Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to know protocol in Hamlin withdrawal

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CONCORD, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he hopes that NASCAR or Denny Hamlin will detail how he was denied clearance to race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway.

Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs said Sunday that Hamlin was battling a sinus infection and was having trouble seeing and went to the care center about an hour before the race. Crew Chief Darian Grubb told Motor Racing Network that Hamlin had trouble following a finger with his eye and that is when NASCAR ruled him ineligible to race. Sam Hornish replaced Hamlin for the Auto Club 400, and Hamlin must be cleared by a NASCAR-approved doctor to get the OK to race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

“If Denny did everything right, that’s good to know,” Earnhardt said Tuesday during an appearance to promote an auto fair next week at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“Why NASCAR did the things they did and the timeline, it would be good to know those things because the drivers are all curious and the fans are curious. … We should all know what happened and know why it happened and be done with it and not have to worry about it.”

Earnhardt said drivers need to know the process to determine why a driver wasn’t allowed to race. He also said NASCAR should make a statement on the medical issue to prevent rumors.

“If Denny didn’t race because his vision is blurred and he had a sinus infection, NASCAR should put out a release and say this is the timeline of the events and this is why we made this choice and this is the protocol for going forward — everybody cool,” Earnhardt said.

“That answers everybody’s questions. Don’t you have questions? I have questions. We shouldn’t have questions. We should all feel pretty comfortable with what happened.”

With the new championship system in place for 2014, missing a race is not as much a detriment toward making the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The field was increased from 12 to 16 and will include the regular-season champion plus 15 winners (with ties broken by number of wins and then points). To earn a spot based on wins, a driver must attempt to qualify for or race in each event and be in the top-30, but NASCAR can waive that participation requirement for medical reasons.

“Having a vision problem out of that eye and peripheral vision issues, would he have (not gone to the care center and) drove last year in that condition?” driver Greg Biffle said Tuesday. “It’s probably unlikely. Seeing where you’re going is pretty important in what we’re doing.”

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I understand what he's saying but I'd suggest first talking to Nascar, then to Pockrass.
 
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I don't understand the mystery here. NASCAR owns everything. You're playing with their ball in their court. Ask Jeremy Mayfield.

Also, this looks like good old Pockrass trying to stir up **** again.
 
^^^^ what he said

Nascar makes rules according to the direction the wind blows. Denny returns, tears up a few competitors race cars and he'll be defending his vision status forever. Yes there are HIPAA privacy rules but nothing is stopping Denny from giving his docs the ok to discuss his condition.
 
KevinWI said:
I don't understand the mystery here. NASCAR owns everything. You're playing with their ball in their court. Ask Jeremy Mayfield.

Also, this looks like good old Pockrass trying to stir up **** again.
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The Busch brothers havent done anything wrong lately, Pockrass needs a new victim to torment
 
I hope that he really was ill and not in some type of financial dispute with his employer or something . I think Junior is right . Can anyone who has a win opt out of a race just by saying he doesn't feel well ? Or is Nascar going to have it's doctor look at them ? Just get it straight now what the rules are . I think it's obvious that all of those drivers who raced before with broken limbs would never race today .
 
ted@economy said:
I hope that he really was ill and not in some type of financial dispute with his employer or something . I think Junior is right . Can anyone who has a win opt out of a race just by saying he doesn't feel well ? Or is Nascar going to have it's doctor look at them ? Just get it straight now what the rules are . I think it's obvious that all of those drivers who raced before with broken limbs would never race today .
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We will probably find out if and when a race winner misses a race
 
ocular motility problems from simple sinus infection ? possible but rare at his age / condition.
ie----could cause dble vision in certain gazes.
maybe reporter got it wrong ?
 
This whole thing seems like a visual migraine based on a panic attack or severe stress. Not that I'm a doctor but the timing of the issue is interesting.
 
jdbrew said:
This whole thing seems like a visual migraine based on a panic attack or severe stress. Not that I'm a doctor but the timing of the issue is interesting.
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I've had migraines bad enough to effect my vision from sinus infections. I wouldn't jump to some other conclusion without further evidence.
 
KevinWI said:
I've had migraines bad enough to effect my vision from sinus infections. I wouldn't jump to some other conclusion without further evidence.
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But were your vision problems so bad you couldn't follow a finger?

