Motorsport always gives its fans exciting moments. The adrenaline that speed awakens creates historic moments in four-wheeled sport.
On May 5 it happened again, in the style of the animated film ‘Cars’, a race was defined for ‘photo finish’. Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher They had been competing for first place in the last lap of the Kansas Speedway to the point of crashing the sides of their cars several times.
As they crossed the finish line, moments of uncertainty filled the track: no one knew for sure who the winner had been. Buescher’s Mustang and Larson’s Chevrolet apparently crossed the finish line at the same moment. Fans were eagerly awaiting the verdict after watching the recordings.
History was made in Kansas
With this race, the closest finish in the history of NASCAR. The monitor who gives the runners’ scores announced that Chris Buescher had triumphed by 0.001 seconds. But there was still no final verdict.
After a review by NASCAR officials, history changed: now Kyle Larson was the winner. The Chevrolet marked with the number 5 had achieved victory by a thousandth of a second, an unprecedented act since races were timed with an electronic system.
What you are going to see is not fiction. Yes, it looks like a scene from Cars, but it’s a definition of Nascar Cup. Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher by… 0.001 seconds. Surprise even in slow motion. From a movie.pic.twitter.com/Kqvl8zXx6Z
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According to Brad Moran, general director of the NASCAR Cup Series, to determine victory in these cases, a laser line is used along with a camera that takes between 4,000 and 20,000 frames per second.
Larson has two victories this season and with this fact, together with Buescher, he surpassed the mark of two thousandths of a difference that San Mayer and Ryan Sieg had set in April.
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