▁T alla de ga , ▁the ▁field ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁green ▁with ▁two ▁la ps ▁to ▁go . ▁Through ▁the ▁dog leg ▁towards ▁the ▁finish ▁line , ▁the ▁tight ly - b unch ed ▁field ▁caused ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt ▁to ▁tag ▁R ust y ▁Wal lace , ▁causing ▁Wal lace ▁to ▁go ▁air bor ne ▁and ▁f lip ▁viol ently , ▁similar ▁to ▁his ▁earlier ▁w reck ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Pe psi ▁ 4 0 0 ▁at ▁Day ton a , ▁a ▁restart ▁with ▁one ▁lap ▁to ▁go ▁caused ▁a ▁multi - car ▁crash , ▁which ▁injured ▁Mark ▁Martin . ▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁red ▁flag ▁rules ▁were ▁clar ified ▁somewhat ▁to ▁standard ize ▁the ▁use , ▁with ▁a ▁specific ▁lap , ▁usually ▁five ▁la ps ▁remaining , ▁being ▁the ▁lap ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁" last ▁red ▁flag ▁lap ." ▁ ▁Television ▁would ▁mention ▁such ▁a ▁lap ▁during ▁the ▁race ▁specific s ▁on ▁broadcast s . ▁▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁NAS C AR , ▁in ▁an ▁un related ▁move , ▁added ▁the ▁Ben ef ici ary ▁rule ▁and ▁prohib ited ▁drivers ▁from ▁racing ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁start / fin ish ▁line ▁when ▁yellow ▁flags ▁were ▁displayed ▁after ▁Case y ▁M ears , ▁attempting ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁lap ▁back , ▁nearly ▁ran ▁into ▁a ▁st alled ▁D