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The rule was created in response to a controversial finish to the 2004 Aaron's 499 . Jeff Gordon was about to be passed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with four laps to go when Brian Vickers crash. As Gordon's car was still ahead of Earnhardt's, he kept the lead for the following caution. However, the race never was restarted, and Gordon won the race under the caution, prompting angered fans to throw beverage cups at his car while he celebrated his victory by doing Doughnut s on the track. The first race the rule was in place was for the Siemens 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway for the race on July 25 , 2004 . The first time the green-white-checkered finish was used in Nextel Cup was on August 8 , 2004 at the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . The 160-lap event was extended to 161 laps after Brian Vickers crashed on lap 158. The race ended under caution anyway after Ricky Rudd crashed on lap 160. The rule does not guarantee a green-flag finish, however. If the Caution Flag is displayed due to an accident or other on-track incident, the race is over and all cars are frozen to their position on the track at the time of the caution. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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