Comments on: Carl Edwards gets a slap on the wrist

By: Bdeholl

Bdeholl — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:53:41 +0000

na$car has been consistently unfair in the application of their rules, which explains the vagueness written into the rules re: actions detrimental to na$car.
Let’s be honest here for just a sec, edwards has been a favored child since he came into Cup. na$car thinks the cutsey back flips and big smile are an image they want to project for their ‘product’. Ever since they began referring to racing as entertainment, they took racing off the track and put it on a stage. Those guys (and girls) wearing the big red shoes, wigs and noses aren’t drivers, they’re entertainers…
Fortunately, if you do still maintain an interest in competitive stock car racing, there are 1,000s of independent dirt track races held across this country every weekend…

By: John

John — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:01:24 +0000

So let me get this straight. Jeff Gordon gets out of his car, after a race, off the racetrack, approaches Matt Kenseth, who is also out of his car and off the track, and gives him a shove. Jeff is put on probation for half a season, or the balance of the season, whichever it was. Regardless, a fair amount of time.

Now, 2 or 3 years later, Carl Edwards intentionally wrecks another driver, during the race, on the track, at a high rate of speed, endangering both the driver and goodness knows how many fans. He gets a simple 3 race probation.

Is this either fair or consistent, NASCAR?

By: Bdeholl

Bdeholl — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:45:16 +0000

First honest take I’ve seen at the situation yet. Obviously your paycheck does not depend upon na$car’s signature. The only thing I think is missing is showing the repeated pattern of abuse cussin carly dishes out. From Atlanta (2004?) where he took Jr out in the chase, to Harvick, Kenseth, now Brad, etc. (comment edited by webmaster) I’d think someone would take notice of the pattern. Further, what hamlin got away with at Hempsted was insane – coming out before the race and telling everyone what he was going to do. Na$car has become a bunch of princesses that get their drawers in a bunch when the script doesn’t go their way and the brass doesn’t have the honchos to do a darn thing about it because it’s now ‘entertainment’ and no longer a competition. Hollywood Hotel my butt, give me a local dirt track 8 days a week and cut these crooks out. Time for a new national stock car series.

By: Duane

Duane — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:43:40 +0000

You can bet that the all mighty sponsor had a lot of input on Carl’s punishment. Possibly the sponsors should be responsible for the wrecked cars and the hurt people in the future….

Great article

By: Jim Allan

Jim Allan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:04:19 +0000

Once again the powers to be at NASCAR have shown they don’t have a clue. When the should just chill, they go crazy and like this time when the should have parked a clearly dangerous idiot for an extended period of time they dropped the ball. I think if Mike Helton and crew cut their heads off they wouldn’t be any dumber. Clearly its now unsafe for a spectator to attend any race and empty seats would send the message loud and clear. Lets see if King Brian can come up with another great idea, that is if NASA can part with him for a few days.

By: chuck

chuck — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:26:30 +0000

Love the bad bad Carl image!