Great post Leigh.

my personal opinion is any car should probably never sit on track for 2 laps especially when lap times are almost 2 minutes and 20 seconds. watkins Glen as you mentioned has its own rules on flaggers and because of this full course yellows are the norm for any car that is immobilized. as a driver I would rather that call was made quickly so we can get back to racing as soon as possible. I also agree that we don't want to have a bunch of those so it is up to the interpretation of the flagger if they think the car will get moving again.

I was very happy that the operating Stewart specifically came to find me and my brother to see how our father was and to talk to my brother about the decision that he made as operating Stewart. no excuses just facts and never placed blame on anyone. as he said it was his decision that he made based on the facts that he had. he gave my brother the opportunity to vent and discuss the situation. in my opinion is a he handled the situation very well.

Stephen