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For those mulling over the conspiracy theory NASCAR plays favorites, there was a sign Sunday you might be wrong.
With the speeding on pit road penalty against Earnhardt, Junior, it was almost as if NASCAR were kicking Junior while he was down. Despite earlier misrfortunes, Junior was issued the pit road speeding penalty.
Junior, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon all made remarkable recoveries from early misfortunes.
One other item of interest was watching Robbbie Gordon handle Jeff Green.
Green, one lap down, was in the same lane with the lead lap cars which were racing for position. Gordon used his chrome horn and drove on by while Green visited somewhere on the outside wall.
Sometimes I wonder if Green belongs in the Nextel series.
The door is now open to make a followup on last weeks Whizzers rant.
Mike Helton FINALLY came out with an explanation other than "the penalty speaks for itself" thing left dangling like a participle, on the Stewart / Vickers incident and subsequent penalty.
Helton's explanation was Spencer and Busch had been warned three times previously on having contact in one way or another. The last time came when Spencer got personal with Kurt's nose, and according to Helton, resulted in the penalty of Spencer being suspended.
This was, by way of comparison and according to Helton, different than the screaming, laughing, swing, grab, "get him outa here" between Stewart and Vickers.
Accordingly, NASCAR has made the decision and established a precedent by saying it is okay to assault someone two times and get probation a fine and possible points reduction from driver and team owner.
Translated, this means the altercation between Zippadelli and Baldwin, plus whoever else was involved, should suffer the penalty of probation and a fine and two more warnings for similar situations before suspension.
Whether a points reduction is in order or not, we'll just have to wait and see.
Interestingly, this is not what I feel is justified but can live with provided, NASCAR follows through and is consistent using precedents of penalties assessed in these instances, in the future.
As a final note, Jim Utter, a reporter for another website writes he finds it difficult to believe there was no penalty issued to Stewart in the Khane hit especially in view of the one second penalty issued to Leffler for the infraction the week before resulting in Earnhardt, Jrs. crash. Does it make ya wonder ???
Just mumbling, at times, incoherently. HAs something to do with age.
With the speeding on pit road penalty against Earnhardt, Junior, it was almost as if NASCAR were kicking Junior while he was down. Despite earlier misrfortunes, Junior was issued the pit road speeding penalty.
Junior, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon all made remarkable recoveries from early misfortunes.
One other item of interest was watching Robbbie Gordon handle Jeff Green.
Green, one lap down, was in the same lane with the lead lap cars which were racing for position. Gordon used his chrome horn and drove on by while Green visited somewhere on the outside wall.
Sometimes I wonder if Green belongs in the Nextel series.
The door is now open to make a followup on last weeks Whizzers rant.
Mike Helton FINALLY came out with an explanation other than "the penalty speaks for itself" thing left dangling like a participle, on the Stewart / Vickers incident and subsequent penalty.
Helton's explanation was Spencer and Busch had been warned three times previously on having contact in one way or another. The last time came when Spencer got personal with Kurt's nose, and according to Helton, resulted in the penalty of Spencer being suspended.
This was, by way of comparison and according to Helton, different than the screaming, laughing, swing, grab, "get him outa here" between Stewart and Vickers.
Accordingly, NASCAR has made the decision and established a precedent by saying it is okay to assault someone two times and get probation a fine and possible points reduction from driver and team owner.
Translated, this means the altercation between Zippadelli and Baldwin, plus whoever else was involved, should suffer the penalty of probation and a fine and two more warnings for similar situations before suspension.
Whether a points reduction is in order or not, we'll just have to wait and see.
Interestingly, this is not what I feel is justified but can live with provided, NASCAR follows through and is consistent using precedents of penalties assessed in these instances, in the future.
As a final note, Jim Utter, a reporter for another website writes he finds it difficult to believe there was no penalty issued to Stewart in the Khane hit especially in view of the one second penalty issued to Leffler for the infraction the week before resulting in Earnhardt, Jrs. crash. Does it make ya wonder ???
Just mumbling, at times, incoherently. HAs something to do with age.
