[DeTomaso] Is this as bad as it sounds (NASCAR)

[Ken Green]

The part I don't get is how Ambrose spun Gordon under the yellow flag and got away with it.  Wouldn't that have been a lot more obvious, and more obviously intentional, than spinning someone under the green flag?
   
  I realize that intimidation is accepted as part of many sports, but I don't appreciate bending someone's fender any more than a late tackle than may end another player's career.  
   
  Ken

MyCars <MyCars at Comcast.net> wrote:
  "BTW intentionally spinning another driver in retaliation is as old as
racing itself, it's just usually done a little stealthier than this."

Yeah and Bank Robbery is just as old. Those that are stealthy, run the
risk of getting wealthy. Those that get caught are not given another
Bank to try next week.

He was caught... time to pay the price.


On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 10:52 -0500, Gray Gregory wrote:
> Well NASCAR is definitely the WWE of racing, but there is a "rest of the
> story" here. 
> 
> Gordon passed that "race leader" to take the lead right as the yellow
> came out; then Ambrose spun Gordon right after the yellow was displayed.
> Gordon then drove past the field under yellow to re-take his position up
> front only to be told by NASCAR that he passed under yellow and would
> have to go back to somewhere mid pack. That decision didn't sit to well
> with Gordon so he ignored it, plus a couple of black flags and took the
> re-start right behind Ambrose where he then returned the favor by
> spinning him. All this took place with one or two laps left in the race
> and it was on a road course not an oval. 
> 
> Gordon has never been know for having a cool head, but does anybody
> think that if the same thing had happened to Dale Jr or one of NASCAR's
> other "chosen ones" that the "passing under yellow" ruling would have
> been made? Me thinks not.
> 
> BTW intentionally spinning another driver in retaliation is as old as
> racing itself, it's just usually done a little stealthier than this.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of Ken Green
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:04 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Is this as bad as it sounds (NASCAR)
> 
> I read this:
> 
> 
> http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-gordonpenalized&prov=
> ap&type=lgns
> 
> and have a hard time believing that a driver would so casually admit
> to intentionally causing a race leader to spin? It's even harder to
> believe that they'd ever let him drive in another race. Is this racing
> or wrestling?
> 
> Ken 
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