MWR
Current NASCAR
My take / position has not changed on this. Interesting how many of those who criticized my early position are now changing their position. Those of you who have known me, know I rarely become so vocal. this still has me angrily considering the circumstances to come. How can those at the top of this sport be so careless?
To me this is not about MWR manipulating the out come of a race....as I stated the day after it happened, teams and NASCAR have been manipulating the outcome of races for decades. I am not necessarily a MWR fan except they are an integral part of the sport as a whole. Anyone in the same position as MWR, most likely would have at least considered doing the same thing. Why? Because manipulating the outcome of races is and has been commonplace in this sport for decades.
Rather, this is about NASCAR choosing with and to whom they levy penalties depending upon the their perceived best advantage....simply because they can...and using their "non-rule" (12-4A) at will...when convenient...because they can. How can this be taken seriously going forward?
The person getting screwed the most here was Truex. The group getting screwed the most here are the fans. Not by MWR....don't want to confuse that. The mess that followed with NASCAR manipulating the outcome of the (dreadful) Chase is a joke.
As predicted, they (NASCAR) have brought attention to themselves and their inconsistent decisions... and as the direct result have major sponsors questioning their involvement in the sport...not just a team. This could ultimately result in a 9 digit problem for the sport. Sponsors on the bubble will look very closely at this incident for years to come.
BZF is not (in my opinion) good enough as a politician to talk himself out of this one. Please read 5 Hour Energy's President Scott Henderson's latest HERE ....and here
We'll see how the year plays out, Henderson said Sunday just before the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Henderson then had one other comment directed toward NASCAR Chairman Brian France, who added Jeff Gordon as a 13th driver in the Chase last week, declaring that he had the authority to add a driver to what was supposed to be a 12-driver field.
I've got one thing I've got to say, Henderson said. There's been a lot of talk about integrity. When the guy who is in charge can say, 'I can do whatever I want, I'm going to do it and I just did it,' I wonder about integrity. I've got to make sure we can win in this sport."
Many who have been drinking the kool-aid could and most likely will look at this as a major consideration....."Can I win at this sport?"
