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@GarbagePlateROC January 29, 2024 at 4:47 pm

He was forced down

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@JGR4LIFE January 29, 2024 at 5:09 pm

NASCAR played favorites. Same thing happened to Regan Smith and his pass was illegal. Why wasn’t Dale’s? Oh that’s right his fans will start throwing beer cans.

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@ryanwalker1593 January 29, 2024 at 4:53 pm

Right call, he pulled the car below the line as Kenseth drifted towards him during the pass. He definitely did not dive down too early. Awesome win with a worn out car. So good.

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@tonyyost331 January 29, 2024 at 4:56 pm

People may not say he was forced, but I believe he was. You have to make split second decisions to prevent yourself from not wrecking. So Jr won’t know how far down Kenseth will go.

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@Exabyte98 January 29, 2024 at 5:00 pm

So long as the midline PF the car didn’t pass it and as he was being corralled by Kenseth

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@JGR4LIFE January 29, 2024 at 5:03 pm

Harvick has 61 wins not 60

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@g1transformers80stoys January 29, 2024 at 5:08 pm

Look at the film the 17 moves down the 38 bumps the 8 both all the cars wiggle bumped and moved out the way due to both the 8 and 17 Are damaged badly so no and it was a split sec so no jr won fair and square

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@scottmcdonald399 January 29, 2024 at 5:11 pm

Totally legal! Kenseth sould have been blackflagged for forcing someone under the yellow line

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@itslife101getit5 January 29, 2024 at 5:14 pm

Nobody remembers fall talladega 08 same thing

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@nascarfanatic2425 January 29, 2024 at 5:52 pm

Not really. Jr. still had room on the track; Tony Stewart did force Regan Smith below the line.

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@ryanoflaherty5225 January 29, 2024 at 5:19 pm

Ask Regan Smith if thinks that was legal.

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@NASCARRACER89official January 29, 2024 at 5:23 pm

Ofc it was legal. While debatable, he was clearly at least to the corner panel of Kenseth (or in other words “in the act of passing”) as Kenseth was coming down to block, forcing him under the line

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@haventthoughtofanameyet6364 January 29, 2024 at 5:25 pm

I couldn’t care less.

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@sonny_njr January 29, 2024 at 5:25 pm

Earnhardt privilege

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@zuwarkgaming January 29, 2024 at 5:46 pm

Cry

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@erikeidsmoe6165 January 29, 2024 at 5:28 pm

It wouldn’t have been legal if Regan Smith had done it.

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@KitsuneGB-hc9zb January 29, 2024 at 5:41 pm

He definitely went under AFTER he passed. A loophole? Absolutely, but still legal.

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@nashidaperv2351 January 29, 2024 at 5:44 pm

I forgot his name already, but didnt one dude pass the yellow line rule when he was avoiding a crash? I wanna say that was robby gordon but i dont remember.
But nascar penalized that guy. Personally the yellow line is stupid and they should be able to use it.

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@somebody220100 January 29, 2024 at 5:47 pm

Totally legal. Just like in football with a gunner on kickoffs or punt returns. If you intentionally run out of bounds to avoid a blocker it’s illegal but if you are forced out of bounds by the blocker as long as you make a legit effort to come back in bounds and reestablish yourself as being in bounds it’s legal. Junior was forced below the yellow line and as soon as it was safe to move back above it he did and completed the pass. Now If he had just stayed down that’s different. Again using football, if the gunner is forced out of bounds he can’t just stay out of bounds, run halfway down the field with nothing preventing him coming back and then come back to make the tackle.

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@user-rg4sn9by7w January 29, 2024 at 5:47 pm

Illegal, Jr should have been black flagged that day, but NASCAR is nepotistic in nature.

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@peterbrownless January 29, 2024 at 5:48 pm

Right call. It was a natural reaction to move away from Kenseths car which moved down a little. At those speeds and those proximities of motor car it was probably survival instinct rather than a conscious decision.

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@jonathonjustice7574 January 29, 2024 at 5:57 pm

If it was to happen today to anyone but Jr this is an illegal pass.

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