As far as what NASCAR did with the appeals last week... Whoa! Time out! NASCAR didn't do anything.

NASCAR ruled that Jimmie Johnson's car was too low and Kyle Busch's car was too high, and they handed out a penalty. The 48 and 5 cars appealed the penalties to the National Stock Car Racing Commission, which is just like going to a higher court. A penalty was handed down in federal court (NASCAR). The Supreme Court (commission) looked at it and said it was too harsh, and here's what you need to do. The teams still had to pay the fines and still lost the points. They were just put on probation, which makes a lot of sense to me. I don't have a problem with that whatsoever.

NASCAR made a decision, handed out a penalty based on what they saw right after the race at Las Vegas. That's always when the emotions are high, and sometimes you don't get a chance to think of all of the repercussions of a decision. So that's why you appeal. You can go before a commission of unbiased people. They take a look at it, and they decide if it was a fair and just penalty. If not, they decide what should be done and how it should be adjusted.

But it wasn't NASCAR or its president, Mike Helton, showing favoritism to Hendrick Motorsports. You can't be mad at Helton, NASCAR or anybody else because the appeals were made before an unbiased panel of racing people all over the country, not just one guy. The commission looked at it, and they said, "This is what needs to be done." Their recommendation is as fair as it can possibly be. NASCAR's been accused of being a dictatorship ever since I've been in it, and it's very seldom that you have an opportunity to have a third party provide any input whatsoever. So I'm happy with the commission's decision. It's the right thing to do, and I'm glad to see the sport is moving in the right direction. More>>>

   

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posted by ADMIN @ Monday, March 28, 2005