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Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!!
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Awwwwwwww. The Miller Lite Dodge had to head to the back. See what happens ......
Buwahahahahaha,
- Spydertrader
Buwahahahahaha,
- Spydertrader
Kevin Harvick passed Tony Stewart with three laps to go to win the AMD at The Glen on Sunday, his fifth top-five in a row. Harvick's second win of '06 moved him to third in points and ended Stewart's two-year reign at Watkins Glen.
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NASCAR Throws Book at Kurt Busch
There are times when common sense and reasoned judgment dictate
throwing the rulebook out the window. Instead, NASCAR chose to
throw the book at driver Kurt Busch for an infraction he could not
have avoided...
...extraneous factors such as the strength of Busch's car or his
position in the points standings should not have entered the
equation when NASCAR made its call. What should have entered the
equation are an understanding of the circumstances and a sense of
equanimity and fair play...
...if Busch had slid across the line and then re-entered the track,
would he have been penalized? Yes, says Pemberton...
...if he had continued through the pits without stopping at his
stall, would he have been penalized? Yes, says Pemberton...
...NASCAR's rule created a situation from which Busch had no escape
without penalty. The sanctioning body's get-tough policy on
intentional infractions shouldn't dictate that fair play and the
best interests of competition suffer in a situation where a driver
clearly was playing by the rules...
...Busch got zapped by a bush-league decision, and his race -- and
the Chase -- went right out the window, where the rule book should
have gone in the first place.
There are times when common sense and reasoned judgment dictate
throwing the rulebook out the window. Instead, NASCAR chose to
throw the book at driver Kurt Busch for an infraction he could not
have avoided...
...extraneous factors such as the strength of Busch's car or his
position in the points standings should not have entered the
equation when NASCAR made its call. What should have entered the
equation are an understanding of the circumstances and a sense of
equanimity and fair play...
...if Busch had slid across the line and then re-entered the track,
would he have been penalized? Yes, says Pemberton...
...if he had continued through the pits without stopping at his
stall, would he have been penalized? Yes, says Pemberton...
...NASCAR's rule created a situation from which Busch had no escape
without penalty. The sanctioning body's get-tough policy on
intentional infractions shouldn't dictate that fair play and the
best interests of competition suffer in a situation where a driver
clearly was playing by the rules...
...Busch got zapped by a bush-league decision, and his race -- and
the Chase -- went right out the window, where the rule book should
have gone in the first place.
I saw something today about it and I'm no fan of either Busch kid, but, Kurt got shafted big time. Another reason I don't watch NASCRAP anymore.
The same thing happened to Gordon (#24) the previous year, and I recall feeling none too happy about it.
- Spydertrader
Come on, he was trying to get an unfair advantage. The only reason he came in was the caution and NASCAR closes the pits when the yellow goes up. They thought they could sneak in before the pits were closed and they didn't make it. Let it slide this time and next time there will be a dangerous race to get to pit road before it is closed. That is why they got rid of "race to the line" on yellows.
There was an official standing right by the pit road light when he came in. I don't know if he is the guy who controls the light or if they do it form a control tower. If he threw the switch, I can understand why Busch would be angry. Kind of a like a cop turning a stoplight red just as youenter the intersection.
The other side of this whole thing is that it would have been unfair to the other drivers to let the 2 car enter the pits when no one else could.
There was an official standing right by the pit road light when he came in. I don't know if he is the guy who controls the light or if they do it form a control tower. If he threw the switch, I can understand why Busch would be angry. Kind of a like a cop turning a stoplight red just as youenter the intersection.
The other side of this whole thing is that it would have been unfair to the other drivers to let the 2 car enter the pits when no one else could.