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Originally Posted by techweenie
I do not think he was doing the right thing. He was unlapping a car. He didn't need to go into the gray. There's a reason the words "rookie" and "mistake" are so often associated.
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To be fair to the kid (ouch, that hurts - getting old), I think it would be interesting to know if he had driven that line during the race and how many times, obviously without incident up to that point. I know others were struggling with it too, but maybe he had some false comfort from previous "drive-by's".
You are probably right though, no need to push... but then again, he may have thought the pack of wolves was at his back. I think overall, this was probably a bad error on the part of his spotter - they knew he was a rookie and should have helped him make the choice before he ever got there.
I too thought it was an exciting race to watch... naysayers, well...