It’s funny though how accepting they are of it. Like the guy that crashed Newman, he was just “I was really trying to win”, and like you can’t avoid running into people when you are pushing really hard.
I’m guessing being on the same team probably minimizes the objections — if I was about to win a race, and somebody else ran into the back of my car and pushed me into a wall, and nearly killed me, I think I’d be a bit upset about it.
Actually, Newman has no one to blame but himself. He was in the lead. His teammate and he drafting together had just passed Hamlin. He successfully blocked Hamlin up by the wall, then went down to block his teammate on the inside. He pulled in front of a car that was going faster than he was and that car hit the back of his, casing it to spin up into the wall.
This is easy to Monday morning quarterback from OUR desks in our offices. I think it is slightly different at 200+ mph making split second decisions. I personally have never gone more than 125 mph(on a motorcycle). I am not sure how you control a vehicle at 200 mph.