11-13-2012, 02:37 PM
A couple days ago, it was the second to last race of the year. Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, and Clint Bowyer were the only three drivers with a shot at the championship. Johnson blew a tire halfway through the race and hit the wall hard. With about 5 laps to go, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon made contact on the racetrack, cutting Jeff's tire down and sending him sliding into the wall, but the caution did not come out. Jeff waited on the race track for Bowyer to come around, and then intentionally wrecked him on the second to last lap, taking out Joey Logano and barely missing Keselowski. A fight ensued on pit road between Gordon and Bowyer's teams. After the race, Keselowski unleashed a profanity-laced rant at the stupidity of that retaliation.
Last night, penalties were issued for Keselowski, Gordon, and Bowyer's teams.
Quoted from the news article:
Jeff Gordon was fined $100,000, docked 25 driver points and put on probation until Dec. 31 for his on-track altercation with Clint Bowyer during the AdvoCare 500, a violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing).
Additionally, Rick Hendrick, the owner of Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet, lost 25 owner points. Alan Gustafson, Gordon's crew chief, was placed on probation until Dec. 31 for Gordon's actions under Section 9-4A (at all events, crew chiefs assumes responsibility of his driver, car owner and team members).
Brian Pattie, crew chief of Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 15 car driven by Bowyer, was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until December 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 9-4A.
And then the punch line.
Brad Keselowski was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 20-6.7A (cars and drivers will not be permitted to carry onboard computers, automated electronic recording devices, electronically actuated devices, power distribution modules, power conditioners, micro-processors, recording devices, electronic digital memory chips, traction control devices, digital readout gauges and the like, even if inoperable or incomplete). Keselowski had a cell phone in his race car.
ulk:
Last night, penalties were issued for Keselowski, Gordon, and Bowyer's teams.
Quoted from the news article:
Jeff Gordon was fined $100,000, docked 25 driver points and put on probation until Dec. 31 for his on-track altercation with Clint Bowyer during the AdvoCare 500, a violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing).
Additionally, Rick Hendrick, the owner of Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet, lost 25 owner points. Alan Gustafson, Gordon's crew chief, was placed on probation until Dec. 31 for Gordon's actions under Section 9-4A (at all events, crew chiefs assumes responsibility of his driver, car owner and team members).
Brian Pattie, crew chief of Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 15 car driven by Bowyer, was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until December 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 9-4A.
And then the punch line.
Brad Keselowski was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 20-6.7A (cars and drivers will not be permitted to carry onboard computers, automated electronic recording devices, electronically actuated devices, power distribution modules, power conditioners, micro-processors, recording devices, electronic digital memory chips, traction control devices, digital readout gauges and the like, even if inoperable or incomplete). Keselowski had a cell phone in his race car.
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