Question 1;
A. Did you jump the start? If no then
B. Did you have your restrictor plate in? If yes then
C. Were all 8 competitors I can see in the video asleep when the green flag dropped?
Question 2: The sanctioning body let you race with that shattered windshield?
A. no
B. yes.
C. oh yes. My theory is all the start jumping by Elliott has everyone in the region trained to watch the pole rather than the starter. Charlie is pretty good about an honest start, so I was watching the flagger.
NASA, where they treat racers like grown ups. Honestly, the visibility was way better than the times I forgot to clean the windshield in the morning. I don't know why people lose their sh*t over a cracked windshield. It's a small distraction, not a blindfold.