i dont know if this is all tracks or just the oval; but see this picture; it says that joe already finished.. yet his car isnt even passed the line yet (or really near it at that; hes still got a good carlength left)

It could be lag..

highly likely that its lag

possibly... when i get back home, i'll have to rerun that replay and see what happens, because i think it appears before i even finish

Lag. I've actually been pipped at the post by the guy coming second, a car length behind me, though that was in early S1. It was definitely lag back then.

..this is no lag lol ... this is... wrong