12:10 p.m.
NASCAR chairman Brian France issued a stern warning to drivers about blocking during the pre-race meeting for the Daytona 500.
France rarely wades into competition issues, but used his time at the microphone to warn the field that NASCAR will not interject if a driver tries to block another and it goes wrong.
''Blocking is part of racing,'' France told drivers. ''It causes big crashes. When you block somebody, you better hope there is a good Samaritan behind you.''
In other words, NASCAR won't penalize a driver who wrecks someone trying to block.
Blocking caused multiple accidents in the Truck Series and Xfinity Series season openers at Daytona earlier this week.
Moron. Just stay home ... or send your sister to the microphone.