Blocking and the Yellow Line

[MountaineerTom]

From Jayski's

 

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Blocking to be Looked at, Yellow Line, etc: NASCAR president Mike Helton addressed several key issues that emerged the day after Sunday's crash and bang Daytona 500. Helton said the 2002 restrictor-plate rules package, which was significantly different from 2001, passed the test in Winston Cup's biggest event at Daytona International Speedway. The next restrictor-plate race is April 21 at Talladega Superspeedway, and Helton hinted the sanctioning body might tweak the rules between now and then. Helton said NASCAR is taking a look at the blocking tactics that caused several accidents during the 500. Kevin Harvick tried to block Jeff Gordon on Lap 149. Gordon tapped Harvick, who spun to ignite an 18-car accident. Helton said the contact between Sterling Marlin and Gordon, which knocked Gordon's Chevrolet off the course, was not considered a block or a violation of NASCAR's yellow line rule.(Daytona Beach News Journal)(2-19-2002)

[General Lee 01]

All I have to say is I don't want to see NASCAR become CART with fenders...

[quadrunner500]

Helton said the contact between Sterling Marlin and Gordon, which knocked Gordon's Chevrolet off the course, was not considered a block or a violation of NASCAR's yellow line rule.

 

The keyword is "considered." You can't ever know what Nascar in its infinite wisdom is going to consider a violation of anything until they penalize you for it. I thought it should have been "considered" a violation of the yellow line rule in the 125 race when Tony Stewart took Jeremy Mayfield all the way down to the grass to throw a block on him.