Chad drops the F-Bomb!

The 8 team cusses through the whole race!

Isn't that just racin?
 
It's just racin when it's on the scanner. It's not good when it's on national TV. TN-Ward-Fan is right, it'll be another contribution to the point fund.
 
they won't fine him for that! Just listen to the radio during a race there is always a few choice words from everybody including Kyle
 
It didn't cost Rusty anything when he said the "S" word at Bristol.
 
Did Jr get fined with his "s" word at the end of an enterview last week?:)
 
Todd Parrot was fined last year for saying the F-word over the scanner. He did not know he was also on television at the same time. It was during a pit stop when they had a bad window cleaner. Chad should definitely be fined as well.
 
i jsut posted that on aonther post, a asked my dad if he heard that but he was listening, i thought i was crazy!
 
the "s" word is ALMOST accepted in the everyday language anymore. Saying the "f" word will get a rise outta some of the t.v. execs. He will be fined almost definatly, do I agree NO. He is human and things slip when caught up in the moment
 
Originally posted by IronMan28
the "s" word is ALMOST accepted in the everyday language anymore.  Saying the "f" word will get a rise outta some of the t.v. execs.  He will be fined almost definatly, do I agree NO.  He is human and things slip when caught up in the moment
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Ironman......gotta agree on that!! Put the audio on a three second delay if they are so afraid of an offending word getting out!! What they used to do on live programming.:)
 
NASCAR Potty Mouths An Unwelcome Trend

by Mike McCarthy



It's Sunday night and I just got back from an all-day family outing. All three VCRs did their job today. So, I pop in a tape to view my favorite Sunday programs. It was a tough call to first watch the Dover race or episode 4.2 of The Sopranos.



Much to my chagrin, I turned on the NASCAR broadcast and was treated to Chad Knaus doing his best impression of Paulie Walnuts and Uncle Junior. You know, dropping an f-bomb on cable TV before a very large Sunday audience. "We're f***ing going for it," NASCAR's latest crew chief wunderkind tells Matt Yocum.



For a moment I had to check my VCR to make sure it wasn't James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano giving a motivational speech to Silvio and nephew Chrisopher on their imminent takeover of the New Jersey waste management business.



Great. I finally hope it might be safe for my six year-old twins to watch NASCAR with me now that Son of the Beach has been canned, and in comes Mr. Knaus.



Maybe he thought he was having an off-the-record conversation with Matty. Maybe the TNT firesuit, the microphone, and the camera crew weren't enough to clue him in. Maybe he's not aware of the custom of interviewing the winning crew chief on national TV after a race.



What's going on here? Last week Dale Earnhardt Jr. also felt it was fine to drop one of the seven dirty words during the NBC rainfill. It's also happened a few other times this year.



Now is the time for the big man with the mustache to put a stop to this nonsense. This isn't the NBA, and that's why we watch it. NASCAR is different, and it's time to remind the competitors and teams that they need to have a little more respect for the sport and the families that support it.



It wasn't too long ago that NASCAR felt so strongly about these issues that they fined Todd Parrott $5,000 for dropping an f-bomb during a radio conversation that he didn't even know was on TV. Now NASCAR is inexplicably letting this behavior go without consequence.



To be clear, I am not saying I am perfect nor am I claiming to never venture into this type of language. But I have enough sense to know when it's appropriate and when it's clearly not.



Mr. Knaus may be NASCAR's hottest young crew chief and rightly feel good about what he's accomplished. Indeed, he should be very proud of what his team has done, and he's got a right to take a fair portion of the credit.



But for goodness sake, let's keep it reasonably clean. Just in case he doesn't understand and the probable scolding from Lowe's doesn't help, action from NASCAR is called for here.


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FWIW, I don't have a beef with the four letter words. But, I don't have youngsters watching either.
 
lady go you need to find something else to bitch about


I'm sure you & hubby have already taught your children every word there is to know anyway!

That's how I learn all mine!

