Joey vs Tony 'hair puller' Stewart.

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This one deserves it's own thread, because it really illustrates the bullying that goes on in nascar.

First up, Roger Penske defends Joey and calls Tony on his BS complaints.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...oey-logano-tony-stewart-denny-hamlin/2016373/

The team owner said he completely stands behind his driver who was involved in incidents with both Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart on Sunday

Team owner Roger Penske staunchly defended Joey Logano after his Sprint Cup driver was involved in a pair of controversies near the end of Sunday's race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
"I'm 150% behind my driver, and I think he's a real star on the team," Penske told USA TODAY Sports in a phone interview Sunday night after returning to his home in Michigan.

Penske, who was rebuffed politely by Stewart last year after offering a ride in the 2013 Indianapolis 500, said Stewart's comments were "unwarranted, quite honestly" because the three-time champion employs the same tactics.

"I've watched him from the spotter's stand quite a bit, and I think Stewart is one of the best in the business at blocking," Penske said. "Anyone is going to protect the bottom (lane). I think his comments are unwarranted, quite honestly. I think we should move on."
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
While I think Tony was in the wrong, this stuff is great for the sport. :cool:
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I'm fascinated by these battles every rookie goes thru. Sooner or later the open wheel mentality that started in 2003 or '4 will crumble and they'll get back to racing stock cars.

I'm going to make a video that shows Tony grabbing Joey's hair just before Joey throws the bottle so people can make up their own minds.

Great stuff for sure.
 
FenderBumper said:
What do you think, dpk? Hair pull or not?
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I can't tell. Just the same ol' shoving matches. I read some comments from Tony somewhere that I liked..... Settle it like they do in hockey. Let em go at it and stop it after one of them hits the ground. :D
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I can't tell. Just the same ol' shoving matches. I read some comments from Tony somewhere that I liked..... Settle it like they do in hockey. Let em go at it and stop it after one of them hits the ground. :D
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Well, the only bout we'll Tony get involved in is one with a skinny kid.

Tony's rich kid comments sure were telling. He talks about working man racers like he thinks he's Petty, Earnhardt or Pearson.
 
Emerson Fittipaldi used to drive for Roger Penske.

'nuff said.
 
Smoke was pissed cause he finished 22nd. He also blocks in that situation as well. I am not a fan of either driver but I got to say good for Joey. He only did what everyone was saying he needed to do. He blocked running for the win and didn't give in to Denny drove it hard trying to win. (wrecked Hamlin) so ! Boys Have At It.
 
BamaFan said:
Smoke was pissed cause he finished 22nd. He also blocks in that situation as well. I am not a fan of either driver but I got to say good for Joey. He only did what everyone was saying he needed to do. He blocked running for the win and didn't give in to Denny drove it hard trying to win. (wrecked Hamlin) so ! Boys Have At It.
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here's what pisses me off. Tony admitted he had a tire problem BEFORE the restart. THAT'S why he finished where he did. It had nothing to do with anything Logano did, and he knows it.
 
Bullying? Really FB? This isnt grade school. The "kid" is an adult. Time to fend for himself. I am not talking about twitter wars or running up to a driver while he is still strapped in. If he wants to defend himself from the likes of Stewart then he needs to seek out Stewart and stick up for himself. I am tired of hearing this "joey is being bullied" or "so and so needs to stop picking on Joey". He is a f#cking adult, he needs to fight his battles. On and off the track.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
Bullying? Really FB? This isnt grade school. The "kid" is an adult. Time to fend for himself. I am not talking about twitter wars or running up to a driver while he is still strapped in. If he wants to defend himself from the likes of Stewart then he needs to seek out Stewart and stick up for himself. I am tired of hearing this "joey is being bullied" or "so and so needs to stop picking on Joey". He is a f#cking adult, he needs to fight his battles. On and off the track.
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Ask Hamlin how he feels about picking on Logano
 
Jeffrey00 said:
Bullying? Really FB? This isnt grade school. The "kid" is an adult. Time to fend for himself. I am not talking about twitter wars or running up to a driver while he is still strapped in. If he wants to defend himself from the likes of Stewart then he needs to seek out Stewart and stick up for himself. I am tired of hearing this "joey is being bullied" or "so and so needs to stop picking on Joey". He is a f#cking adult, he needs to fight his battles. On and off the track.
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I think he took care of that yesterday:D
 
Tony has issues with Joey :) lol ah we are just seeing team ownership stress and a poor start to the season. Not to mention he constantly has to defend Danica being there, which by the way has finished three straight without a dent on the fender. She is getting maximum seat time.

