hhhhmmmmm Dwarf car, big flag, go figure, maybe they should have different size flags for each size on cars in divisions. Must have been funny to see, little car waving really big stick. Thanks for the chuckle. Wish I had been there to see it.

i think they should just hand the guys the flag or ask them if they want the lap...i wouldn't mind doing a victory lap with the back flag...lol

I like the victory lap idea... I remember it.

The victory lap idea is a funny thing...at Delaware anyway.

Heh...I talked to the GM about this once and he said "yeah...I don't know why we don't do any that anymore. We oughta."

Then I wrote a sorta lengthy piece on another thread about bringing back the victory lap, and the Race Director said "Hey Trev, I liked your idea...we oughta start doing that"

Then I talked to some of the drivers. "They all said yeah...thats a neat idea. That'd be awesome...we oughta start doing that again."

But...we're still not doing it.

Go figure.

Best I can figure is that the old girl (Delaware) has still got a fair bit of the ol prima donna in her...trust me on that...and that by doing things the old way might mean, to some in charge, that we're somehow de-volving.

Anyway, I usually don't quote myself, but this is from an old thread and it has bearing on the discussion.

BTW, this was the thread.

Anyone that knows me knows my own take on the seemingly forgotten tradition of the victory lap. Hopefully I can use that here to illustrate a point. For thoise that haven't been around that long, that's when the race winner comes to the finish line, takes the checkered flag in hand and flies it while driving once around the speedway. Before remote mics, most tracks did this, sometimes even for heat races. Ask an old timer about the furor that Harv Lennox created the night he declined the victory lap at Nilestown. People booed and booed (audience response!) ...and the promoter later secretly offered Harv an extra 25 bucks a week to keep doing that.

These days, tracks and/or directors (whoever makes the decisions on this kind of stuff) usually are interested in the money shot. They want that moment where the driver hops out of the car, dances on the roof...whatever, followed by the obligatory trackside interview. Its a scene we see repeated every Sunday afternoon on FOX. Its great except for one problem...we're not watching it on FOX. The folks at the start finish line might cheer and clap. Way up in the turn 1 cheap seats, they probably won't, unless its the winner's family. (this doesn't apply to Nextel events, for reasons outlined below.)

Here's a secret: People want to clap, cheer, or boo if they feel there's a reasonable chance the driver (or performer) can hear them. Otherwise, forget it. Now with the victory lap as a celebration, that driver is bringing it to the fans. He's driving on by...that's his "applause pose"....and he probably can hear you. Or at least, the illusion is that he can hear you. Now those folks up in turn 1 might wake up. Same in turn 4. And the guys in the pits along the backstretch, and so on and so on. And the best part is, when its over, everyone will react when he gets out and dances on the roof. And it only cost the show 30 seconds time for the victory lap. Pretty good deal I'd say.

Anyway, this is the type of thinking I'm talking about. If you can maximize the amount of audience response, the more fun they have. The more fun they have, the sooner they'll come back. Play to the entire house, not just the main grandstand.

Congradulaton's on the win and if you want to take a Victory Lap then you just go ahead. If you want to do a summersalt off he roof of your car, or climb the fence, or kiss the ashpalt, or make out with the Trouphy Girl... you just go ahead. No one can tell a winner how to celebrate, thats your time and dont let anyone ever take that away from you.
Running around the track butt naked after a win does not fall into this category !!!