:leap:
 
I'm sorry but i find this trend of fining these guys wrong. The TV producers are EAVESDROPPING on these people. If they have a problem with this then quit it. These guys are trying to do a job. Leave them alone. They have enough to do without having to worry about offending someone.
 
I think he should get fined for saying it during the interview. I have no problem with them saying anything they want during in-race communication with there driver, but for on TV interviews it is not O.K.

Dale Jr. and Rusty should have been fined for there slip ups.


When I was in grade school, I used the "s" word during phy ed and I had to do 50 push-ups.
 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR officials have fined NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew chief Chad Knaus $5,000 for his use of inappropriate language during a televised interview after Sunday's races at Dover International Speedway.

Knaus, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet, was penalized under Section 12-4-A in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book: "Actions detrimental to stock car racing: use of improper language."

It is the second fine that NASCAR has levied against Knaus this season. In July, Knaus was fined $25,000, driver Jimmie Johnson was docked 25 points in the driver standings and Jeff Gordon lost 25 points in the owner standings for using offset mounting bolts for the front of the trunk trailing arms in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
 
Gonna hve to agree with NASCAR on this one.

Not that Chad did anything inherently wrong, simply inappropriate. But the sanctioning body and broadcasting network cannot allow it to simply pass unless htey really want ot have to deal with the FCC, which am sure they do not.

DEW brought up the point that the deal could be delayed. That is what is done now with "eavesdropping " reports for the most part. When we hear a radio conversation anymore it is not "live" but somewhat delayed. There shoud be cause to need this technology for on air interviews where the participant knows full well that every word he or she says is being broadcast. If this type of language persists, delayin geven thsoe segments will become necessary.

That won't be a big deal, the delay is so short that the viewrship will never even be aware it is happening.
 
HardScrabble Johnson is right! (Doncha just LOVE Blazing Saddles?) What they say on their own radio frequency is their business. What they say on national television should be held to a separate standard. I personally do not find the language offensive and could care less what they say. But I am not the typical viewer, and I am not the FCC. A delay is the answer. Further, a delay is crucial to fair play if they are going to broadcast driver/crew conversations. There should be a limit....say 5 laps.....before anything said over that radio is broadcast. After all, teams do monitor the tv coverage during the race. Now there's a job for me....Hi, Mr. Bill Davis. I feel I am uniquely qualified to join your fine racing team as the tv watchin dude...

Plus, I can just hear all the folks who say that NASCAR is a redneck sport, and point to stuff like this for validation. That is not an argument I care to make at this time, as I think the sport could do with a little MORE redneck flavor. But it does add fuel to that particular fire.

I started not to post this, but I finally decided to &$*@in' GO for it!



:p
 
I will have to agree with you TN. I didn't find what Knaus said as offensive. It happened so quickly, and as several have posted, that they had to watch their tape several times to actually hear what he said and/or if he said what they thought he said. Obviously we will not be hearing that interview on instant replay any time soon, but it WAS said in the heat of the moment. I guess no one on earth has said something BEFORE they thought about WHAT they were saying. I don't know, I think this is being made into a mountain out of a molehill. Just my 2 cents worth.:satisfied
 
This reminds me of a road named FLICK.After many years of changing this sign the county finally changed the name of the road.It was estimated that they had spent over 8 grand changing this sign.And dont you know when they changed it to LICK RD.The kids again added there art work to it.It now carrys the name Ross Rd.I think the kids must have grown up.The sign is now holding its own know.:p
 
I think that's hilarious. I hope they do win the championship to see if they'll make him say it again. Hehe.

If I got fined for every time I used the F-bomb, I'd be in bigger debt than Kmart.
 
I knew there was always a reason to watch post race interviews. I know earlier in the race over the scanner either Knaus or Johnson said damn, I'm surprised they didn't chalk them up for that since they already got one.
 
Hey Ciggie, it figures this would be the first topic you'd post to! hehe.
 
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