You know not saying any pro, been doing the NASCAR sims for 20 years so kinda got a feel for the game, I'm thinking Denny was the final blow on that last lap, Joey text book 8 wheel turns bettered him and Denny instead of correcting the loose condition from it, kept his foot in it and was able to clip Joey's right rear but then put himself into a spin toward a a wall he could not stop.

My opinion Denny caused his own hospital trip.
 
FenderBumper said:
What do you think, dpk? Hair pull or not?
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You definitely have better eyes then I do if you can see him pulling hair in that video. But even if he did, then I still wouldn't worry to much because Joeys young and he will grow his hair back.:D But, putting all jokes aside I think that Joey is starting to come out of his shell a little and that is a good thing. I think in the long run that these confrontations the last couple of weeks will be good for him. It's definitely fired him up and making him drive a little harder.
 
sometimes I wonder about tony, remember last year when he threw the helmet at kenseth. I wonder if tony wants to and tries to maintain a certain level of bad boy image. I wonder if this stuff could be on purpose. I honestly don't know of a single driver racing for the win including tony himself that would not have blocked the bottom in the situation that joey was in. Further I see someone mention tony knew he had a tire problem before the restart. if this is true then my comments make even more sense. it seems like tony always does at least one strange thing each year to show he is aggressive and willing to fight someone. I wonder if it could be an act.
 
Contactpatch said:
You know not saying any pro, been doing the NASCAR sims for 20 years so kinda got a feel for the game, I'm thinking Denny was the final blow on that last lap, Joey text book 8 wheel turns bettered him and Denny instead of correcting the loose condition from it, kept his foot in it and was able to clip Joey's right rear but then put himself into a spin toward a a wall he could not stop.

My opinion Denny caused his own hospital trip.
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And you got all this from playing SIM racing? <_<
 
Between what Stewart said after the race, some Twitter comments from other drivers last night, and what DW said, it seems like Logano isn't very well liked in the garage area.
 
hidesert cowboy said:
sometimes I wonder about tony, remember last year when he threw the helmet at kenseth. I wonder if tony wants to and tries to maintain a certain level of bad boy image. I wonder if this stuff could be on purpose. I honestly don't know of a single driver racing for the win including tony himself that would not have blocked the bottom in the situation that joey was in. Further I see someone mention tony knew he had a tire problem before the restart. if this is true then my comments make even more sense. it seems like tony always does at least one strange thing each year to show he is aggressive and willing to fight someone. I wonder if it could be an act.
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Some guy in Australia gave Tony what he keeps asking nascar for, the chance to fight it out. What does Tony do? Smashes the guy in the face with his helmet. He's a coward that picks on someone he thinks is "a scared little girl".
 
MRM said:
Between what Stewart said after the race, some Twitter comments from other drivers last night, and what DW said, it seems like Logano isn't very well liked in the garage area.
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What Stewart said was self serving. DW said Tony was complaining about nothing. Who's left? Sam Hornish, the guy who everyone complained about and now watches Logano in his Cup ride?
 
MRM said:
Between what Stewart said after the race, some Twitter comments from other drivers last night, and what DW said, it seems like Logano isn't very well liked in the garage area.
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I think thats a good thing for Logano, the same thing happened with Bad Brad a few years ago, now all the mouths have to watch Brad defend the championship
 
BamaFan said:
Never said that, He raced hard and didn't give him anything. That is what he is supposed to do.The Next driver will remember that.
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Loved seeing him race for the win instead of worrying about payback with Denny though.
 
Contactpatch said:
Tony has issues with Joey :) lol ah we are just seeing team ownership stress and a poor start to the season. Not to mention he constantly has to defend Danica being there, which by the way has finished three straight without a dent on the fender. She is getting maximum seat time.

You know not saying any pro, been doing the NASCAR sims for 20 years so kinda got a feel for the game, I'm thinking Denny was the final blow on that last lap, Joey text book 8 wheel turns bettered him and Denny instead of correcting the loose condition from it, kept his foot in it and was able to clip Joey's right rear but then put himself into a spin toward a a wall he could not stop.

My opinion Denny caused his own hospital trip.
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Dustin calls it as he sees it. I guess he doesn't care to fawn over Tony in the hope of getting a decent interview.
 
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