Why NASCAR Made Right Decision to Finish Bristol Race Under Green Flag

When NASCAR threw a yellow caution on Lap 496 for both a crash and light rain, and then a red flag on Lap 506 of Sunday’s race at Bristol, it appeared likely that Matt Kenseth would be declared the winner due to yet another rainstorm of the day. At that point, the Food City 500 In Support Of Steve Byrnes had already gone six laps longer than it had been scheduled for when the red flag came out, stopping the race. It would have been easy at that time for NASCAR officials to award the win to Kenseth, as it has done with other drivers in many other races and similar weather conditions over the years. But with a savvy eye on the weather radar, NASCAR officials saw there was a likely break in the weather after what appeared to be a quick-m...

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