Hey Gang: Talladega…Please help me feel better by providing your feedback of the #18 dipping below the yellow line to pass Jimmie for the lead in the closing laps. Plain as day, yet the commentator’s (even D.W., although he said it was extremely marginal) said the NASCAR officials would probably consider that he was forced to cross the line by the #48. Kyle was the only one doing the forcing by trying to squeeze inside the #48 coming off the turn while Jimmie held his same line. Below the yellow line and advancing is the rule, PERIOD. For those of you who were at the race: “What was the crowds feelings???” Thanks Everyone!!
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5 Comments
Crusty74
Apr 28 2008 16:56
Was he Forced down?!
The more I watch it, the more it looks like Kyles left side crossed the yellow before Jimmie came back down.
Gibbs4Life
Apr 28 2008 16:31
Forced down by the #48
End of story.
LoriDbl18fan
Apr 28 2008 16:25
Last time
I’m going to say anything on this. First off, review the rules of the yellow line… below the yellow line and advancing is not allowed yes, but there are some additions. One of those is that if you are forced out of bounds it’s legal. The moment it happened I thought he had went down for the pass, but after watching a few replays I seen a different story. Kyle had his nose under Jimmie’s rear quarter while still being above the line going into the corner, but when Jimmie came down on him he went over the line and avoided causing a wreck. Kyle stayed there holding his spot until Jimmie moved up, then he crossed back over the line before advancing position. So two things there made it legal by the rules… 1 he got forced out of bounds and 2 he didn’t advance until he was back above the line. Yes I am a Kyle fan, but from what I’ve seen since the race ended yesterday not just his fans seen it as a legal pass.
moparman62
Apr 28 2008 15:57
was he aggressive?
did he test the boundaries? Did he take a chance, maybe roll the dice trying to win? YES to all and that is why I watch. If I wanted to watch a bunch of “ladies and gentlemen” mind their manners, I would watch Golf! Now if we could just get him out of that Yota!
LittleBitMe
Apr 28 2008 15:50
he was a hard headed man
he was brutally handsome & she was terminally gray. She held him up & he held for ransom in the heart of a cold cold city. He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude, they said he was ruthless they said he was cruel. They had one thing in common, they were good in bed. She sang faster faster, the lights are turning red. life in the fast lane surely make you loose your mind…life in the fast lane uhuh.