NASCAR’s orchestrated, setup racing

Jeff Gordon's comments seem to echo what many people in the sport have said for years; that NASCAR's racing is too orchestrated from the tower and flag stand. Gordon had the win in the bag when NASCAR threw the caution flag for a paltry incident behind him that had not even fully developed when the yellow flew. It was as if they had it in hand, waiting for any reason to wave it, to setup a good highlight reel finish.

"It was pretty obvious to me NASCAR wanted to do a green-white-checkered finish. There were cars blowing tires, hitting the wall, they weren't throwing the caution. One spins out and they threw the caution in the blink of an eye. I think it was pretty obvious what they wanted,'' said Gordon.

What is perplexing, is that the fans don't really seem to care all that much, and still come to the races and tune in. Is it really racing when someone who isn't even in the car, takes such a big hand in determining the result? We suggest that if Gordon is that upset with it, he should come over to IndyCar where you don't have the common mystery "debris caution" or a trigger-finger on that yellow button.