment and gave the segment win to Jimmie. Plus Jeff had an bad clutch.

[@KSE828]

How the hell is Burton gonna drive the car w/o the clutch?

[@Zero96Yummy]

JxC in NASCAR I believe the only time they ever use it is to get out of the pit stall and going from a complete stop other than that they just slam it into gear without it that's why he was saying he needed his pit crew to push the car because he was at a complete stop

[@theboxshpee9760]

Wheres my reccomended in 2019 gang at

[@068dirtboy]

i remember this very well. i was like " WTF THAT WAS PRETTY SHITTY

[@ffrreeddyy123456]

So Jimmy won? That’s all that matters. I was thinking jimmy was going to lose! Over a decade old race, but I’m still stoked for that win!

[@stephenholloway6893]

Jimmie won the segment but not the overall race. That went to Ryan Newman.

[@racedrummer1]

Jeff Burtons Crew Chief is the Spiffing Brit, haha😁

[@43labontepetty]

That's amazing!

[@wawwwaaa]

ya, but this year was probably my All-star race so far...so even though there were a few dry years, they did something right this year.

[@WahooBrad24]

Brilliant.

[@velkejkoren]

I understand he was leading before his pit stop because others took it already?

[@Dalton1294]

That is correct. He was the last on to pit

[@ilfaraone91]

The real question is,why change tires the last lap?

[@csmith6237]

I don't watch Nascar, but it sounded like the commentator said it was a mandatory stop to change the tires, he had to do it at some point before the end of the race.

[@ThePikaPlayer]

@@csmith6237 yeah. It's mandatory that you take four tires. So, since he pits before the start finish line where his pit box is, he effectively halves how long he has to be in the pits.

[@jcwebb540]

I called this as it was happening. Ferrari had done something similar a few years earlier when Schumacher had to serve a penalty. He crossed the finish line on pit road.

[@zacharygossett3846]

When nascar had names i recognized, remembered, and cared about.

[@DevonMopiedmont1143]

This is the reason why pits are closed 2 laps before stage end

[@se2253]

Wait,segment 1?

[@jollyomeatLA]

All star race at Lowes

[@a.Jason.official]

I dont get what happened Someone plz help

[@dominiksenkerik]

He needed to pit before the end of the race and pits are a few meters behind the finish line... So he pitted at the last lap and the drove for a few meters and crossed the finish line. If that makes sense 😅