Some miscelleneous thoughts as Speedweeks approaches -
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Leave it to Bruton Smith to say something that has the RSM salivating but which on second thought isn't too swift. Smith doesn't want NASCAR to fine drivers for swearing or postrace scuffling. "Look at what built this sport, don't sanitize it too much. I remember when AJ Foyt would win a race and still crawl out of the car to whip your butt. We've got to stop being so quick to fine people. Stop it already. These drivers should not have to walm that thin line. Don't penalize them. When they crawl out of that car, let them say what they want."
Wait a minute. Since when did "saying what they want" really do that much good? I regularly hear fans talk about how good it is when a driver like Kevin Harvick "speaks his mind." It seems no one ever asks if a driver is right when he speaks his mind, because speaking your mind doesn't give you a right to be wrong on something. And as for "sanitizing" the sport, this sport doesn't need spectacles like the postgame brouhaha between the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers; if anything, the sport needs to crack down more and stop the postrace burnouts and improper postrace laps that drivers engage in for showoff purposes - racing doesn't need Deion Sanders, it needs Barry Sanders. No taunting, just win the race, drive a simple dignified victory lap, and go to victory lane.
Bruton is wrong here.
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Juan Montoya got his 2007 season off to a good start by co-driving the winning car in the 24 Hours of Daytona. Now can he do that on the superspeedway portion of Daytona.
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Does anyone miss Deborah Renshaw?
I thought not.
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BTW, when will Daytona finally be repaved?
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Speaking of repaving, Las Vegas didn't exactly garner rave reviews for its new banking after numerous crashes and blown tires interrupted Winston Cup testing there. Elliott Sadler topped the speed charts while A.J. Allmindinger may be on the way out of Winston Cup after two wrecks in two days and zero competitive moxie anywhere.
2 comments:
JPM was up on the wheel @ Rolex 24...vroom!
It all depends on which side of the fence one is on when talking about fining drivers.
if 'my driver' says it, then it should be alllowed, if 'your driver' says it, and i don't like your driver, then there should be a fine.
hypocracy runs rampant among the Nascar fandom.
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