Kahnes Interview at Loudon, NH

[mreed]

I thought he was kinda emotionless.

I thought he was kinda passive aggressive.

 

[FLRacingFan]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kasey Kahne said he was frustrated he'd blown his championship chances by making a "hardheaded mistake" at New Hampshire, and it boiled over into his brief televised interview that left viewers speculating about his health.
Kahne said Tuesday there was nothing physically wrong with him following his accident at New Hampshire. Rather, he realized immediately after his crash with 47 laps remaining Sunday that his title hopes were over and that he allowed his anger to derail the now widely discussed interview with ESPN reporter Jerry Punch.
"I screwed up and I was frustrated. Two races in, I'm already out of the Chase. It's a [crummy] deal," Kahne said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cu...sey-kahne-not-hurt-was-angry-title-hopes-over

 

[#17D500winner]

Looks like a done deal. He was pissed.

 

[Greg]

At the infield care center, the driver's treatment is coordinated by a medical liaison appointed by NASCAR who transports driver medical records from track to track, including results of each driver's preseason physical examination and his medical history. Each track also has its own medical director.

"The NASCAR medical liaison team consists of four RNs and three physician consultants," Tharp said. "Our board-certified consulting physicians include a neurosurgeon, an emergency medicine physician and a trauma surgeon. Each one practices their specialty full time and is a medical director or co-medical director for the track where they reside."

NASCAR requires each track to adhere to strict standards of treatment at its infield care center.

"The medical liaisons, along with the consulting physicians and the input of the medical directors at the tracks, have created a set of medical standards which assures qualified physicians and nurses to staff the infield medical center and that proper equipment and supplies are in place," Tharp said. "There is also a set of standards for ambulance, fire, safety, helicopter, etc."

from here

and

Doctors staffing NASCAR infield care centers can – but are not required to – give drivers a Concussion Reduction Technology test or MRI if a concussion is suspected. Drivers with concussions must receive medical clearance to return to racing.

from here

Some pictures of the RNs sure would come in handy.

 

[Brent]

I could say it's a done deal, but I still don't believe that the only problem was that he was frustrated. He may have been frustrated, but I still believe he was dazed a bit. That's the first time I've ever seen an interview quite like that, especially coming from a driver who claims to have been simply frustrated. I'm sure he's fine now, but at the time, I bet he was a bit confused.

 

[Clutch]

I could say it's a done deal, but I still don't believe that the only problem was that he was frustrated. He may have been frustrated, but I still believe he was dazed a bit. That's the first time I've ever seen an interview quite like that, especially coming from a driver who claims to have been simply frustrated. I'm sure he's fine now, but at the time, I bet he was a bit confused.

Brent, I totally agree but I think that him admitting to being somewhat concussed would have ramifications that he doesn't want to deal with.

 

[Greg]

I think he just didnt want to talk and he couldn't hear the questions and nothing more. No conCuss

 

[pjmolo]

Apparently the YouTube video posted earlier has been removed.



Seems to me that he understood the questions all right but he just didn't feel like talking.