Denny Hamlin has an fascinating principle on why NASCAR didn’t implement Flip 6 observe limits on the COTA Cup Sequence race on Sunday. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin defined why NASCAR didn’t name out drivers for reducing the flip brief.
“My principle is the explanation they selected to not choose Flip 6 is as a result of there’s a transparent view on TV whether or not you shortcut it, and so they don’t desire a bunch of criticism that they missed this name, missed that decision,” Hamlin mentioned. “The opposite corners, they’d NASCAR’s private cameras on the crossovers. That they had it dealing with each methods, the place they’d clear views of three, 4, 5 with their very own cameras.
“In six, if somebody shortcut it, you’d see it. You’d see it on TV immediately. Perhaps they simply didn’t need to undergo the criticism of not getting each single automobile that did it. However to their credit score, after observe, they’d ship screenshots of everybody who could be referred to as shortcutting within the race. They gave us all warnings Saturday night time, saying, ‘Right here’s your automobile in observe, this can be a penalty tomorrow.’”
Denny Hamlin added, “The cameras that they’d arrange had been actually good, actually environment friendly, actually clear. I simply suppose that in Flip 6… I’m wanting round the place would they mount their very own digital camera to observe it. Actually, you’d have to only depend on TV, I believe. I don’t suppose it actually modified a lot. I believe some individuals received the phrase before others that it was going to be referred to as.”
NASCAR official shares extra on Flip 6 observe limits at COTA
A number of NASCAR drivers had been confused about Flip 6 at COTA, assuming they may shortcut it. On Tuesday, Brad Moran, NASCAR’s managing director of the Cup Sequence, appeared on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and defined what occurred on Sunday.
“We did a number of work speaking and felt we had been in a very good place after which going into the Cup race on Sunday, within the first stage we caught on a staff’s scanner they weren’t certain about short-cutting Flip 6. Clearly, we watched it happen from the start of the race, and we didn’t have a problem with it,” Moran mentioned.
“At that time, we now have a communication system from the tower that may go to all of the groups on pit highway, penalties or some other messages. … We did fireplace out simply to substantiate we’re not policing Flip 6. After which from that time on, it performed out properly. However there was some confusion as a result of we had a number of groups that didn’t have questions, and I believe we had just a few that did have questions, and that’s our accountability to verify all of the rivals perceive. We won’t make that error once more.”
On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to the story.
