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I said my piece on the important things observed during the running of the race at Watkins Glen. So now here is my take on the Harvick / Gordon deal, an opinion not offered until several views of the incident were observed and comments duly noted.
Jeff ran out of gas shortly after taking the white flag. He wiggled and got fuel until turn six, when he ran out again. Junior came up behind him and Gordon tried to block, got his ears whacked, but stayed the course as the car picked fuel up again, then faltered.
Gordon is wiggling the car to get fuel to the pickup. It would seem if Harvick was paying attention he would have seen this, but for the moment let's assume Harvick failed to see the slowing car moving back and forth on the track. SO......................Gordon took the inside line in turn eleven, just as he is suppossed to do, stay low (that's what they are told at the driver meeting) and Harvick, hits Gordon.
The contact drives Gordon up the track and in either a correction move or the result of Harvick not backing off, to the fast line of traffic, trying to keep the car under control and Harvick hits him again, does NOT back off, and spins Gordon into the outside retaining wall.
The only thing wrong is, Harvick had time to see Gordon had run out of gas, and even if he couldn't stop from hitting him, drove him into the circumstance of being in the wrong place, the fast line, and hit him again.
The show after the race with Barry Dodtson and Chad Little had an interview with Harvick, and Harvick admitted it was his fault for hitting Jeff the second time. So who really was to blame??
And is it really important??
NAH !!!!! But it is an opportunity for ABG'ers to try, once again, to crucify Jeff Gordon. Most who do secretly wish thier driver had Gordon's talent.
There is one consolation however. Jeff got his message across, even though most missed it in the feverent effort to malign him, Harvick confessed, Junior said his peice and Matt Kenseth owes Lady Luck more than most of us will make in a life time.
Jeff ran out of gas shortly after taking the white flag. He wiggled and got fuel until turn six, when he ran out again. Junior came up behind him and Gordon tried to block, got his ears whacked, but stayed the course as the car picked fuel up again, then faltered.
Gordon is wiggling the car to get fuel to the pickup. It would seem if Harvick was paying attention he would have seen this, but for the moment let's assume Harvick failed to see the slowing car moving back and forth on the track. SO......................Gordon took the inside line in turn eleven, just as he is suppossed to do, stay low (that's what they are told at the driver meeting) and Harvick, hits Gordon.
The contact drives Gordon up the track and in either a correction move or the result of Harvick not backing off, to the fast line of traffic, trying to keep the car under control and Harvick hits him again, does NOT back off, and spins Gordon into the outside retaining wall.
The only thing wrong is, Harvick had time to see Gordon had run out of gas, and even if he couldn't stop from hitting him, drove him into the circumstance of being in the wrong place, the fast line, and hit him again.
The show after the race with Barry Dodtson and Chad Little had an interview with Harvick, and Harvick admitted it was his fault for hitting Jeff the second time. So who really was to blame??
And is it really important??
NAH !!!!! But it is an opportunity for ABG'ers to try, once again, to crucify Jeff Gordon. Most who do secretly wish thier driver had Gordon's talent.
There is one consolation however. Jeff got his message across, even though most missed it in the feverent effort to malign him, Harvick confessed, Junior said his peice and Matt Kenseth owes Lady Luck more than most of us will make in a life time.
