Stunning decision. I’m not saying it is wrong. Just that nothing like this has happened before. You can wreck a guy intentionally and get no penalty, but spin yourself out and it’s a 50 point penalty.
Stupid thing about the chase. In the old format Newman would have gained a few less points and continued battling for the championship. Anything could have happened in 10 laps that prevented Newman making the chase, but this spin very potentially cost him a spot in the top twelve. Really sad for all involved.
Bowyer and Vickers did more than that. They took a dive in the last few laps to make sure Logano got in the top 10. Logano has two wins so if he had remained in the wildcard position he would have trumped Truex’s one win. The decision is a good one and sends a message to teams not to lay down in order to change a race outcome.
Danica Patrick admitted to trying to make people crash about a year ago and nothing ever happened to her. Officially.