NASCAR employs high-speed camera technology to determine winners in photo finishes, a process recently spotlighted due to a three-wide finish at Atlanta. The system uses cameras trained on the finish line to capture images when any object, even as small as a fly, crosses a razor-thin line, triggering the system. This technology was crucial in deciding the Kansas race winner and has been explained by experts like Steve Letarte and Todd Gordon. Additionally, crew chief Scott Graves of car #17 accepted the outcome, validating the process's accuracy. Historical context includes a rare dead heat declared at Daytona in 1974. A video detailing this typical setup was also shared.
.@SteveLetarte and @ToddBGordon break down the process of determining a winner in a photo finish. https://t.co/KGqAGws65Z
Inside photo-finish camera technology, its evolution and how it decided the Kansas winner -- plus a humdinger of a story about the one time #NASCAR declared a dead heat for third place at Daytona in 1974. More: https://t.co/6eCABrrWkY https://t.co/2bBVMPcvvB
For those asking why finish line isn't in the scan -- the image is created from photos taken when something in motion (could even be a fly to activate system) passes the plane of razor-thin line that NASCAR sets as finish line in system. More info here: https://t.co/VvaNPJwv7w
How NASCAR determines photo finishes and why 17 crew chief Scott Graves accepted the decision https://t.co/IjkR0H18IB
How NASCAR ddetermines photo finish and why 17 crew chief Scott Graves accepted the decision https://t.co/IjkR0H18IB
A video of a typical setup for NASCAR as far as the system for a photo finish. https://t.co/Sx1mL2ndPS
From earlier this year: How does NASCAR judge a photo finish? Here's the process https://t.co/C34XgaQrK3
This is the photo taken by the high speed cameras trained on the S/F line. Good explainer on the cams by @bobpockrass, which he wrote after the three-wide Atlanta finish: https://t.co/PENI7MbOMK https://t.co/ghKwMNz45Q