Tony Stewart

Should NASCAR punish Tony Stewart?

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  • Yes, Fine him.

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  • No, Not at all

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Tony had a couple incidents at California, he banged doors with Gordo, banged doors with Rusty Wallace, about 3/4s of the way down the backstraight and then lifted Ricky Rudd's car off of the pavement with his cars nose.

With Tony's earlier outbursts on the track at Talladega and Martinsville, is it time NASCAR punish Tony Stewart for his actions via suspension or fine?
 
Only a fine to get his attention, that this is getting serious; I think that Nascar is secretly enjoying the added attention and drama he provides as the 'bad boy'...

Que?? are you suggesting that the famed French drive Jauque Que take over the Home Depot car?? :p
 
Tony will get his attitude adjusted soon enough by another driver, most likely Rusty. He wasn't too happy with him after he got shoved into the wall at Fontana. Just wonder why he is so ticked off these days?? Tony that is.
 
A fine doesn't get his attention. Losing Home Depot would. Sit him down and let HD deal with him.

And look for Rusty to have his say at The Winston or whatever it is now. Non points race, perfect stage, and Rusty's used it for that before, hasn't he Jaws?
 
A fine doesn't hurt a millionaire. But he is a race car driver in a championship hunt. Dock him a few points that will get his attention. ;)
 
Ya know, Tony is getting all the Media blitz right now.
JAWS I and his BIG mouth hasn't helped any either.

Why not roast Mikey for cutting down and taking Kerry out?????
JaWS II is too darn chicken to even talk to Kerry about that
hit now. Mikey is still avoiding Kerry like the plague.
And I didn't hear Rusty complain when the cookie monster whacked him either.
As long as the media wants to roast Tony, it isn't gonna get
any better. When Tony really got into Rusty, I can't really say
it was all Tony. If you look closely at the replay, you will see
Jimmy Spencer's nose clearly up the azz end of Rusty's beer can.
That and the fact that "aero-suck" created by two cars being so
close side by side is what created the last straw for the Tony/Rusty incident.
That is also what happened to Jeff G. and Tony. Jeff G. said Tony
did NOT do that on purpose and that "aero" thang was really the culprit.

NOW!!!!! Yes, I do agree there is something driving Tony.
He certainly has had his fair share of bumps and grinds.
Why?????? Only Tony knows.
I only hope he can get all this behind him and act like a race
car driver again!!!!


and sweated, and sweated, and................................................ LOL
 
I don't see much sense in suspension or fines at this point, but you can bet that Nascar is keeping a VERY close eye on him.

Maybe Joe Gibbs needs to sit him down for a good talk (that is if Tony's able to sit after Joe takes him behind the woodshed).

From my viewpoint on the issue, I offer up the fact that after Darby gave him a good talking to before Fontana, he was much better behaved. We'll se how long that lasts before something else happens that will send him to Anger Management 102.
 
tonys money man called my dads office one day and talked to dad....because tony was lookin in to buyin a dirt track....well tony got on the phone and him and dad talked for a little bit and before they got off dad told tony "Now if you get in troble, just give me a call" my dads a counseler :lol:
 
Well, I'm no expert but it seems as though his attitude may be realated to some peronal problems OR it may just be that he's frustrated with not winning. Either way, he should get it figured out 'cause he's got way to much talent to waste.
 
Wow, for once I'm in the majority!! :cheers: I say fine him.............I know, I know, money won't get his attention too much. But, it will get the team owner's (Joe Gibbs) and the team sponsor's (Home Depot) attention if it gets to be a habit!! :) I really don't think Tony's career in NASCAR is even close to being in jeopardy.........but, his popularity among the other drivers, and teams is. You can be a "bad boy" only to a certain degree and then it starts hurting you in performance. You just can't succeed in this sport without peer support.........and that "peer support" comes from within the ranks of NASCAR drivers and teams. I think someone will get his attention before he goes too far. Tony may do some really bonehead stuff when racing.........but, he isn't a bonehead!! He'll wise up and stop being a brat..........and get those multiple Championsips I know are coming his way. :cheers: :cheers:
 
Im just happy Robby Gordon isnt the #1 scapegoat anymore. :lol: :cheers:
 
NASCAR should dock Toni and team 25 driver/owner points,and if that doesn't recify the situation soon then park Toni for a race,that would sure do the trick,if Rusty Wallace doesn't settle Toni down at Richmond ie. :lol:
I do agree with several posters concerning NASCAR's loving the added attention about Toni's recent driving habits and are thus relunctant to do anything that might cut into Their $$$$$$$$$$$$,or in other words,any action(s) that are detrimental to the sport :D
 
I wonder if Tony hadn't flipped Rusty off if Rusty would have been as mad. Kurt took him out and he let that go. Maybe its not so much Tony's driving but his attitude that is stirring the pot.
NASCAR had a meeting with Tony about 'Dega Thursday and then he turns around and does pretty much the same thing. This is also not his first go round at the dance. I have to vote on taking away some points to get his attention. If it continues to the detriment of racing maybe he needs to sit a race.
 
