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Originally Posted by kobefly
It amazes me how people get excited about a race with such rules. The way Safety Cars procedures make sure anyone 1, 2, or 5 laps behind the leader is put back on the lead lap after 1, 2, or 5 SC. Basically, any car without huge issues will be there at the end of the race, ready to fight for the win. 23 hours of nothing and a 1-hour Sprint.
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I admit to don't know how procedures changed but even a decade ago in ALMS and in general in most of north america motorsport series SC periods are longer because cars are allowed to unlap to place right behind the car they were following no matter how big gap was before SC.
It's quite common to see daytona 24H finish with so small gaps between running for victory cars, nothing strange at all.