During Denise and Kenny's race, their cars switch sides between the starting line and the finish line.
Becky said she's going to make the car low to the ground to reduce drag. Michelle's car is no lower than the others.
Adding anything to make your car longer than the regulation length is against the rules. The rose would have not made Michelle win. Although the rose could just be for decoration.
Correction: Winning "by a rose" was simply a colorful turn of phrase on the classic "winning by a nose." In the freeze frame at the end of the race, the body and wheels of Michelle's cart are a few inches ahead of her opponent's, so the rose on the front of her car made no difference.
Correction: Winning "by a rose" was simply a colorful turn of phrase on the classic "winning by a nose." In the freeze frame at the end of the race, the body and wheels of Michelle's cart are a few inches ahead of her opponent's, so the rose on the front of her car made no difference.