In the NASCAR-themed “Days of Thunder” movie, there is a scene where the Big John character modeled after series founder Bill France Sr. threatens a pair of feuding drivers. Tired of the on-track antics between drivers loosely based on Dale Earnhardt and a combination of Geoff Bodine and Tim Richmond, Big John warns of the consequences to come if they don’t stop wrecking each other. There was some truth in that scene in that NASCAR, its inspectors, race control officials and executives are in charge and can interpret the rules as they see fit.