Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!!

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Spydertrader, Feb 7, 2006.

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    #651     Aug 13, 2006
  2. Watch the start... Robby G. is lined up (3rd row) next to Jimmy J. Robby doesn't have points to worry about. He just wants to win! I bet his and JJ's personalities aren't exactly compatible either.
     
    #652     Aug 13, 2006
  3. Robby's on a mission...:cool:
     
    #653     Aug 13, 2006
  4. Whew hoo...... Tony's on the prowl!
     
    #654     Aug 13, 2006
  5. Awwwwwwww. The Miller Lite Dodge had to head to the back. See what happens ......

    Buwahahahahaha,

    - Spydertrader
     
    #655     Aug 13, 2006
  6. #656     Aug 13, 2006
  7. 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.
     
    #657     Aug 14, 2006
  8. 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.
     
    #658     Aug 15, 2006
  9. The same thing happened to Gordon (#24) the previous year, and I recall feeling none too happy about it.

    - Spydertrader
     
    #659     Aug 15, 2006
  10. 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.
     
    #660     Aug 15, 2006