dale jr. and other drivers have been fined and lost driver points for inadvertantly swearing during interviews.
last sunday on lap 204 rusty wallace said "god dammit". ive watched it over five times and know what he said.
why dosen't nascar or the network fine rusty.....?????
i'm sure it was unintensional but so was jr.'s and others who where caught. i want to know if rusty wallace is above nascar now that he's in the booth?
2007-10-31 08:22:15 · 19 answers · asked by riverman97527 2 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Although the FCC does not have a list, George Carlin once stated the 7 words you can't say on TV. The words "God" and "Dammit" are often not considered profane words. These are not the same words Drivers have been fined over.
If you disagree, you can file a report on the fcc.gov website.
2007-10-31 13:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by Charles 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I heard it too and wondered the same thing. When a driver does it, the announcers apologize. When Rusty did it, they glossed right over it. The drivers are in a more emotional situation than Rusty so you would think he would not get cut any slack. NASCAR can't do anything to Rusty, I suppose, but what about the FCC? Not sure what the regulations are. As someone else said, maybe god dammit has become more acceptable than words used by Jr and others, but that is sad in itself. I would think more people would be offended by what Rusty said.
Anyway, I am not crazy about Rusty as an announcer in the first place. If I were president of ESPN/ABC for one day, I'd hire Dale Jarrett to take Rusty's place next year!
2007-11-03 06:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by fordkid14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may have to do with their contract terms and conditions and then again, it may have to do with marketing. Assessing a penalty against a driver incites the passion of the fans while not too many would care if Rusty was deducted 25 points! You raise a valid point; however, I wouldn't doubt it that there may also be private reasons that go along with fining a driver and what the potential consequences could be - only NASCAR knows.
2007-11-04 02:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by Fast Papi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wallace may well have been fined or reprimanded for that -- by the network which employs him. They wouldn't have issued a press release announcing the fact, though.
NASCAR had nothing to do with it. He doesn't work for them.
A few weeks ago during the Chinese Grand Prix, one of the announcers got excited and said that Hamilton's tires "went to s**t." No doubt there were consequences for that as well, but we're not likely to hear about them.
2007-10-31 18:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by napoleon_in_rags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats not cursing. Rusty is cool and he was my favorite driver he has years working for nascar
2007-10-31 19:29:47 · answer #5 · answered by Edwyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tv announcers are not Under Nascars scrutiny or authority and cannot be fined by Nascar as Jr. was. I know this isnt fair sounding but it is the way it is!!!!!
2007-10-31 10:49:18 · answer #6 · answered by Ed P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well if your role model is the tv anouncer than they would be fined. But im pretty sure if you like NASCAR you look up to the drivers lol.
2007-10-31 15:39:41 · answer #7 · answered by stewartjgracing20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rusty is an owner of a Busch team. He could be fined and points taken away but I wouldn't hold my breath.
2007-10-31 10:04:06 · answer #8 · answered by beth 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Okay I don't recall that. Nascar hasn't said anything on ESPN or on the speed channel.
2007-10-31 08:32:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
drivers are held to a different standard and nascar is never consistent about anything ever
2007-10-31 11:33:55 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