July 10, 2019 News

Twitter Chat: Did NASCAR Make The Right Call?

NASCAR fans always have something to say. Did you think fans would not sound off about NASCAR ending the last Firecracker 400 now known as the Coke Zero Sugar 400 early at Daytona International Speedway? NASCAR decided not to finish the race after several lightening holds and rain delays, which resulted in Justin Haley securing his first NASCAR Cup Series win. Do you agree with fans who believe NASCAR should have waited out the weather or did they make the right call?

Have something to say? We would love to hear from you! Join us for some #NASCARTalk every Monday at 7:00 PM ET on Twitter. Share your opinion during our next Twitter chat by tweeting us at username @TurnsNoBrakes.

Question: Fans were U-P-S-E-T when NASCAR called the race instead of waiting out the rain. Did NASCAR make the right call ending the race early? #NASCARTalk

Q2: Fans were U-P-S-E-T when NASCAR called the race instead of waiting out the rain. Did NASCAR make the right call ending the race early? #NASCARTalk

— All Turns No Brakes (@turnsnobrakes) July 8, 2019

Answers:

A2. I think they should've red flagged it and finished it once the system cleared out. Finishing the last Firecracker 400 under green & under the lights (if need be) would've been cool. But these races happen on occasion, esp in FLA. #NASCARTalk

— Graydon Bunn 🇨🇦🏁 (@SmoothOper88or) July 8, 2019

Nascar… well… I hate race shortened by weather. Especially in an exciting race. They can't change the weather but should try to finish a race if possible. I'm not a weatherman so I can't make that call.

— Kirk English (@positivejoe14) July 8, 2019

A2: Regardless of the decision, you can't please everybody. Plus, it's impossible to know 💯 what the weather is going to do. I wish we could've gotten the entire race in, but you'll have days like yesterday. #NASCAR

— Kobe Lambeth (@KobeLambeth) July 8, 2019

If NASCAR had ran the race at 10 AM like the good old days, this wouldn’t have been an issue.

— Andrew (@amar71168) July 8, 2019

The people mad are the ones that were not sitting at the speedway for (2) days waiting out the weather. I was sitting there. It's much easier to wait it out at home. By the end, I was glad they finally called it…LOL

— Gina Famiglietti (@tinkerbell33436) July 9, 2019

Had plenty of time to get the race restarted and called it way to early in my estimation.

— ScottyBalor32 (@ScottyStyles29) July 8, 2019

Hell no. Could see blue sky as we exited the Chevy Injector. Rain stopped completely before I returned the headset at RE. Sun shining brightly before we were at the Midway/Petty intersection. NASCAR half-assed the final Firecracker… disappointing.

— perfectfaceforradio (@perfface4radio) July 9, 2019

The people mad are the ones that were not sitting at the speedway for (2) days waiting out the weather. I was sitting there. It's much easier to wait it out at home. By the end, I was glad they finally called it…LOL

— Gina Famiglietti (@tinkerbell33436) July 9, 2019