Posted on 09/03/2013 7:16:15 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
Naw, Mickey wouldn’t cheat, would he??
I agree w/Political Junkie Too. Penalize, scrap the race and have next weeks be the deciding chase race. Will they? Probably not but there is a lot of attention being directed to this one.
Speaking of Mikey we could set another record high temperature in Benderville today and late blight is wiping out my tomatoes...
Want me to ship you some tomatoes? I tried making a yellow tomato butter last night. we will have to see if it is any good today.
I’ve been instructed by TB to say news flash - Newman replacing Truax in the chase!!! Hot Damn!
I didn’t see anything on Jayski but it is early in the northwest...
Nascar.com just posted it.
Wow, I think this is ping worthy. Updated, Nascar penalizes MWR, teams, crew chiefs, spotter, EVP:
Thanks for the ping! Wow, I’m surprised, and glad, that they are doing something about the shenanigans!
Unbelievable. Nothing like this has happened before.
WOW That was not what I had been expecting NASCAR to do. Not by a long shot. I am glad they stood up for what is right.
Truex out! Newman in!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nascar-chase-penaltes-20130909,0,7432058.story
This article includes the weird radio chatter with Vickers too, asking him to pit on green:
http://www.wzzm13.com/sports/article/267409/128/NASCAR-levies-record-penalties-Truex-out-of-Chase
And the end of this article has info on how Bowyer pitted like 3 times after his spin. Hmmm....
Newman is a happy camper.
But what about Jeff Gordon who was snookered out of the Chase by ONE STINKING POINT?!!!
Very valid point. Just re-read the action by NASCAR and the issue that MWR was dinged on was Vickers pitting which allowed Logano to bump Jeff Gordon. From Nascar.com:
“Additionally, Vickers’ unscheduled pit stop in the late going allowed Joey Logano to gain a position, helping him race his way into the top 10 in points. Logano edged Jeff Gordon for the final spot based on the standings, and freed up a Wild Card spot which went to Truex.”
Nothing in there about the spin but you can read a lot of conversation into a $300,000 fine.
Jeff fought his way back from 2 laps down to 8th & in the chase until that mess.
Comments on one article wondering if Toyota will dump mwr.
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