that were penalized for speeding on pit road the very same week they made a complaint. Last week it was Tony Stewart, a few years ago I remember they did it to Jimmie Johnson. I can't remember the other drivers but the controversy is the nascar officials are the only ones that can see they were speeding and will not show any proof. Drivers and fans were wanting nascar to put a radar gun on them so they could see for themselves. Thus causing the general public to come to the conclusion that this was merely a way for nascar to punish drivers that voiced their opinion when nascar did something they did not like. I am not sure but I think they even penalized Earnhardt Jr. for speeding on pit road when he made a comment they did not like. Is there any way a person could look up in the records when a driver was penalized for speeding on pit road?
2007-05-02 18:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by Claude P 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
I would like to know how you can "just tell" when a driver is speeding as one poster put it. When six cars are going down one lane of traffic six inches from each others bumper, they are all going the same speed or they wreck. That is simple physics.
They did the same thing to Kasey Kane last August. He and Junior were within inches on pit road. Kasey was speeding, Junior wasn't?
Tony knew he couldn't get on the radio and call it a steaming load of crap. That wouldn't be PC.
Yes, since Nextel took over Cup racing it has went to hell in a hand basket. That process started in 1993 or 94 when Slick Willie declared war on the tobacco companies. Winston was given "X" number of years to get out of promoting sporting events. Democracy at it's finest.
2007-05-05 17:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by hitchie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speeding on Pit road is not the only way that NASCAR can penalize a driver. They can always throw a (Phantom Caution) while he or she is on pit road and cause them to become a lap down. Or to not throw a caution when one needs to be thrown {hence Talladega 2007} a car blowing up in the middle of the pack and the caution flag was not waved until Jeff Gordon got in the lead. Therefore allowing Gordon to pass Dale Earnhardt in wins category. So yes NASCAR can dictate the outcome of a race and penalize a driver directly and or indirectly.
2007-05-03 05:34:17 · answer #2 · answered by Donald D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drives, crews, and owners have been complaining for as long as there has been racing.
The reason it seems big now is that NASCAR suddenly feels the urge to be all PC so after a race all the drivers just say "Had a great car. Id like to thank my sponsers, team, crew, manufacturer. My sponser was great always here to support me. We will go get them next week". There is just no personality anymore. So when someone has these little outbursts of actual feelings and opinion it just sticks out. In the past they were more vocal and were allowed to be themselves. NASCAR should thank Tony, Harvick, and anyone else that just shouts out an opinion without thinking. It gets them on tv and shows that all the drivers are real people and not just some robot. People want to cheer for a real person that shares their views.
2007-05-03 02:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every driver complains about the officils.
Every crew chief complains as well.
Speeding on pit road is the most common infraction.A tach could be off or the commit line may be at a different angle to the track.
Or as you have theorised NASCAR is punishing a driver for his comments about NASCAR or officials.
Personally I think the speeding on pit road is a miss judgement of location.
But you do have a good point about that.
2007-05-03 01:39:07 · answer #4 · answered by blakree 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech is alive and well anywhere but in NASCAR. I do not believe that Tony Stewart should have been penalized for speaking his mind. Many people have the same opinion. What is next......public floggings, censured speech? Better yet, take alcohol away from the races completely.
2007-05-04 17:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by whitehairblueeyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tony admitted to speeding, and if you watched the race, you can tell he is flying at pit road entrance. I love tony stewart, he is by far my absolute favorite driver, and if I didnt think that nascar was punishing him, then no one should. I knew before they even said anything he was going too fast, you could just tell.
2007-05-03 08:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at what Nascar has done over the last 10-20 years. You can't bump people, you can't throw things at other drivers, you can't yell at other drivers, you can't cuss, you dare not insult nascar, you can't fight. Then there is that bad concept of the "car of tomorrow."
So what has happened? Drivers get ticked off and they can't express their feelings. What drew fans to the race...A bunch of those items that drivers can't do anymore (plus a few others...wrecks, etc.). So nascar has already seen a reduction in fans and it will get worse as they continue to put then thumb on top of the drivers and teams.
2007-05-03 01:44:42 · answer #7 · answered by az 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey Tony Stewert did speed on pit road he even admitted it, I am that T\ony Stewert has a lot more respect for the Nascar officials
2007-05-02 23:56:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This last week, Tony Stewart admitted he speeded on Pit row to his crew, they actually replayed his apology to his pit crew on the radio. I am not sure if there are any records, but like every sport, football, baseball, basketball, hockey, etc. There are always going to be complaints about poor officiating, its unfortunate, but at this moment a fact of life.
2007-05-02 22:18:55 · answer #9 · answered by kris76 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the teams can get printouts of pitroad speeds. They are available after every pitstop. Most teams tend to send someone to get them from Nascar after the first few pitstops and after speeding penaltys. That way they can make adjustments to speed during the race. Maybe they can go another 1000 rpm's on the Tachometer or maybe not.
2007-05-03 05:12:01 · answer #10 · answered by art t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