[Mike Fuller]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Now wait a minute, if you are past the finish line and cross the "center line out of control" in a fuel car, you still win the race. And that also goes for hitting the guard wall, exploding your car apart, hitting the driver in the other lane or, oh yeah, smoking the tires.

That is correct. Seems like the rules are different for this case. I have also seen certian racers smoke the tires during excessive braking on two consecutive rounds an only get a warning.