Maybe a tiny stroke?

I don't really understand what Jr is tryna say here. Would love for an elaboration on twitter or twitlonger
 
I'm sure that I'm way off base here . I think he's asking if there are any rules about booking off sick . I'm thinkin it's basically the honor system . Nascar only looks at them to see if they are fit to come back.
 
What if Denny took medication, then refused a drug test? I agree with nascar. They should have put out a release describing everything in detail.
 
FenderBumper said:
What if Denny took medication, then refused a drug test? I agree with nascar. They should have put out a release describing everything in detail.
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What if Jimmie books off sick this weekend ? It would virtually guarantee Jeff Gordon the win . :) Naw !
 
ChexOrWrex said:
But were your vision problems so bad you couldn't follow a finger?
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I wouldn't even get to that point. Sinus infections give me migraines so bad I can't open my eyes because the slightest trace of light makes the pain 100 times worse and makes me nauseous. I cannot stress enough that a migraine isn't simply a "bad headache". I have drunk of a lot of beer and had bad hangovers, and a bad hangover headache is not even on the same scale as a migraine.

My dad has a private pilot's license and flies a little single-engine Cessna. I called him last night and we bull****ted about NASCAR as we are wont to do and I mentioned some guys on the message boards thought Denny Hamlin was a wimp for not racing with a sinus infection. He told me commercial airline pilots won't fly with sinus infections and pilots with chronic sinus infections are at jeopardy of losing their FAA medical certification. Take it for what it's worth.

As for Dale Jr., I think he was to know what NASCAR's process was that led them to decide on "game day" why Denny wasn't allowed to race. Like was the decision made by the doctor in the infield care center or Mike Helton or some other authority figure.
 
Maybe Jr is asking because he doesn't want to become a Father before the wedding like Denny did?
 
I think a lot of people are making comments in an area where they have little or no expertise. I'll give the kid credit for stepping up and admitting something wasn't right, kinda like Jr did last year.

This is between Hamlin, NASCAR and his doctor.
 
Maybe the 11 could turn the 88 on Sunday, then say "Sorry Jr, couldn't see you, I tried sitting this race out too but I couldn't prove I was too sick to race" :)
 
Maybe I am naive, but if he saw a doctor and the doctor sez he aint fit to drive, I take that at face value.

Aside from hanging out with and studying the nurses, I dont have enough time to do the eleven years of schooling to prove him wrong. I figure he knows what he is doing.
 
It had to be serious enough if he seeked medical attention an hour or so before the race. IDK what JR is trying to say or suggest, but I respect Denny not going out and endangering himself or other drivers by not being in condition to race. To Fender's point, it may be he required a medication that is on the "raceday" banned substance list. (There's 2 lists, banned substances and "raceday" banned substances)
 
@bobpockrass: NASCAR has confirmed that Denny Hamlin is good to go. #nascar
 
You guys are not seeing the interesting part in this story and that is: WHY DID DALE JR COMMENT ON THIS?? A couple things to me it indicates that possibly dale jr doesn't care for hamlin which if true is somewhat surprising because dale jr seems like a super easy guy to deal with. the next thing is what did dale jr hear around the garage area to make him suspicious about what was going on?? The garage area must have had rumors all over the place about denny and what was going on. add to that that noone was really saying anything. Dale jr knows full well the impact of his words and to make a comment about something like this that involved a fellow competitor makes me wonder what in the world was going on. There is alot more to the story than whats being reported.
 
Steven wallace is a graduate of the Bodine School of stock car driving:biggrin:
 
Thegroundpounder99 said:
It had to be serious enough if he seeked medical attention an hour or so before the race. IDK what JR is trying to say or suggest, but I respect Denny not going out and endangering himself or other drivers by not being in condition to race. To Fender's point, it may be he required a medication that is on the "raceday" banned substance list. (There's 2 lists, banned substances and "raceday" banned substances)
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I think Jr is simply saying that nascar should let everyone know what is going on. Maybe they did, but everything I read came from JGR.
 
FenderBumper said:
I think Jr is simply saying that nascar should let everyone know what is going on. Maybe they did, but everything I read came from JGR.
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I tend to agree with Kasey Kahne...
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Junior sat out some races, im sure he is aware of the proper protocol.
 
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