Atlanta Bonehead of the Race recipient suspended by NASCAR

I still think this is an over-reaction.

NASCAR was forced to call the caution on Lap 67 because Watts would have been in harm's way had a car spun out or lost control coming off Turn 4 while he was chasing the tire. The caution came in the middle of green flag pit stops, putting more than half the field a lap or more down.
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The tire had not stopped rolling when he retrieved it. NASCAR would've been forced to throw the yellow when the thing went across the track and caused someone to crash anyways. This was not the crewman's fault - it was 100% on NASCAR. They're so concerned with safety and they should've had the yellow flag out when the tire broke loose towards the track.
 
Had Watts not chased the tire NASCAR officials said they would have waited for the green flag stops to cycle out before calling a caution, thus keeping cars all on pit sequence.
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What a load of bull
 
Even if the tire had come to rest before it reached the racing surface,NASCAR has thrown cautions for much less in the past.
 
He shoulda let me fetch the tire for him....as talented as I am, i'm sure i could roll a tire 4 times as tall as me, back to pit road.
 
Digger said:
He shoulda let me fetch the tire for him....as talented as I am, i'm sure i could roll a tire 4 times as tall as me, back to pit road.
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They don't allow humans on track but they let furry little pests like you run around. :rolleyes:
 
I'm not a pest! I'm a very properly formal and highly popular educational gopher that FOX uses to spread it's intelligence to the 75 million fans every race weekend
 
no, i don't think that has an exclusivity contract....or i don't remember signing it. and my cameras are inside the pavement so they dont become bumps...
 
NASCAR is waaaay over-reacting..... I mean geeze..... Yeah the guy was crazy for doin it....... but he was on his way back to pit road when the yellow was thrown. Albeit a very dangerous situation, NASCAR didn't even have to throw the yellow.......
Heck in its history, NASCAR has had people ALOT closer to the action as part of the job........ ever see some of the early flagmen standin on the track???? how about the cars (sponsors) cars park in the trioval grass at Charlotte, Daytona, etc....... surrounded by dozens of photographers....... geeze. It was a bone head to go out there, yes..... but it was also a bonehead for NASCAR NOT to throw the yellow when the tire started towards the track, if it was all about safty as they claim.......
I feel bad for the guy...... he made one slip of judgement, tryin to help out.
 
speedwayphoto said:
NASCAR is waaaay over-reacting..... I mean geeze..... Yeah the guy was crazy for doin it....... but he was on his way back to pit road when the yellow was thrown. Albeit a very dangerous situation, NASCAR didn't even have to throw the yellow.......
Heck in its history, NASCAR has had people ALOT closer to the action as part of the job........ ever see some of the early flagmen standin on the track???? how about the cars (sponsors) cars park in the trioval grass at Charlotte, Daytona, etc....... surrounded by dozens of photographers....... geeze. It was a bone head to go out there, yes..... but it was also a bonehead for NASCAR NOT to throw the yellow when the tire started towards the track, if it was all about safty as they claim.......
I feel bad for the guy...... he made one slip of judgement, tryin to help out.
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yeah, I tend to agree. an overreaction on the part of nascar.
 
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