Average Speed: 109.188 mph / 175.721 Kph
Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
It was VERY pleasing to see the first 79 laps be green flag, but then the carnage and having most of the last 50 or so laps under caution was EXTREMELY disappointing.
Also disappointing was the extreme stupidity (I cannot describe it any other way) that was noticed with intentional wrecking and stupid driving late in the race.
There will be no excuse accepted for any intentional wrecking, regardless of lap 1, 100, 135, or the cool-down lap. If you intentionally wrecked someone, we will find it, and you will be excluded from NDR events for a period of several months.
I'm not tolerating that behaviour. You are expected to keep your temper in check enough to not inentionally wreck someone - NO EXCUSES for that behaviour.
There really should have been no reason to have that many cautions in that short span of time - it's not acceptable. Total piss-take after a great first half. Most drivers should be ashamed - I can't even call it a great event overall as a result. Yes, the finish was brilliant, but all the contact was also unnecessary, damaging that. Better than 2010? Yes, by a long shot. Best 250 ever? Not really - in terms of competitors yes, in terms of quality of field, mostly. In terms of most of the field showing that they really did earn the right to be there? No.
You 30 earned the right to be there, you had to fight for it. You should realise that the fight, the right, and the need to keep cool doesn't end when the green flag drops for the 135 laps. It must remain until the race ends - race hard, but clean. That was not apparent to me after Lap 80.