Originally posted by 24thunder@May 6 2004, 09:26 AM
NASCAR should dock Toni and team 25 driver/owner points,and if that doesn't recify the situation soon then park Toni for a race,that would sure do the trick,if Rusty Wallace doesn't settle Toni down at Richmond ie. :lol:
I do agree with several posters concerning NASCAR's loving the added attention about Toni's recent driving habits and are thus relunctant to do anything that might cut into Their $$$$$$$$$$$$,or in other words,any action(s) that are detrimental to the sport :D
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Hey, 24 Thunder, "Toni" is how girls spell it.....a little hidden message?
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Originally posted by Bucky Badger@May 6 2004, 10:43 AM
Hey, 24 Thunder, "Toni" is how girls spell it.....a little hidden message?
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Someone remind me again what it was Tim Richmond said. Something about 1/3 of the drivers. Gosh, I wish I could remember... ^_^
 
I remember posting about a year ago that i thought that Tony would burnout from all the glory,wish i could find it now, but anyway......i think he is on a downward spiral. Why flip off Rusty after you just pushed him into the wall??? Doesn't make you any friends that way for sure! Points deduction might curb his attitude, but this has been going on for some time, if you look back over his Cup career, not sure about his open wheel days. He has often come off as being an arrogant SOB,if he continues this type of behavior he just might find himself back in the IRL.
 
I said suspension.

Like others have said, money isn't going to hurt, but sitting on his couch on Sunday will. Plus it's an automatic (and hefty) points fine too.

I think he should have to sit in a little chair, stick in the corner lable it "Time Out" ;)
 
Originally posted by 24thunder@May 6 2004, 02:26 PM
NASCAR should dock Toni and team 25 driver/owner points,and if that doesn't recify the situation soon then park Toni for a race,that would sure do the trick,if Rusty Wallace doesn't settle Toni down at Richmond ie. :lol:
I do agree with several posters concerning NASCAR's loving the added attention about Toni's recent driving habits and are thus relunctant to do anything that might cut into Their $$$$$$$$$$$$,or in other words,any action(s) that are detrimental to the sport :D
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Whatta surprise from a Jeff Gordon fan who has taken the brunt of crappy posts regards a drivers sexual orientation over the years.

I do not consider this misspelling of the name an oversight but a slam at Tony Stewart, something Tony does not deserve. Unless the poster has personal experience with Tony and is willing to share the inside information with the others to prove the subtle(?) point they are trying to express.

Let's try to keep things civil folks. Humor is one thing but this stuff is not funny. People who make this type of remark about anyone do so intending to insult and demean. This is not excuseable by using the candy azzed excuse of "just joking", "JK", or the sign of :D .

It is juvenile and there is no humor in the insinuation refering to Tony using the female spelling of the name.

If this is intended as a joke, please, explain to me what the "funny" part is. If it is in error, please explain how someone could be so obtuse as to see the name Tony Stewart spelled in every media and website yet fail to get it right in a post. Thank you.
 
A money fine is just a slap on the wrist. Now taking points away is a slap in the face IMO. If Tony keeps it up Nascar can always go Kurt Busch on him and take his hard card away. Lets see how Tony handles the humiliation of that.
 
Originally posted by Kill Switch@May 6 2004, 02:24 PM
A money fine is just a slap on the wrist. Now taking points away is a slap in the face IMO. If Tony keeps it up Nascar can always go Kurt Busch on him and take his hard card away. Lets see how Tony handles the humiliation of that.
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I had forgotten about his card being taken away, thats not a bad idea.
 
Tony has already been fined and Home Depot has talked to him before when he was walking around punching people. There is nothing left but to suspended him. But even then, with this new "playoff system" in NASCAR, it won't really matter.

Unless NASCAR suspends him after the 26th race.
 
Well, I am in the minority. At least for those who have responded in this thread. My answer was No, not at all. I believe that the media (DW aka Jaws I) have blown the incidents out of proportion. Jeff Gordon, on the contact at Cali., did not jump up and down saying Tony did it on purpose. That would be the whiner. Rusty Wallace, as a driver and person, is way way way down on my list of drivers that I like. Matter of fact, he is right near the top of my least favorite drivers. (I saw him belittle a waitress in a restaurant for no good reason! :angry: ) In that race, Tony is not the driver that put him in the garage getting a new nose on his car. As for the "Almost Big One" at Talladega, I actually felt that Kurt Busch was holding up Tony and so Tony decided to drop down to pass on the inside and Kurt cut him off! My opinion of that situation (and one that my husband shares with me) and obviously I am in the minority (here) on that one also. I do believe that nearly the same situation happened a little later in the race between Tony and Jimmie Johnson. I certainly didn't see anyone roasting Jimmie's behind for the same thing! I guess that was because the puntee was Tony Stewart!

