Bummer, you should have kept on going instead of stopping. Chances are the cop would have stopped the "loser" in the drag race since he would be farther behind. Remember the old "bear" joke.

Two guys are camping when all of a sudden a hungry bear appears before them and starts to chase the pair. They bolt as fast as they can.. As the first guy runs by the tent, he grabs the other guy's shoes and flings them into the bushes. The 2nd guy said "Hey man, we are being chased by a bear, why did you throw my shoes, he'll probably kill us both and we can't out-run him for long... To which the first guy answers: "I don't have to out run HIM, just YOU!"