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To: WestCoastGal; All
Most of the other drivers fines that were compared to this had a history, I.E. Spencer, Stewart. I've been a Gordon fan for about eight years and that was the first time I have ever seen him retaliate off track.

Actually enjoyed it! Maybe they should have PAID him to get upset. :)

893 posted on 03/28/2006 4:22:42 PM PST by SouthTexas (There's a hot time in Gay Paris tonight.)
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NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said Gordon's fine was consistent with past violations of the same nature, reminding Tony Stewart was fined no more than $10,000 for his first three incidents,...

Most of the other drivers fines that were compared to this had a history, I.E. Spencer, Stewart. I've been a Gordon fan for about eight years and that was the first time I have ever seen him retaliate off track.

How many incidents did Harvick have before he got parked for a weekend and fined $25K for fighting? Not many. Further, this wasn't the first time that Jeff (allegedly) retaliated off-the-track for something that happened on the track. There were multiple reports that he and Mike Bliss got into it at a Chicago-area airport after the 2005 USG Sheetrock 400, where Bliss put Flash into the wall.

895 posted on 03/28/2006 4:38:26 PM PST by steveegg (Sen. Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy's vehicles have killed more people than V.P. Dick Cheney's guns)
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