As far as the post above by Whizzer, I have to agree. It may seem a little harsh to some of you folks, but I feel that it needed to be said. For someone to purposely misspell a person's name simply because of their dislike for that person, well, it's very distasteful. :(
 
Originally posted by de7xwcc@May 6 2004, 03:45 PM
whizzer, guess the 24 fans are looking for some pay back,

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Please don't lump us all together. I don't agree with the "tit-for-tat" attitude. ;)
 
Wow, my threads always seem to generate the most reaction.
 
Hmmmmmm, does that mean you had those words planned ahead of time?????
Nawty, nawty.

I don't feel it is really necessary to imply what any drivers sexual preferances are.
As a matter of fact, I don't feel that is any of my business???? Or anyone else's.

Off my soap box now!!!!

And sweated, and sweated.............................
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No Maj, I'm in agreement with you. BTW Good post Whizzer :cheers:

Now onto my soap box;

On them lines of thinking, I guess DJ was intentionally trying to take Harvick out too. And how about that Kurt Busch, just kept banging that wall but never did take it out. I saw him flipping it off too a couple of times

All day they were saying how lose everyones car was, and there was many such incidents. I guess Tony's car was the only one handling properly so it's so clear he intentionally slammed Rusty.

WATCH the tape of that incident........... Tony and Rusty side by side and if that side aero suck isn't enough, put JJ's nose right up behind them taking the air off both of them.

Yes Tony was dumb at Darlington and out right stupied at Bristol. But because he did a couple of stupied things does not mean everything is intentional. Taladega was a racing deal, you can see his nose drop as he hit the brakes. Unfortunately a big wreck did occur from it. But does that make Mikey's stupied move a better move because he only took out Kerry? Then, trying to blame his brain fart on someone else.

It's amazing to me that in order to try and make a point of these incidents one has to keep throwing in the couple of times he did really screw up. As if that automatically makes everything he does wrong.
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What can I say. I'm sorry and did not mean it.
Now stop picking on me.
 

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Originally posted by de7xwcc@May 6 2004, 04:45 PM
whizzer, guess the 24 fans are looking for some pay back,

by the way great post !
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I indicated that there was no sense in doing anything>>>>>

Jeff Gordon :wub: even said in a post race interview that it was NOT Tony's fault>>>>just one of those racin' things. It appears that Nascar feels the same way.

I, for one am sick of the references to Jeff's or anyone else's sexuality, and I'm sick of the "Gordo" thing and seeing the word "hate" when applied to any driver as well. There is a more mature way to express yourself and your feelings.

The vast majority of posters at least respect their fellow posters, some just like to stir the pot until it's almost at a boiling point.

Putting all Jeff Gordon fans into that same pot is just plain wrong.

Let's not put Tony on trial on the forum, If he gets fined, docked points, or even suspended due to his own actions, so be it. Nascar will make that decision, NOT US!
 
And this Jeff Gordon fan agrees, Eagle 1.

Tony ain't perfect, but you show me any driver that walks on water!!!!!
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Well, i was the fist one to vote que? Because in Spanish que means what. That was my reaction to the poll ..........wha....? Why even ask?
If Tony would have deserved a fine or a penalty, he would have got one. He'd at least been called on the carpet, but nothing like that was in the offing, so the question... as far as I am concerned ...was moot.
AND stop smackin' on my Jeffy. :p
 
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This is why we have a forum, to talk and voice our opinions. If we can't have a poll to see how we feel about incidents or threads when something pisses us off or a thread on how "Petty is a class act" why are we here. I'm not going to sit here and look at a blank screen. We all have different opinions on situations that happen on the track and how others feel about our favorite driver. I like Rusty, but when Majestyx dogged him him out in this thread Idid not get all crazy because we all feel different about different drivers. If you don't replyto it, it will go away. There are plenty of times i'll sit and write a whole paragraph (sorta like this one) but don't submit it because I try not to make too many waves. If someone feels it's a silly thread why bother responding, just read on and post on another topic. Sorry if I'm going on about nothing now...........Could you please repeat the question?
 
