The post refers to the 'finish penalty'...
"Instead of making a finish, he made a single circle, landed outside the Ring, and carefully rolled to within 100 meters of it. Instead of being the only finisher that day, he opted to be the closest landout. By doing this he avoided the finish penalty and maximized his score."
Regardless, why not land one paddock inside the circle then and be sure to have the most distance points?