Kevin Harvick believes it was right for NASCAR to penalize Bubba Wallace at Atlanta on Sunday.
On the road, Wallace just missed out on the win to Team Penske star Ryan Blaney, crossing the finish line in second place ahead of Christopher Bell in third.
However, quickly after it emerged that Wallace had been black flagged and demoted to 29th position due to having broken the double yellow line rule.
That rule dictates that drivers at superspeedways or superspeedway-like tracks such as Atlanta cannot go below the double yellow line on the inside of the track in order to advance their position.
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Kevin Harvick: NASCAR got Bubba Wallace penalty correct
Post-race, Wallace argued that he didn't gain any positions from doing so, and that he was not in complete control of his car. However, Harvick argued that NASCAR made the right call on this week's episode of Speed with Harvick and Buxton.
“This is a pretty easy rule to regulate,” said Harvick. “I mean, when you see him go from behind those cars to beside those cars, it’s pretty hard to argue that you don’t have an advantage in advancing your position.
“You can’t advance your position when you go below that double yellow line or put yourself in a better position than you were when you started to go across the yellow line. So, I think overall, I think [Wallace] just kind of lost his train of thought and focus on where he needed to be on the racetrack right there.
“And in all honesty, I don’t know that we really need the double yellow line rule at Atlanta. It doesn’t change this scenario, but I think that when you look at the racing and the way that the racetrack banking and everything is, I don’t think it’s really like Daytona and Talladega in a certain sense.
“Down the front straightaway, it’s really rough, and you could kind of cut those sections, so I can see it both ways, but to enforce this rule is very simple, right?
“Like when you look at him advancing his position, getting beside those cars, pretty easy call.”
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