[dae8604]

While watching the 1991 Daytona 500 When Bill Elliott Cut a tire and came down the Blue Flag to enter pit road was out and the announcers said it was a lucky break for him since his color flag was out and he had a blue sticker. What was the rule on that? Also side note It was after Elliott's Crew Member was killed on pit road in Atlanta the year prior. Last note it was a shame to see that seagull get smashed by Dale Earnhardt, just another race where something silly hurts his chances of winning.

 

[taterracing]

This was a time when NASCAR had a bunch of injuries and deaths on pit road due to a lot of cars coming in the pits at full speed. So they instituted a speed limit, but that wasn't all they did. They also had cars pit in two parts. If you qualified on the inside row, you got to pit first; on the outside row, you'd pit second (or something like that), and you had a colored sticker to indicate when you could pit. This didn't last but a few races that year before it was scrapped. It caused so much confusion.

 

[kidracer24]

While watching the 1991 Daytona 500 When Bill Elliott Cut a tire and came down the Blue Flag to enter pit road was out and the announcers said it was a lucky break for him since his color flag was out and he had a blue sticker. What was the rule on that? Also side note It was after Elliott's Crew Member was killed on pit road in Atlanta the year prior. Last note it was a shame to see that seagull get smashed by Dale Earnhardt, just another race where something silly hurts his chances of winning.

At the 1990 season finale, There was a death on pit road, They did this stupid process of pitting. Its complicated, I need someone else to explain this.

 

[dae8604]

[MENTION=425]taterracing[/MENTION] Thank you I didn't remember it and they later said about how the odd and even so I figured it had something to do with some system so I was gaining on it but your answer answers it all haha thank you!

 

[taterracing]

I was doing a little more research and I guess one of the rules was that you could not pit under yellow. If you did, you were penalized a lap.

 

[dae8604]

[MENTION=425]taterracing[/MENTION] That's just crazy....so happy they got rid of that rule same with what they tried doing in the truck series a few years ago.

 

[taterracing]

[MENTION=425]taterracing[/MENTION] That's just crazy....so happy they got rid of that rule same with what they tried doing in the truck series a few years ago.

The K&N Pro Series still has the no fuel and tires on the same stop rule.

Yeah, it's like with a lot of things, NASCAR will try something, it doesn't work or they find a better solution, so they scrap it. Same with that Truck pitting rule, same with the wings on the COT and a variety of other things.

 

[Christina87]

wow

i love these marathons i missed that race i wasnt home but now i'm watching the 1988 500

 

[Christina87]

darn they showed the daytona 500 bobby allison won can't they show the one davey won

 

[dae8604]

wow

i love these marathons i missed that race i wasnt home but now i'm watching the 1988 500

Me Too! I kinda wish there was a channel that just shown races from green to checker no cuts still with commericals of course.

 

[Christina87]

oh dale jarrett's 93 win is on

 

[juscallmemrdean]

I have so many old races in my collection I never know what I want to watch.

 

[taterracing]

I have so many old races in my collection I never know what I want to watch.

Do you have an official count of your races and a breakdown by series? I'm actually interested in knowing.

 

[willmcd13]

This explains it. Pretty ridiculous, I think.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW5K1Ba21n8]NASCAR - Crazy Pit Rules In 1991 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Christina87]

I have so many old races in my collection I never know what I want to watch.

do you have old nationwide races from 2003 or Ricky Hendrick's truck win?

 

[taterracing]

do you have old nationwide races from 2003 or Ricky Hendrick's truck win?

2003 is not old! lol.

Check out here. Many guys trade/sell races here.

Historical Stock Car Racing Forum - Home

 

[juscallmemrdean]

do you have old nationwide races from 2003 or Ricky Hendrick's truck win?

I am currently working on an inventory after moving. Let me know exact races you are looking for.

[MENTION=425]taterracing[/MENTION]. My last inventory list is of so let's say it is all approximate numbers 700 cup races, 230 nw races, 75 truck races, 60 east/west races, 44 arca races, 36 iroc races, and 88 other races from other series. All of these are 2009 and older. I stopped recording them near the end of 09.

 

[kidracer24]

I dont have ESPNClassic , but there is this place called YouTube.

 

[Christina87]

I am currently working on an inventory after moving. Let me know exact races you are looking for.

@taterracing. My last inventory list is of so let's say it is all approximate numbers 700 cup races, 230 nw races, 75 truck races, 60 east/west races, 44 arca races, 36 iroc races, and 88 other races from other series. All of these are 2009 and older. I stopped recording them near the end of 09.

i pmed you

 

[Christina87]

2003 is not old! lol.

Check out here. Many guys trade/sell races here.

Historical Stock Car Racing Forum - Home

thanks ill check it out