Carl Edwards left no doubt that when he turned Brad Keselowski it was intentional.
He said, in Victory Lane at Gateway International Raceway on Saturday night, that when he hit Keselowski’s car, racing for the checkered flag, it was payback.
Keselowski had moved Edwards out of the way in turn one of the last lap, but, didn’t wreck him.
Edwards felt no remorse for his actions even though it resulted in Keselowski slamming the inside wall and being t-boned by another Nationwide competitor causing a multi-car pileup. Luckily, no one was injured.
But what is the common understanding of the dos and don’ts?
Basically when you are racing for a win, on the final lap, it’s okay to move another car out of the way.
As Kevin Harvick explained on SpeedTV, “Yeah, that was pretty tough. I went back and watched it last night and I have a tough time with people just hooking … hooking someone in the right-rear is different than rubbing on somebody and just leaning on somebody, and wrecking half the field is something that’s pretty tough to swallow for a lot of those guys that were involved in that at the end.”
This is the second time Edwards has sent Keselowski out of control after Keselowski sent Edwards flying at Talladega last spring.
It recalls earlier times when rough driving was the norm. Dale Earnhardt Sr. earned the nickname for wrecking any number of rivals racing for a win, including sending Rusty Wallace tumbling in 1993 at Talladega.
Early this year NASCAR officials announced that the gloves were off when then said “Have at it, boys.”
So what is going to happen? We haven’t heard anything but perhaps later on Tuesday or Wednesday NASCAR may announce a penalty.
Not so fast says Harvick “in the end, I know it probably won’t be Carl’s fault but I think that’s a little bit overboard, in my opinion.”
Then there’s Denny Hamlin who tweeted, referring to Edwards “I'm surprised he got to keep the win frankly.”
Carl Edwards was put on NASCAR probation, for three races, for sending Keselowski flying this spring. All we can do now is wait for NASCAR officials to give thumbs up or down to Edwards.
He said, in Victory Lane at Gateway International Raceway on Saturday night, that when he hit Keselowski’s car, racing for the checkered flag, it was payback.
Keselowski had moved Edwards out of the way in turn one of the last lap, but, didn’t wreck him.
Edwards felt no remorse for his actions even though it resulted in Keselowski slamming the inside wall and being t-boned by another Nationwide competitor causing a multi-car pileup. Luckily, no one was injured.
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| Coming to the checkered flag, Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski tangle as the battle for the victory during the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250. (Photo: nascar.com) |
But what is the common understanding of the dos and don’ts?
Basically when you are racing for a win, on the final lap, it’s okay to move another car out of the way.
As Kevin Harvick explained on SpeedTV, “Yeah, that was pretty tough. I went back and watched it last night and I have a tough time with people just hooking … hooking someone in the right-rear is different than rubbing on somebody and just leaning on somebody, and wrecking half the field is something that’s pretty tough to swallow for a lot of those guys that were involved in that at the end.”
This is the second time Edwards has sent Keselowski out of control after Keselowski sent Edwards flying at Talladega last spring.
It recalls earlier times when rough driving was the norm. Dale Earnhardt Sr. earned the nickname for wrecking any number of rivals racing for a win, including sending Rusty Wallace tumbling in 1993 at Talladega.
Early this year NASCAR officials announced that the gloves were off when then said “Have at it, boys.”
So what is going to happen? We haven’t heard anything but perhaps later on Tuesday or Wednesday NASCAR may announce a penalty.
Not so fast says Harvick “in the end, I know it probably won’t be Carl’s fault but I think that’s a little bit overboard, in my opinion.”
Then there’s Denny Hamlin who tweeted, referring to Edwards “I'm surprised he got to keep the win frankly.”
Carl Edwards was put on NASCAR probation, for three races, for sending Keselowski flying this spring. All we can do now is wait for NASCAR officials to give thumbs up or down to Edwards.