It’s just more visible."īut the job does have its perks. "It’s just my job, no more important than anybody else’s. "I don’t look at it like that," says Wise, 57. Nobody goes to the restroom in between until he waves the yellow flag. Nothing ends until he waves the checkered flag. Nothing begins until he waves the green flag. He considers himself the ultimate behind-the-scenes guy with the ultimate in-front-of-the-scenes vantage point - 20 feet above the racing surface, in a crow’s nest known as the starter’s stand.Īs chief flagman for the Sprint Cup Series, one could make the case that on race day, Wise is the most powerful man in NASCAR. Maybe back with the clowns, or the Waltrip brothers. He’d rather be somewhere beyond the tightrope walkers, trapeze acts, jugglers, acrobats and unicyclists. Were it up to Rodney Wise, he would blend into the background of his sport, of the traveling circus that is NASCAR.
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