NASCAR OFFICIAL SPEAKS OUT ABOUT KANSAS START/FINISH LINE, CONFUSION ABOUT PHOTO FINISH

NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran said Tuesday that the sanctioning body doesn’t use the painted line at racetracks to determine the winner of a photo finish such as the one which took place during this past Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Moran, speaking on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, explained that NASCAR has a “laser line that is pencil thin” it uses for photo finishes at the checkered line.

“They’re very close to the same but we don’t go off the accuracy of a painter that paints a line on the racetrack,” Moran said, via Kelly Crandall of RACER. “It’s for a visual for the fans, for the teams to get a visual, but when we get talking this close, we make sure finishes are right like many other sports. We have a laser line that is pencil thin, and this camera takes anywhere from 4,000 to 20,000 frames per second, and that’s how close it is that we see at the start/finish line.

“There are obviously different textures in the asphalt and concrete and by means is that line – not that it was out by a lot or anything like that – but we obviously have a much tighter tolerance on who wins a Cup [Series] race or any race for that matter in NASCAR.”

Photo finish at Kansas goes down as one of NASCAR’s best

Kyle Larson edged out Chris Buescher by 0.001 seconds for the win in what is now the closest finish in the history of NASCAR. After the race, NASCAR released its high-speed camera image on X showing a red line and a black line. The red line is where the painted start/finish line is, whereas the black line represents the laser line NASCAR uses to determine the winner.

Moran called the race at Kansas “one of the best races in the history of NASCAR from start to finish.”

“The last lap was the ending to I’d probably say one of the best races in the history of NASCAR from start to finish,” Moran said. “The last lap, obviously, was a great battle coming down to the end, coming out of Turn 4 side-by-side with three or four of them going for the win, and got some contact between the 5 and the 17. A great job by both Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher to keep them straight, keep them going in the right direction.

“We knew it was real close at the line, and when we go to our cameras, which we use for any stage finish, any points-paying finish, or money-paying for that matter, it’s always done off the camera. It showed [Larson] got him by, well, we all know, 0.001s, which is the closest finish in history.”

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