The chart may be yellow, but fans are seeing nothing but red. NASCAR thought it had seen backlash before at the infamous All-Star race. Ever since the promoters’ caution, the community has been on high alert. They torched it as staged and unnecessary. Drivers weren’t quiet either. Joey Logano flat-out called it a “gimmick” and was convinced the made-for-TV caution robbed him of the win. And now, with the new data showing just how bloated caution time has become, fans aren’t holding back.

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season logged just under 117 hours of total racing, yet the sport spent an eye-opening 40 hours under caution. Daniel Cespedes took matters into his own hands in logging the data and punching the numbers. And it isn’t looking good.

A ‘caution’ary tale for NASCAR

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