NASCAR got it wrong

"ncasolowork2" (ncasolowork2) 09/10/2013 at 12:54 • Filed to: None

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NASCAR got it half right, but mostly wrong. 50 point penalties sound good, but that's the same penalty they tried to give Kenseth earlier in the season for an inappropriate engine part. Sure there's a huge fine and an indefinite suspension to go with the point penalty, but I'd like to argue that a point penalty isn't even necessary.

Truex benefitted from team orders when the 15 and 55 cars made pit stops under green. The problem is in any team situation what they did makes complete sense. The only real heinous act was the intentional spin. Yet the penalty for that intentional spin is to penalize Truex and not Bowyer. How does that make any sense? Truex didn't spin and didn't ask Bowyer to spin.

The appropriate penalty would be to remove both MWR cars from the chase. Bowyer is the one who intentionally spun and created all of the problems NASCAR is facing today. By allowing Bowyer to take part in the chase they're running the risk of him winning the championship and giving NASCAR a major black eye. If you're not going to remove both MWR cars from the chase leave Truex in the chase and remove Bowyer.

MonkeePuzzle > ncasolowork2 09/10/2013 at 13:03

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"NASCAR got it half right"

no... all left...

carry on

ncasolowork2 > MonkeePuzzle 09/10/2013 at 13:03

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I lol'd.

dinobot666 > ncasolowork2 09/10/2013 at 13:30

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The whole "Have at it boys" mantra from a few years ago still rings true, just not by the way of manipulating the outcome of a race by wrecking yourself (sorta) instead of others.

I'm kind of lost on the whole debacle. NASCAR doesn't have much credibility to begin with, and this is just making it worse. Cut the whole "Chase" format thing out and just let champions become champions of a series the way they did before. This whole thing is just insane beyond all reasonable measure.

Converse > ncasolowork2 09/10/2013 at 13:38

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I agree that requesting your cars to pit to ensure one of your cars makes The Chase is not heinous, it's good strategy.

If Bowyer did spin intentionally, then the penalties should effect Bowyer and MWR owner points.

Oh well, NASCAR achieved their goal. We are all talking about them and The Chase.