AboutCoy Jordan Expertise I can answer any questions about drivers, cars, crews, teams, shops, championchips and any technical question about the rules and regulations of NASCAR. The only question I might not be able to answer is one that deals with the small parts inside the car that help the car's performance, but the stuff such as the body, engine, and spoiler are easy.
NASCAR has changed throughout the years, sad to say. It originally started out as a loosely tied set of rules, which over the years have become more strict.
When Earnhardt was alive he was famous for his "rattle his cage" driving style. He did it to move drivers out of the way, not to wreck them on purpose. It was their overreaction that causes the wreck. Anyway, NASCAR goes on what the driver's intention was. If they had thought that Earnhardt had tried to wreck him, then they would have and did, penalize him as well. He also contributed new thoughts and ideas to the sport, which he never feared to stand up at the drivers meeting to state his mind on something.
But with the wrecks, NASCAR goes on an individual basis.
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Coy Jordan
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QUESTION: Wrong... As an earnhartd supporter throughout the eighties, until seeing INTENT to wreck too many times that embarrassed being a supporter, I found that "if you cant beat em racing, beat em by wreckin em" was far too obvious. Early nineties was not recent, Sabates, brave enough too speak up to NASCAR got Kyle penalized an additional 5 laps for saying so.
He did more damage to the sport than help,thus, the new rules. What if everyone acted like him? May as well open a new NASCAR demolition circuit. Had only Tim Richmond survived, there d be no Earnhartd legacy. He wouldnt have allowed it. Sad to say the France family see s it differently. Sad to say NASCAR historians fail to see that traditional accidents were a lil different than Earnhardt wrecks. Thankfully there are gentleman racers still out there racing, not wrecking people like Burton, Newman, Labonte and yes... Kennseth. His action WAS NOTHING near Earnhartd intent to wreck.
Answer Well, it appears that we disagree. I guess we will not find out what would have happened had Richmond survived or what Earnhardt would have done later in his racing career.
NASCAR does not represent the gentleman viewpoint. Drivers don't act like the race is a formal affair, and neither do the fans. In fact, if drivers acted like pricks, then there would be no NASCAR. Earnhardt was NASCAR for his career. He represented everything the fans loved. It was often said that he was a "love or hate" type guy.
NASCAR has changed. We cannot justly compare today's rules and penalties with those of the 80's and 90's. It's like comparing apples and oranges. NASCAR has a different image now. One Earnhardt Sr. would not have liked.
