First, my prayers are with Denny Hamlin. That looked like a hard hit.
I was really excited as both Hamlin and Joey Logano came off turn two side by side for the win. Then they got to turn 3 and all hell broke loose. I've watched the replays a few times. I honestly think it was a racing accident. Both guys were fighting hard for the win. Since there's no in-car view of Joey's hands, we have no idea if he turned right on purpose or if he pushed up. Unfortunately Denny got the worst end of the deal. A destroyed car, lost 23 positions, and ended up in the hospital. As of right now the only thing I've heard is he's awake and alert.
I think Joey's comment, "He deserved what he got" was classless however. Nobody wants to see any driver get hurt during a race. I'm not a Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, or Dale Jr fan, but I don't want them to get hurt. There's just something to be said about having class. I lost a lot of respect for Joey today.
Then Tony Stewart goes after Logano, a few punches thrown, and then has the interview of the year. Tony is never one to hold back when it comes to interviews. Me thinks he will be at least $100,000 poorer come Tuesday. NASCAR is going to probably come down hard on him, but I bet it will be similar to the fines Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer had last year at Phoenix. And something tells me Tony and Joey won't be exchanging Christmas cards this year.
What kills me is these two incidents took away from what was probably the best race of the year. What normally is a snoozefest was really exciting. There was a lot of passing, plenty of action, and things got crazy in the last 20 laps. I read that there were 41 green flag passes for the lead. Insane. Either the car or the track was really really improved over previous years. It's too bad that the racing got lost in these incidents.
I was really excited as both Hamlin and Joey Logano came off turn two side by side for the win. Then they got to turn 3 and all hell broke loose. I've watched the replays a few times. I honestly think it was a racing accident. Both guys were fighting hard for the win. Since there's no in-car view of Joey's hands, we have no idea if he turned right on purpose or if he pushed up. Unfortunately Denny got the worst end of the deal. A destroyed car, lost 23 positions, and ended up in the hospital. As of right now the only thing I've heard is he's awake and alert.
I think Joey's comment, "He deserved what he got" was classless however. Nobody wants to see any driver get hurt during a race. I'm not a Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, or Dale Jr fan, but I don't want them to get hurt. There's just something to be said about having class. I lost a lot of respect for Joey today.
Then Tony Stewart goes after Logano, a few punches thrown, and then has the interview of the year. Tony is never one to hold back when it comes to interviews. Me thinks he will be at least $100,000 poorer come Tuesday. NASCAR is going to probably come down hard on him, but I bet it will be similar to the fines Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer had last year at Phoenix. And something tells me Tony and Joey won't be exchanging Christmas cards this year.
What kills me is these two incidents took away from what was probably the best race of the year. What normally is a snoozefest was really exciting. There was a lot of passing, plenty of action, and things got crazy in the last 20 laps. I read that there were 41 green flag passes for the lead. Insane. Either the car or the track was really really improved over previous years. It's too bad that the racing got lost in these incidents.
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