Edwards Penalty?

[Joe Brizzolara]

It went back to Talledega where Keslowski got into Edwards spun him out the same way plus the incident at the begining of the race was on his mind. IMHO that one was Edward's fault.

The lap before Edwards tried to get to Keslowski's rear bumper and missed. Also dumping someone in contention while being laps down makes it even more obvious.

Definitely not the right time for retaliation. It was as obvious as the teeth in his mouth. To add insult to injury he admitted it! He is going to get a severe penalty. Loss of substantial points and or parked for a race or two.

[wally wallen]

Way to go Carl.
Years ago runing stock cars on the dirt in the midwest, I finally had to start paying people back so they would stop knocking me around. Although not a dramatic as this incident, it stopped the BS. Hell this has been going on ever since NASCAR started. It's just part of stock car racing.
Wally

[Doug Fleming]

Carl = Eddie Haskel with roid rage. Wrong time and place for that pay back move. I say two races.
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[Dan Haynes]

the problem is that Edwards was responsible for both incidents, Talladega and the beginning of Atlanta. At Talledega Edwards admitted that he turned down on him in an attempt to block him and didn't have enough room. At Atlanta he admitted after seeing the replay that he didn't have enough room. He suggested that Brad could've backed off and gave him room but if you watch the replay it's obvious that he did back off, to the point that he almost got ran over from behind. nothing more he could've done there. why was Carl squeezing him so tight that early in the race? at Talledega the rules clearly state that you will be penalized if you go below the yellow line, ask Regan Smith about it. Brad had no other choice but to hold his line there.

i agree that Brad is overly aggressive at times, but not in these instances. i think Carl was frustrated and knew of Brads history and felt that it would be fair to take his aggressions out on him.

i think it was a bad decision to do it 1) at a track that fast, 2) to a guy that was having such a good run. getting revenge on a guy running mid-pack is fair but to take out a guy that had the potential to win the race?

remember Carls tirade against his own teammate, Matt Kenseth, a few years ago when he drew back to hit him in the face? Remember at Michigan a few years ago when Jr. got into him at the end of the race and Carl visited Jr. in Victory lane and grabbed him around the neck?

like i said, i like Carl but he's getting out of control and his temper needs to be dealt with.
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[Greg Wright]

Considering that Edwards was over 150 laps down I would have to put this move in the premeditated assault category not payback.
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[Brian Mead]

You know Doug I wondered about that with his wt. lifting regimen, the other filmed outbursts, has a Roger Clemens smell to it doesn't it? Maybe Brian France should start testing the Carls of the NASCAR world as well as the Mayfields. I hold my breath and wait.

[Tom Jensen]

Yeah, Edwards had a lot of time to cool down and think about it. I don't care much for Edwards or Keslowski. I think the bigger new is Scott Speeds top 10 finishes moving him to 12th in points between Gordon and Earnhardt. AJ Almendinger did well with a 6th place finish, too.
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[Bob Baldwin jr]

A couple of quick notes:

Did anyone ever read the back of a NASCAR ticket stub
As relates to the Edwards crash at Talledega ,there were spectators hurt and taken to the hospital .Some involving surgery or did some of you SLACKERS forget that
I still think Roush should fire his ASS . 3 strines and you are out
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[bo rougeou]

Intentional acts are a horse of a different color. Insurance doesn't cover those. If Edwards hits a car on purpose and it hurts someone,then its on him. 'Specially if that hurt is off the racing surface. I would have visions of Jack Roush writing me a large check if I represented a fan with an injury or God forbid a fan's next of kin.

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[Chad Stapleton]

There is no place on a race track for a driver with revenge as a motivator, let alone one who doesn't even realise the possible consequences of his actions. This attitude needs to be eliminated from the sport, and the best way to do that is to set an example.. Ban the guy for 12 months minimum !
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[Dan Haynes]

in my opinion, as bad as what he did was, i don't think NASCAR will suspend him. i think he'll face a heavy fine (in the neighborhood of $150,000) be placed on probation until Dec. 31st, and be penalized 100 owner/driver points.

NASCAR has rarely ever suspended a guy unless it was for an illegal substance. the last i can think of was Harvick about 10 years ago in the Busch race when he jumped over the hood of Biffles car after the race and grabbed him around the neck. i don't think Jimmy Spencer even got suspended when he broke Kurt Busch's nose did he?

i think that their history in dealing with these types of altercations coupled with the fact that they said at the beginning of the year that they were going to loosen the reigns on the drivers and let them handle things themselves kind of set the bar.
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[Rick Crist]