Tony Stewart Wrecks Kyle Busch

Many are chalking it up to restrictor plate racing across the World Wide Web, but when the winner walks away not feeling as if it's a total win, what can be done?

To understand exactly what restrictor plate racing is, one must I guess simply understand the mechanics of the restrictor plate. The restrictor place is a thin aluminum plate with drilled holes that sits between the carburetor and the intake manifold. The place then will limit the amount of air that can enter the engine; these mean less air more horsepower and slower, so called safer races, but as long as there is restrictor plate racing there are going to be blocks for the lead on the last lap and sometimes this will lead to somebody crashing.

Kyle Busch protecting his position when Stewart made a move Busch made sure to follow, when Stewart went up the track, Busch did to. When the two cards touched, Busch was sent hard into the wall and Stewart was still in control as she rushed towards the finish line.

While there will be much debate over this race, if it was caused due to restrictor plate racing, a bad judgment call, just the desire to win, or just simply one of those things one thing is for sure, Stewart won the race, but may not be fully happy over the way the race was won.

Restrictor plates are used currently at Talladega and Daytona tracks without these plates a driver many only need to think about how fast they need to drive in order to win the race, while with the restrictor plate the drivers now have to think of what's the next move, among other things to win the race. They are left asking themselves many different questions when it comes to how they will race now. As long as there is races and new technology coming out to change the way driver's race there will always be a debate over any mechanical or technologic changes.

If you missed the race on July 4^th 2009 you can catch it at YouTube.com by checking out Daytona Amazing Wild Finish Coke Zero 400 July 4 2009 Stewart Wins Kyle Busch Wrecks. This video lasts a little over seven minutes and will show you the blocking prior to the wreck and the wreck itself so you can form your own opinions on the races outcome.