YOU REALLY DIDN'T THINK THEY'D PARK GORDON DID YA?
The brass have spoken at NASCAR concerning the little dust-up at Phoenix International Raceway. At the end of the day Jeff Gordon's wallet is only a wee bit lighter, he and his boss will lose a few meaningless points, and he, owner Rick Hendrick and crew chief Alan Gustafson will have to behave for the rest of the calendar year; never mind the season has only one race left in it. For his part, Clint Bowyer’s crew chief's will enrich the NASCAR coffers to a lesser degree an’t go postal for the same period of time. It shouldn’t be too much of a stretch, considering the parties involved weren’t likely to get together for a little Thanksgiving football viewing.
The long and the short of it is NASCAR has done enough to say they addressed the issue to the non-racing world, but did so without making it look like they’re getting heavy handed inside NASCAR Nation. There’s a little something for everybody, and no one gets majorly hosed. Gordon's offense ISN'T the same as Kyle Busch with Ron Hornaday in the CWTS, so parking him would have been excessive, don't you think? It doesn't seem the fine was; let's face it, a $100k fine means his and Ingrid's vacation will be a couple of days shorter or something like that.
Well, then there is the matter of Clint Bowyer. Whether or not he got off easy or took it in the shorts is a matter of debate. One can argue he suffered enough viz a viz Jeff Gordon’s fender. Bowyer won’t get back the points he lost for wrecking, and his VERY outside shot at a title is finished; never mind the fact he had one heck of a hill to climb before this mess. On the other hand, if you side with Gordon (and there seems to be a number of you who do) then maybe seeing a little financial or point penalty pain inflicted on Mr. 5 Hour would have suited you better.
Still, it begs the question: if Bowyer had piled up all these offenses prior to Phoenix, was there any talking between them? It doesn’t really sound like it. Yes, there’s been lots of contact between the two before Sunday, but can you legitimately say that Bowyer ever tried to wreck Gordon? There is a difference.
You know what’s worse than that? The timing. Joey Logano and Aric Almirola really got screwed by Gordon’s antics, and they had nothing to do with it. Regardless of what he thinks of Bowyer, Gordon knows that when he wrecked Bowyer, it’s not just Bowyer that paid. That kind of deal ripples through the whole organization, and anyone else in harm’s way.
Now I’m not saying it WILL happen, but Clint Bowyer’s not on probation. Points? He doesn’t need them now. You see where I am going with this? It will be interesting see what Bowyer does or doesn’t do at Homestead. Lest you think I am painting Bowyer as some kind of Mother Theresa, he did himself no favors on Twitter with the usage of a word once widely used to describe the mentally challenged. Utterly classless on his part, but I will take his later apology at face value.
You know who the winner in this is don’t you? NASCAR. Now that Brad Keselowski all but has the title wrapped up, there’s an absence of the drama like we had between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards last year. So instead, we get a little sideshow to get everybody talking. Truth is stranger than fiction. Love it or hate it has everybody talking, and for a moment in time, NASCAR shares a little stage space with the NFL and college football.
Jim McCoy is a radio and television sports reporter and producer in Southern Oregon, where he makes his home with his wife and three children. Jim is also a radio play-by-play announcer for high school football, baseball and basketball. He was recently named Oregon Association of Broadcasters 2012 Sports Announcer of The Year- Non-commercial Division.
Other articles by Jim McCoy include.....
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Suspending Gordon for Homestead means money taken out of Nascar's pockets because his fans would stay home instead of go to the race, so no way in Haiti that they park Gordon this weekend.
Plus with Bowyer not on probation, the "will he or won't he" aspect of getting back at Jeff at homestead will provide plenty of drama to pull people in to the final race of the year, especially when their precious Chase pretty much blew up in their face this weekend.
Jeff may have been wrong on the track but others have done it and will continue to do it. Kyle Busch went a little more extreme. Boyer did not need to move up the track on Gordon and it probably would not have happened the way it did. Bowyer has been a JERK since he started driving for that annoying Waltrip and the stupid Toyota team. What was wrong and DID NOT get addressed was Gordon being ambushed by Boyer's team. That was just WRONG. CRIMINAL. No, I am not a Gordon fan but he did not deserve to be parked. Boyer's team needs to sit home. I don't want to hear what Waltrip has to say, he is SOOOO annoying and needs to GO AWAY. He is not even a good driver. Bowyer and his sprint, that was a little childish. Fining Brad K, now that is just the stupidist thing I ever heard.
Why park Gordon look at the viewers NASACR will have next week to see if there is another wreck between Gordon and Boyer. Fining the 2 car $25 for cell phone is NASCARs way of telling Brian K he was suppose to get caught up in the wreck. JJ is suppose to win the championship but the #2 Dodge didn't play along. NACSAR will not let a Dodge win on the way out. Look for the #2 to fail pre race inspection and be docked 25 points next week. Gordon should have to pay for the cars he wrecked before being allowed back on track. Sad part is for the crews that spent many hours working on cars to be destroyed by his losing temper.
To me what happened was that the boys went at it, and just like Brad said at the end of the race, that wasn't hard racing.. that was something else. I think we all had a hint that Jeff was going to end up interfering with Clint Bowyer, seeing all the stuff that happened in between them since Martinsville, but honestly, I was expecting a slightly bigger punishment towards Jeff's actions, but that is something that is in the hands of the people at NASCAR...
Though Jeff Gordon is not constant thorn in NASCAR's side as Kyle Bush has been in the past, he should have be sat down for the final race of the year. He as Kyle did last year interfered with another teams chances at a championship. I understand that Boyer's chances would not have been great, he would however been in a similar boat as Jimmy Johnson about 20 points back and at least had a shot. Until NASCAR figures out how to be consistent they are going to keep loosing fans.
I cannot believe the double standard that has just been set forth! Does Rick Hendrick (a convicted federal felon) have that much power over NASCAR? Would Jeff Gordon's absence bring the sport to a screeching halt?
Joe Gibbs and Kyle Busch I would ask or sue NASCAR for the fine money back that was stolen from them last season from when Kyle DID THE SAME THING!
NASCAR Boss's have no spine!
Mike Helotn, John Darby and Robin Pemberton should be ashamned of themselves
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