Most series with road racing (such as Ind圜ar and Formula One) hold off on caution flags for light rain and put the onus on teams to make the call on whether to pit, heightening the drama and dynamics of a race affected by inclement weather Chase Elliott, who led 44 laps, fell out of first for good, while Christopher Bell outdueled Joey Logano for his first victory in NASCAR’s premier series.ĭuring the podcast, NASCAR on NBC analyst Steve Letarte said he thinks NASCAR will reconsider the rule requiring a yellow flag to allow for a rain tire switchover. WINNERS AND LOSERS: Who was up and down at the Daytona road courseĭAYTONA TAKEAWAYS: Chase Elliott still class of the field But the shower was brief, and the track surface avoided collecting enough moisture for any team to switch off slick tires. Because the race had started under dry conditions, NASCAR threw the yellow on Lap 57 by rule to allow pit stops to switch to rain tires.
The latest episode of the NASCAR on NBC Podcast featured an in-depth analysis of the yellow flag that was the turning point of Sunday’s race at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The question becomes whether that rulebook now should be tweaked before the next road course race on May 23 at Circuit of the Americas. According to its rulebook, NASCAR correctly officiated Sunday’s Daytona International Speedway road course race, which went under yellow because of a rain shower despite access to wet-weather tires.
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