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I say it should be the full size image. --Chr.K. 04:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DePalma race distance

Usually DePalma gets credited as having completed all but two laps, wouldn't that mean, that the car broke down on lap 198, instead of lap 199? Because if the car had broken down on lap 199 and they had pushed the car over the finish line, DePalma would have been only one lap short of the scheduled 200 laps. --194.56.4.105 (talk) 12:43, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, didn't realize the lap was not counted due to them pushing the car.--194.56.4.105 (talk) 12:53, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Question answered

The following was noticed in the edit history:

May 31, 2021‎ 73.73.186.17 talk‎ 25,043 bytes −232‎ →‎edit by Branson Rishel, it says that Ralph Depalmas car had lost all power while it was on lap 199, but it also says that Depalmas car completed 198 laps. How could it have only completed 198 laps but it lost power on lap 199???

The explanation is fairly easy to understand, but box scores can be confusing. Scoring is based on laps completed by each car. DePalma and his riding mechanic completed lap 198 (as well as led lap 198). After they crossed the line to complete 198 laps, they had two laps to go. They were then "on" lap 199. The car broke down while they were "on" lap 199. The car quit and they tried to push it the rest of the way. They made it to the frontstretch, but didn't make it to the S/F line. Or if they did make it that far, the officials didn't count it because they were pushing. So they never "completed" lap 199, so it doesn't get recorded in the serial reports/box score. Joe Dawson unlapped himself the laps he was down, then passed them for the lead somewhere around turn four...came around to lead lap 199, then completed lap 200 to win. Doctorindy↔Talk 14:26, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]