I have to go with ol' Bucky on this one...its one thing to defend a driver and then turn around and diss one on the other side and act natural...I try to keep it real here because I like NASCAR no matter what everyone else here says about it...sometimes I like to talk about other things too, but generally, everyone has their likes and dislikes and I personally don't say too much about my dislikes...EMP can attest to the one snide comment I made about a certain Sharpie/Rubbermaid driver back when I still had my rookie stripes...but geez, if we call someone down for misspelling a driver's name in a feminine vein, (ie: toni) we can't turn around and lay the proverbial smack down on a certain President of Beers driver...
 
Originally posted by Whizzer+May 6 2004, 01:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Whizzer @ May 6 2004, 01:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--24thunder@May 6 2004, 02:26 PM
NASCAR should dock Toni and team 25 driver/owner points,and if that doesn't recify the situation soon then park Toni for a race,that would sure do the trick,if Rusty Wallace doesn't settle Toni down at Richmond ie. :lol:
I do agree with several posters concerning NASCAR's loving the added attention about Toni's recent driving habits and are thus relunctant to do anything that might cut into Their $$$$$$$$$$$$,or in other words,any action(s) that are detrimental to the sport :D
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Whatta surprise from a Jeff Gordon fan who has taken the brunt of crappy posts regards a drivers sexual orientation over the years.

I do not consider this misspelling of the name an oversight but a slam at Tony Stewart, something Tony does not deserve. Unless the poster has personal experience with Tony and is willing to share the inside information with the others to prove the subtle(?) point they are trying to express.

Let's try to keep things civil folks. Humor is one thing but this stuff is not funny. People who make this type of remark about anyone do so intending to insult and demean. This is not excuseable by using the candy azzed excuse of "just joking", "JK", or the sign of :D .

It is juvenile and there is no humor in the insinuation refering to Tony using the female spelling of the name.

If this is intended as a joke, please, explain to me what the "funny" part is. If it is in error, please explain how someone could be so obtuse as to see the name Tony Stewart spelled in every media and website yet fail to get it right in a post. Thank you. [/b][/quote]
Geez whizzer,don't get bent out of shape.I've seen Jeffie-poo,princess jeffie and etc. posted referring to the 4 time Champion Jeff Gordon,so if I want to spell Tony(happy?)Stewart as Toni Stewart I will do so.I do this because of Toni's behavoir at times,I recall Him on verge of tears at Infineon Raceway because He came in 2nd,instead of being happy with a great points day He had to whine around about the runner-up finish,so if IMO He's gonna act like a Girl then I will continue typing Toni Stewart,yes it's not a typo,just a little dig on My part,but nothing close to as bad as some names I've seen other drivers called.
It's free speech afterall,or did I miss a news bulletin lately. :p
If I annoy U so much,there is an ignore feature afterall ;)

I do apologize to Mrs.NASCAR20,not meant as a personal dig by any means ;)
 
All of this outrage over someone typing Toni and yet the Gordon fans have long endured digs without surcease and few, if any, came to their aid by admonishing those posters. Is this board just now becoming enlightened or are the digs at Gordon to be tolerated while other drivers are sacrosanct? Just wondering...
 
Originally posted by 24thunder@May 7 2004, 01:51 PM
I recall Him on verge of tears at Infineon Raceway because He came in 2nd,instead of being happy with a great points day He had to whine around about the runner-up finish
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I do recall Jeff Gordon acting the same way at Infineon and Watkins Glen when he came in second to the new road course king Robby Gordon! :lol: :D
 
Originally posted by RobbyG Fan+May 7 2004, 02:16 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (RobbyG Fan @ May 7 2004, 02:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--24thunder@May 7 2004, 01:51 PM
I recall Him on verge of tears at Infineon Raceway because He came in 2nd,instead of being happy with a great points day He had to whine around about the runner-up finish
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I do recall Jeff Gordon acting the same way at Infineon and Watkins Glen when he came in second to the new road course king Robby Gordon! :lol: :D [/b][/quote]
well when robby seen that 24 behind him, he sure did start compling about the car.... :lol: ....i think Robby had flash backs of NHIS but this time it would have been the 24 in the back of the 31

I think robby has a good chance of catching jeff in rc wins. B)
 
Maybe we need a weekly "Tears" award...I cried once when I got tagged out at homeplate after what should have been an "in the park"er...everyone just called me Tears after that. Pretty funny.
 
Originally posted by esorlxaw@May 7 2004, 03:25 PM
Maybe we need a weekly "Tears" award...I cried once when I got tagged out at homeplate after what should have been an "in the park"er...everyone just called me Tears after that. Pretty funny.
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I cried when Newman punted Schrader at Rockingham last fall. Ruined a perfectly good top 5 car, and I was even gonna be there in person to see it. Actually it wasn't crying, I think it was my built in sprinkler system trying to cool me off. Yes, I'm still mad about it. :lol:
 
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