After reading the most recent article, nascar is contemplating suspending the drivers in the future. This past weekend, reports of Eury Jr,and Letarte being on track property has begun to make nascar look at how their suspension actually work. What do you think?
2007-07-03 09:16:58 · 19 answers · asked by ? 5 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
yahoo sports article on nascar page
2007-07-03 10:42:21 · update #1
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has not ruled out suspending drivers as a deterrent for cheating on the Car of Tomorrow.
Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were all docked 100 points when their cars failed recent inspections. Their crew chiefs were fined $100,000 and suspended six races a piece, but the drivers have been allowed to compete and all three are in contention for the Chase for the championship.
``We'd like not to get to (suspending drivers),'' chairman Brian France said during a conference call Tuesday. ``We'd like to make the deterrent, a portion of the penalty, significant enough that that isn't necessary for us to do.
``But are we willing to go there? Of course we would. We have in the past and we will in the future. We're not hoping to do that. That's sort of a death penalty.''
France also said NASCAR is investigating reports that crew chiefs Chad Knaus, Steve Letarte and Tony Eury Jr. were at New Hampshire Internation
2007-07-03 10:45:46 · update #2
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has not ruled out suspending drivers as a deterrent for cheating on the Car of Tomorrow
Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were all docked 100 points when their cars failed recent inspections. Their crew chiefs were fined $100,000 and suspended six races a piece, but the drivers have been allowed to compete and all three are in contention for the Chase for the championship.
``We'd like not to get to (suspending drivers),'' chairman Brian France said during a conference call Tuesday. ``We'd like to make the deterrent, a portion of the penalty, significant enough that that isn't necessary for us to do.
``But are we willing to go there? Of course we would. We have in the past and we will in the future. We're not hoping to do that. That's sort of a death penalty.''
France also said NASCAR is investigating reports that crew chiefs Chad Knaus, Steve Letarte and Tony Eury Jr. were at New Hampshire Internation
2007-07-03 10:47:00 · update #3
to me, i think Nascar just creates penalties as they go along. some i believe are justified penalties like Kurt Busch got for nearly hitting one of Tony Stewart's pit crew members, and others seem to be just made up. i'm sure money talks to them.
2007-07-03 09:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe all three crew chiefs were at the track Latarte, Knaus and Eury! Nascar has no way of monitoring all of the possible ways the teams can get around the crew chief suspensions. Cell phones make it pointless!
***Imagine Knaus (worst cheater in NASCAR!) sitting at home with the driver pass for Johnson. Now he has all the input he normally gets and all he has to do is call any team member at the track or IM to the current crew chief!
Nascar should make them show up on raceday and sit in the big nascar trailer or Nascar Headquartes together to watch the race, this would solve the problem!
I feel the -100pts should be taken from the chase starting points.
2007-07-03 12:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by JimBob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Suspending the drivers is completely unfair, as they have NO CONTROL over what the crew does to the car. Would you suspend an entire NFL team for a few players popping positive on a steroid test?
I agree that NASCAR needs to do something, but suspending the driver is not the answer.
2007-07-03 13:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by Bizz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, let me clear this up for you. Nascar said that the chiefs were welcome in the stands. Once they were suspended, they became just another race fan. Nascar is changing rules now a days, almost every day. Just wait, there will be more NEW rules this weekend and that, you can take to the bank. Nascar is to a point where they are not viable. In the first place, nascar is a monopoly. They are not subject to any Gov financial or hiring regulations. FOR NOW, they dictate without any worry. I hope that soon the Gov sets nascar on their behinds and enforces all wage, discrimination and hiring laws. They are becoming the biggest sham in sports.
2007-07-03 11:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if they start making the driver responsible for the car they will have to get more involved and cancel appearances and other media events since they will pay the price for what the crew chiefs do.In a way it's good in a way it puts to much on the driver. Ultimately it will be Nascars decision.
2007-07-03 11:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by David G, Jeff Gordon Rules !!!!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Michie!
well I think this is total BS! If you look through out other sports they don't suspend any other athletes based on what their coaches do, or vice versus, can you imagine suspending Payton Manning because Tony Dungee was caught doing something illegal?
Suspending drivers is outrageous! If I saved my hard earned money for a year to have the dream vacation of a lifetime for the Daytona 500 and then found out my driver wouldn't be in the race, I'd be ticked and demand a refund!
2007-07-03 10:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by shortnstoudt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I posted another question along this same line and I think it would make alot of teams look at this at a whole other angle. They would be more careful of what they do to the car when the boss comes down cause Gordon or Johnson or Jr didnt get to race that weekend or if they just took the whole car off the track for the whole weekend. It would make everyone make sure that the car is right.
2007-07-03 09:22:31 · answer #7 · answered by merlinsmagik78 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure why they suspend the driver when the driver does not build the car....I think it is a bad idea.
Nascar should try to get out of the over regulated mode they are in. Let racing be what it is and stop the dog and pony show.
2007-07-03 11:24:48 · answer #8 · answered by dango46 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The technical director of Nascar said on TV Sunday that the crew chiefs could be at the race, but they could not go anywhere that takes Nascar credentials for entry, like the garage area. They were in a motorhome during the race but could have been in the stands if they wanted to. He also said they could not be on the radio.
Why suspend a driver? They don't build the car or even have enough knowledge to tell if the car is illegal or not.
I think taking away points is the perfect punishment and it will be effective.
2007-07-03 09:37:19 · answer #9 · answered by beth 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
If NASCAR can't keep the crew chiefs from hanging out in motorhomes and phoning it in maybe work out a deal with CBS and stick them in the Big Brother House for the next 5 weeks
2007-07-03 11:01:21 · answer #10 · answered by mAD~mOD 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do because they dont seem to get it if the driver sat for a race and the chiefs suspened for 10 races...also the driver should be more involved because ultimilty it is the driver that gets hurt the most
2007-07-03 09:57:10 · answer #11 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