CARL EDWARDS HAS A GREAT IDEA

I dont know why any of the great brains here on R/R didnt hit on this,I guess because its to simple.

Lee Spencer posted tonite that Cusin Carl came up with the idea of for an independent drug testing group for competitors that would work in conjunction with NASCAR to assure the drivers interests are covered.

If a driver had someone that they could go to and say, Hey look, this is my representative. They tested at the same time on the same day and we have this result. If the results are the same, obviously I think wed all agree that it was a positive, and if theyre different, I think it would give a different perspective. But I think until we do that, no matter what is found to be positive, no matter what the test results are, there is always gonna be that little question of, Maybe there was a mistake.

Were all kind of in a position where, lets be honest, its an imperfect world, Edwards said. People are imperfect. Tests are imperfect. The people who make different products sometimes use factories one of the first things my trainer told me when he started working with me is he said, Be careful. Anything you ingest is made somewhere and you dont know what that factory was making the day before it made the product youre using. Even if its just like a weight protein powder or something like that, you have to watch what you ingest.

I dont have a plan and may if not all of the racers of today are setting on that tee waiting for someone to knock us off Carl said God forbid there was some mistake or something happened. I dont have a plan in place. I dont know what Id do other than throw my hands up and say, I swear. That really probably doesnt do much for you, so I guess it would be prudent for us to come up with a plan.

Does this make sense or is this a pipe dream that wont fly?? We have some really smart people affiliated with R/R, Does this sound feasible???

updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

Charlotte racing reporter, Jim Utter reached very deep in the speculative bag last night and questioned whether Edwards' suggestion smacked of attempting to unionize the drivers. If so, you can bet NASCAR will say, "Duck Feathers" to that idea.

In order to prevent another woodshed visit, here's the complete Utter piece, though most of it duplicates what you've already posted.

Did Carl Edwards suggest a driver's union?
By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com
Friday, Jul. 13, 2012

LOUDON, N.H. Is Carl Edwards advocating the creation of a driver's union in NASCAR?

It sure sounds like it.

In response to questions Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway about NASCAR's drug testing program, Edwards said he thought it would be a good idea for drivers to get together as a group and collectively pay for independent testing at the same time as NASCAR's test is conducted.

I think the drivers, this is just my theory, I think the drivers need to get together and we need to have our own group that is paid by us, that works for us, to here in tandem with the NASCAR drug testers and have them test us at the same time, Edwards said.

I don't think it's a contentious thing. I think that would remove almost all doubt in any situation of a positive test. Edwards said until there was an independent test, there is always going to be that little question of, 'Maybe there was a mistake.'

The idea of driver unions have not gone over well in NASCAR.

Together with Fireball Roberts and Tim Flock, Curtis Turner attempted to organize a union, the Federation of Professional Athletes, in 1961. Turner was banned for life but reinstated four years later.

In September 1969, many of NASCAR's best-known drivers formed the Professional Drivers Association. The group boycotted a race at Talladega when NASCAR refused to address concerns it had about the tire being used.

NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr. found 36 drivers to take their place and ran the race anyway with Richard Brickhouse winning the event.

Read more here: http://www.thatsracin.com/2012/07/13/91279/did-carl-edwards-suggest-a-drivers.html#storylink=cpy

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Bill I didnt want to say that word you said because it creaTS DISCONTENT IN THE HOUSE OF Nascar. but we shall see how this plays out over the next few days