In a must-win situation at Talladega Superspeedway, Brad Keselowski did exactly that, preserving his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship hopes with a victory in Sunday’s GEICO 500.
With the right side of his car damaged in the wreck that brought out the first caution flag of the afternoon, Keselowski persevered, taking the lead during the first attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish and winning the race in the second overtime—after a wreck that ended the title run of Keselowski’s former boss, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
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Holding off all challengers in a race that went four-wide on the final two laps, Timothy Peters won the Fred’s 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Peters arrived at the finish line .143 seconds ahead of second-place starter and finisher Tayler Malsam. Spencer Gallagher ran third, followed by Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney, who trimmed 13th-place finisher Matt Crafton’s lead in the series standings to 17 points with four races left in the season. Continue reading
NASCAR Penalizes Drivers Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart
NASCAR has assessed behavioral penalties to drivers Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart for their involvement in post-race incidents on Oct. 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Keselowski has been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation for the next four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship events through Nov. 12 for violating:
- Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing
- Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty – involved in post-race incidents
Stewart has been fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation for the next four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship events through Nov. 12 for violating:
- Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing
- Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty – involved in a post-race incident
“These penalties are about maintaining a safe environment following the race,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR senior vice president, competition and racing development. “We knew that the new Chase format was likely going to raise the intensity level and we want our drivers to continue to be themselves. However, the safety of our drivers, crew members, officials, and workers is paramount and we will react when that safety could be compromised.”
Auburn fans give us hope that good sportsmanship and respect still exist in a time when we wonder what happened to those values within our culture.
We’ve all had that moment, myself included, when we realize afterward that we could have handled a situation differently. Usually with hindsight in our rear view mirror most of us have the 20/20 vision we wish we had used before an anger laced reaction. And those watching the post race activities from the Sprint Cup Series, Bank of America 500 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night realized that good sportsmanship and respect are out the window when angry emotions take hold of one’s actions. And while fans love seeing the passion of their favorite drivers, we also know there is a line that when it is crossed, can pose a safety risk that is rarely realized during an emotional state of mind. Continue reading