By deciding to wait until race-leader and eventual winner Kasey Kahne crossed the restart line on the backstretch at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the darkness that had fallen on the 24th Brickyard 400, NASCAR Race Control saved the day by mercifully ending the race
Kasey Kahne, whose career was once pointed in the direction of the Indianapolis 500 as a USAC open-wheel series star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, finally won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Though he is under contract through 2018, Kasey Kahne’s victory in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway appeared to do little to solidify his status as a Hendrick Motorsports driver for next season