Jeff Gordon needs probation

It looks like that wall contact settled Jeff down for the second half of that race. Then again, the camera wasn't on him, so as long as he didn't spin anyone again, we wouldn't have seen it.
 
Jeff Gordon will NEVER be placed on probation, and especially not for hard short track racin.

Hit em hard and let em spin.
 
LOL, 71fan. Gordon is rarely aggressive like he was today, but it also wasn't like he was blatently wrecking anyone. I don't know about probation, but he would definitely had been penalized if it appeared he was intentionally wrecking people.
 
I don't think NASCAR will ever pentalize Gordon. He's there poster boy.
 
Jeff did seem very off today. He only spun two cars, with no damage to either. He didn't take out many cars over a long stretch of races.
 
Let's face it, NASCAR has never been the model of consistancy. While I am i diehard Jeff fan, I do agreee that his driving was less then correct. The fact remains, though, he is the reigning champion, the current pc poster boy for nascar, so they won't put him on probation. They won't even call him to the big red truck. It's not fair, but it's the truth.
 
Originally posted by paul
He was their poster boy.

Jr is their poster boy now.
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Jr. is just their cash cow.

Gordon is still their poster boy.

:)
 
I agree, boo. I also think that if Tony wins the championship, Jeffy will still be the poster boy. The only reason for this is because Jeff is more pc than Tony. NASCAR has labeled Tony as a "bad boy". They (NASCAR) won't change their mind. I don't think.
 
While I understand everything that Jeff has done, he most likely won't hear a frickin' thing for what he did. It's a shame, but that is the politics of NASCAR.
 
I think that Gordon is NASCAR's Poster Boy and Jr is second. I think that Stewart is and always will be NASCAR's Bad Boy and Harvick comes in second. To me, it will always be that way.
 
Poster boys,and bad boys!Dale Sr. needs to have a look at all this nonsense from the heavens,and let a big fart on the fans that he left in a lost state of confusion.Dale its time to come back as a referee of all these lost souls.:D
 
Quote from Pbunch "Dale its time to come back as a referee of all these lost souls"

I personally think that Dale would have bumped and banged on more than 2 cars during that race and would not have been called to the trailer for it either! Jeff did not look careless to me in the first incident with Bobby, that was pretty much a racing deal. I think you hit it on the head with the frustration issue and it got the better of Jeff today.

I cant compare it to Todd's problem season in Cup or Busch except that I think that Todd has much more to be frustrated about than Jeff!!

Kel
 
DJfan........All my comments about Jeff being put on probation were nothing but mockery of NASCAR's action against Todd. Jeff does not deserve any disciplinary action.....and niether did Todd. I know NASCAR says Todd's action throughout the year has a bearing on their decision. But, I didn't ever see Todd drive carelessly or wrecklessly........but, if Todd was punished, why not Jeff too?

That is what I was trying to point out......everyone saw Jeff's incidents as "just racing" but Todd's were careless. Short track or super speedway......same thing. A tap or unintentional bumping while racing hard (no matter what track) is "just racing". But, Todd suffers from lack of charisma.......or being cute. Jimmy Spencer has the same problem.
 
Originally posted by DE Wrangler 2
DJfan........All my comments about Jeff being put on probation were nothing but mockery of NASCAR's action against Todd.  Jeff does not deserve any disciplinary action.....and niether did Todd.  I know NASCAR says Todd's action throughout the year has a bearing on their decision.  But, I didn't ever see Todd drive carelessly or wrecklessly........but, if Todd was punished, why not Jeff too?

That is what I was trying to point out......everyone saw Jeff's incidents as "just racing" but Todd's were careless.  Short track or super speedway......same thing.  A tap or unintentional bumping while racing hard (no matter what track) is "just racing".  But, Todd suffers from lack of charisma.......or being cute.  Jimmy Spencer has the same problem.
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You are so wrong Wrangman.Abooja thinks Jimmy is a fox.:p
 
If nascar put that ***** on probation no one would watch it cause every one likes him or hates him
 
Originally posted by pettyfan4life
If nascar put that ***** on probation no one would watch it  cause every one likes him or hates him
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Now that took real balls. :D
 
DE: Todd may not drive recklessly, but he definitely doesn't drive "wrecklessly"! :D

pbunch: Not only is Jimmy handsome, he's charismatic as hell. :p
 
I know I could Paul but I did a quick reply and dont have that quote button handy.

