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#114888 - 02/08/10 08:04 AM
It's time for the NASCAR boys to mix it up again
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Prime Rib
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The article in the Orlando Sentinel says the fans have spoken and Nascar is going to let the guys get into it a little more. We'll see about that. People can't express themselves without being on probation? It's been bullshit the last few years. Someone says hell or shit talking to their crew chief on the radio and get fined $100,000. Who does Nascar thinks watching the race?
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#116041 - 03/17/10 03:53 PM
Re: It's time for the NASCAR boys to mix it up again
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NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR won’t force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski’s car last weekend in Atlanta.
Edwards will be on probation for three races and monitored by NASCAR through the April 10 race at Phoenix but may drive in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.
NASCAR president Mike Helton said Edwards acted unacceptably Sunday but did not cross the line in what the sanctioning body will allow this season. NASCAR promised in January to give the drivers more leeway in policing themselves and settling scores in an effort to energize the sport.
FILE - In this March 7, 2010, file photo, Brad Keselowski (12) flips after being nudged by Carl Edwards, right, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
“We made it very clear to (Edwards) that these actions were not acceptable and did go beyond what we said back in January about putting the driving back in the hands of the drivers,” Helton said. “We believe (Edwards) understands our position at this point.”
There had been a strong call from fans and analysts for NASCAR to suspend Edwards, who returned to the track down 153 laps from an earlier accident with Keselowski and intent on wrecking his car. He tried for at least one lap before succeeding with three laps to go, nudging Keselowski’s car and sending it airborne. The car banged hood-first off a retaining wall before flipping back onto its wheels. No one was hurt.
Keselowski supported NASCAR’s decision.
“They are not in an enviable position when it comes to these matters, but they do an outstanding job,” he said in a statement, adding it was unfortunate the accident overshadowed Penske Racing teammate Kurt Busch’s victory.
Edwards acknowledged his action was intentional but said he was surprised by Keselowski’s car taking flight. Because NASCAR approved greater driver leeway before the season, a severe punishment for Edwards most likely would have quashed the “have at it” attitude after the first test.
The decision to lighten up after years of penalizing drivers for minor infractions—Dale Earnhardt Jr. was once punished for cursing on TV; Jeff Gordon was placed on probation for shoving Matt Kenseth—was in large part due to increased fan excitement created by some 2009 feuds.
Denny Hamlin had a monthslong dispute with Keselowski, an aggressive young driver who has made no apologies for banging fenders with established veterans. Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya played retaliatory bumper-cars in the season finale at Homestead.
Helton said the day after the finale that NASCAR had perhaps gone too far in sterilizing the competition and acknowledged that more emotion and personality could benefit the sport. The “have at it” era was announced less than two months later, and Helton was not backing down Tuesday.
“The clear message, I think, we sent in January was that we were willing to put more responsibility in the hands of the driver,” he said. “But there is a line you can cross and we’ll step in to maintain law and order when we think that line’s crossed.”
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#116056 - 03/18/10 10:13 AM
Re: It's time for the NASCAR boys to mix it up again
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Prime Rib
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he a pollck,,, they are gonna have to teach him that lesson every weekend.  good thing I'm polish,, I can say that and not get in to much trouble these politically correct days 
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#116223 - 03/28/10 12:41 PM
Re: It's time for the NASCAR boys to mix it up again
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Prime Rib
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Being one is knowing one for sure, Bubba. I've heard a lot of Pollock jokes over the years.
Rant on:
Edwards is a fool. That wreck was completely uncalled for at that point of the race. He was 150 laps down and Keselowski was what, 5th? That's low. In other words if Edwards would have been 6th and he took out Brad trying to get around him, it looks more like a racing thing. Total abuse. This could end the self policing idea in a hurry because of the severity of the wreck.
Rant off.................
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