Talladega? Below the yellow line????

Question

Why are drivers penalized for going below the line during a race?
I heard it was because of the horrible accidents...is this the reason?
I also heard that Nascar also enforces (or will enforce) this rule at Daytona...is this true?
TIA!!!!:)

Answer 1

It's only a rule at the 2 plate tracks and it's been a rule for several years now. Too many wrecks were being caused by cars going down on the flat part to pass, getting too loose from the extra speed, and crashing into the whole pack as they tried to hold on their cars (mostly by drivers named Bodine, any Bodine)

Answer 2

According to previous NASCAR rules at Dega, a driver can not advance his position while running on the apron (i.e., below the yellow line.) This eliminates a driver increasing his position by taking a "shorter route" around the track.

With the new smoother ( read: faster) track surface at Tallladega, NASCAR refined the rule to to say that all drivers exiting the pits must keep all four wheels below the yellow line until they reach the straightaway on the backstretch. Previously, drivers only had to keep two wheels below the yellow line. The idea with the new rule is that it keeps drivers from exploiting a loophole that allows them to establish their position on the track before reaching pace speed causing other drivers to have to avoid a car exiting the pits. The new rule allows for a safer transition onto the track, especially when cars already in turn two are averaging 185 mph. So yes, in part, it's to help avoid accidents.

This rule will be enforced on all tracks over 1.633 miles, including Daytona

Answer 3

Yes it is true. The cars run in packs at those tracks. If a car goes below the line to make a pass, because the cars normally bunch up so fast, there isn't a place for that car to come back onto the racing surface. Eventually, that car is going to have to come up the track. When that happens, it normally triggers a multi-car accident. Therefore, by having the rule like NASCAR does, it prevents the cars from going down there thus making the race safer.

Answer 4

Because nascar does not want the drivers going on the apron of the track because that could cause a crash and yes they do enforce that rule at Daytona.

Answer 5

No. the guideline is, a automobile would possibly not bypass under the out of bounds line, to that end the interior line at Daytona and Talladega, to boost its place on the song. this is to assert, to extra perfect the spot the vehicle is in, in terms of alternative autos around it. meaning: it is an progression to bypass even although the vehicle you bypass isn't on a similar lap. i think of I complicated it yet....the in need of it, no passing under the yellow line, ever.

Answer 6

Lots of reasons...wrecks are just one. The track gets squirrley down there and can cause FOD, you know, rubber pellets, etc