One would be creating a ruling in which if if there is a crash after a certain point on the last lap — let’s say, exiting Turn 4 — then drivers are allowed to race back and be credited with ...

And that was not unexpected, because it was the same way NASCAR treated the end of last week’s Daytona 500. After a big crash on the final lap, officials allowed the race to remain green until ...

Problem is, officials are inconsistent in deciding when to trigger a caution after a last-lap wreck, raising the question: does NASCAR’s last-lap caution policy open the door for favoritism when ...