I dont think either Todd of Jeff deserve probation, I think Todd deserves a better ride and I think Jeff was just bummed cuz his Martinsville stats were spoiled by Rusty's suggested changes!
JMHO!

Kel
 
Originally posted by abooja
DE: Todd may not drive recklessly, but he definitely doesn't drive "wrecklessly"! :D
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Wow........got that one on me there abooja!! But, you'll be proud that it took Cutie and me five minutes to look up "disciplinary"!! Can I plead typo?:D
 
Originally posted by abooja
DE: Todd may not drive recklessly, but he definitely doesn't drive "wrecklessly"! :D

pbunch: Not only is Jimmy handsome, he's charismatic as hell. :p
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If you like him,You are gonna love me to death. :D
 
Originally posted by DE Wrangler 2
Wow........got that one on me there abooja!!  But, you'll be proud that it took Cutie and me five minutes to look up "disciplinary"!!  Can I plead typo?:D
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I'm just busting your horns, as they say in the old neighborhood. Well, that's the clean version, at least. :eek:
 
I find it interesting that no1 is questioning the driving ability of Jeff Burton Whom did a slide job in front of the #24,but cut in too soon & caused the #24 to brush the wall,messed up front fender & had to pit going 3 laps down!
But since the #99's driver isn't Jeff Gordon than there's nothing wrong with that sloppy driving!
 
Dale Jr nailed several cars in turn 2 today. He was the most reckless thing on the track, but trust me when I tell you that he was also the most popular driver out there. It's all in your perspective I guess.
 
24 Thunder.......Part of the deal when passing on the outside is that the car to the inside might slip. Any time a driver goes to the outside on a shortie he is taking his chances. Jeff took a chance and lost. The 99 is not to blame for the 24's poor decision.

That's one of the things that made todays race as good as it was. Each and every time there is a two wide in a shortie turn, the car on the outside is at the mercy of car on the inside. The inside is ALWAYS the preferred line. Jeff took to the high side and paid the price.

That's racin
 
Does Jeff deserve probation for something that happend in one race? No. If Jeff starts wrecking people week in and week out then he should get it.

I saw a replay of the 99-24 incident and as 71fan just said, That's Racin'
 
I'm not so sure if Gordon deserves probation for his on-track hissy fit, but I do think NASCAR needs more consistency when it comes to doling out fines.

I, personally, think Rusty's fine was a bit excessive... I don't know much about spoilers and how their thickness' mess with the aero, but it just seemed so minor, comparatively speaking. I don't remember when it was, but I don't remember Jimmie Johnson getting such a hefty fine for his trailing arm thing...

Maybe I'm wrong, my memory ain't so good...

MissKitie
 
Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus was fined $25,000, Johnson lost 25 points in the driver standings and 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.

Okay that is just a refresher for Kitie and anyone else. So Rusty and Jimmie got the same punishment. So Nascar may try to be constitent at least in some things and some of the time. Although using Nascar and the word constitency together is strange.

I don't think Gordon deserves probation because it hasn't been happening every week. This is a short track and tempers flare. It is understandable. He wasn't driving dangerously almost every week like Bodine, which is why Bodine is on probation. Gordon had a bad day, everyone has one.
 
OMG. :eek:

Did mis-fit just defend C!B Gordon?! LMAO... sorry, ya knew I had to say something, hun. ;)

Thanks for the info, since our info gal is MIA presently. I won't say anything more about the Rusty thing, because I didn't think Chad was fined that much. But then again, a trailing arm is a fairly big deal... Moreso than I would think spoiler thickness would be.

Now, if Gordon resorts to this kind of driving every week, then maybe I'll change my mind.

MissKitie (someone check me for a fever, I'm defending Gordon too. ;))
 
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