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Topic: Jeff Gordon fined $100,000,
docked 25 points for wrecking
Clint Bowyer at Phoenix |
Jeff Gordon fined $100,000,
docked 25 points for wrecking
Clint Bowyer at Phoenix
Yahoo! Sports, by Jay Busbee
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Original Article
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Posted By:NorthernDog, 11/12/2012 10:18:42 PM
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| NASCAR pledged it wouldn´t render immediate judgment on Jeff Gordon for his role in wrecking Clint Bowyer and upending the end of Sunday´s Phoenix race. But officials didn´t wait much longer, handing down a decision on Monday evening: a fine of $100,000 and a 25-point penalty. It was not a surprising penalty, but it will certainly disappoint those who believed Gordon deserved suspension for his actions. Gordon not only ignored a black flag, he altered the championship battle by taking out one of the final contenders. However, unlike Kyle Busch, suspended last year for a similar incident
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Garage Logician, 11/12/2012 10:26:53 PM (No. 9010146)
The nasty little dwarf should be suspended for a few races..
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Rat Patrol, 11/12/2012 10:27:56 PM (No. 9010150)
He should have been suspended like that other idiot Kyle Bush was.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
gollyneds, 11/12/2012 10:32:25 PM (No. 9010162)
i am a long time jeff gordon fan and believe both he and bowyer should have been suspended for this last race. this is the last race of the season. give everybody a chance to cool off til february.
gordon deserves everything he gets but bowyer is not without any culpability here. it was his crew after all that ran over to gordon and mugged him, setting off the brawl
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Blue hen1, 11/12/2012 10:34:37 PM (No. 9010168)
Cheap shot by Gordon on someone that had a (small) chance of winning the championship
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Kurto, 11/12/2012 10:41:09 PM (No. 9010189)
Can he be charged with assault?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
earlybird, 11/12/2012 11:03:22 PM (No. 9010239)
Foolish juvenile behavior. Too bad Bowyer´s crew didn´t get to him...
He should have been banned from racing.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
TexasAllTheWay, 11/12/2012 11:06:18 PM (No. 9010244)
Good for Jeff, he´s taken enough crap from Bowyer! (Plus, it keeps NASCAR interesting!!)
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
45_Auto, 11/12/2012 11:19:48 PM (No. 9010275)
If this accident was caused intentionally, he should be banned from Racing perminantly.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Newtsche, 11/12/2012 11:23:00 PM (No. 9010287)
Long time, huge Gordon fan but had to let him go when he spent most of his time in his miserable AARP sponsored car. That said, happy to see him and Bowyer not suspended for the last race. Don´t need replacement drivers in their cars in the title-deciding race.
Keselowski got my attention in the Nationwide Series, IMO he´s the most natural, instinctive NASCAR driver in a long time. Fifteenth or better at Homestead guarantees a championship for Bad Brad and the Captain Penske. Icing on the cake, no sixth for JJ this year and Gordon´s boss Hendrick.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
thelmalou, 11/12/2012 11:26:16 PM (No. 9010294)
NASCAR. WWE. Two peas in a pod.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
wws, 11/12/2012 11:37:33 PM (No. 9010304)
Gordon already admitted the wreck was intentional and done for revenge, so there´s no doubt about that.
What´s sick is that NASCAR loves this kind of stuff, they know they get more people watching when they get more wrecks + drama. They´ll probably give both drivers a secret bonus under the table for pumping up the ratings this way.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rat Patrol, 11/12/2012 11:46:01 PM (No. 9010313)
Jeff Gordon always managed to make it to the whitehouse when Obozo became President but somehow never showed up when Bush was President. I guess Jeff Gordon likes Obama`s pro gay stance...
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
birddog, 11/13/2012 12:07:06 AM (No. 9010325)
He should also have to pay repair costs for all three cars out of HIS pocket.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
iamtinman, 11/13/2012 1:43:18 AM (No. 9010374)
Gordon had a good car and was taken out of contention by Bowyer and not for the first time this year. He got what he deserved. Sorry about Logano who got caught up in the mess.
Who should be fined are the NASCAR officials who didn´t throw the caution immediately leaving Danica Patrick a sitting duck for the next driver who could avoid her broken car. (Thanks to Burton who slammed into her after entering the corner way too fast. He should be fined too for reckless driving.)
But it sure made it an interesting day!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
foxmox, 11/13/2012 2:02:42 AM (No. 9010387)
Wasn´t it Kurt Bush that was suspended?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
rocco49, 11/13/2012 2:42:50 AM (No. 9010417)
Hey Bowyer, paybacks are a bee-yatch! Glad Jeff whacked you good, you deserved it! Now he´ll pay his fine and maybe run you into the wall next Sunday! I sure would.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Newtsche, 11/13/2012 8:26:18 AM (No. 9010756)
#15, Kyle was suspended for purposely spinning out another driver like Gordon did.
With a history of trouble, Kurt was booted out of Penske Racing last year for shooting the finger at a vehicle carrying Michelle Obama. Yep.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
toddh, 11/13/2012 9:50:20 AM (No. 9010968)
Sports are for morons.
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