FLASHBACK: NASCAR endorses Tweety Bird's iPhone use after Daytona 500

From last June.



I don't really care because there were no points taken. It's just another example of nascar's pychosis.
 
Sprint Cup points leader Brad Keselowski was fined $25,000 on Monday for having a cell phone in his car during Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway.

According to Keselowski’s Twitter timeline, he tweeted during the red flag that came out with two laps remaining in the race.
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Brad Keselowski tweeted during the Daytona 500 and that was totally cool. NASCAR completely endorsed it.

NASCAR said Tuesday Brad Keselowski can keep his cellphone in his race car during events, and all drivers are encouraged to use social media.
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But, NASCAR says that's not true.

But in the days following the Daytona 500, NASCAR told drivers they would not be permitted to carry cell phones in their cars, NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said.
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So, they're either lying then or they're lying now.

But wait, there's more.

The shot — from victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway as he was about to be interviewed by Fox reporter Krista Voda — took more than 30 minutes to reach Keselowski's Twitter feed, which surpassed 250,000 followers shortly after the Penske Racing driver scored his fifth victory in NASCAR's premier series.
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He had the phone inside the car with him then and that's a-okay. :yay:

And then there's this:

"I think a lot of it was seeing the reaction from race fans. He’s a champion of social media and one of the guys the fans have come to like and we like what he’s doing in that space. Our ultimate goal is to bring people into the drivers’ seat during the event as possible -- show them what’s going on and give them access. There are always challenges that may creep in as to what does or does not create a competitive advantage for one team. We don’t want to upset that balance, but the more information we can bring to the race fans that we can, we will. We’ve got to do it in a smart way."
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So, "in the days following the Daytona 500" really means 257 days after the Daytona 500 because this was all totally cool as of, like, I don't know, two weeks ago.

I report, you decide. :idunno:
 
And now, the latest lie excuse.

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SPEED Center For some clarification on the Official Brad Keselowski penalty: NASCAR said after Daytona that Brad wouldn't be penalized when he tweeted during the red flag, however months later (after Richmond in September) said that smart phones could be used as data recorders or transmitters and would no longer be allowed. This rule/penalty has been in place for two months.
 
I like Nascar's decision . There are just too many possible uses for the technology aside from texting fans.
 
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