Edwards escapes with a slap
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010thatsracing.com
Scott Fowler: It sounded so good in January when NASCAR told its drivers: “Boys, have at it.” … It doesn’t sound very good now.
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Carl Edwards placed on 3-week probation following incident
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Racewayreport.com
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Retaliation in Nascar Draws Only Probation
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010NY Times
After imploring drivers to be more aggressive on the racetrack this season to help rebuild fading fan support, Nascar issued a probation to Carl Edwards.
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Carl Edwards gets 3 race probation for flipping Brad Keselowski, no suspension-UPDATE
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010AutoRacingSport.com
UPDATE:
Statements by Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards:
Brad Keselowski: “I support NASCAR in the decision they communicated today. They are not in an enviable position when it comes to these matters, but they do an outstanding job. The unfortunate part about what happened on Sunday is that it has overshadowed a win by the #2 Miller [...]
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NASCAR suspends 2 for violating drug policy (AP)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Yahoo! Sports
NASCAR has suspended two crewmen for violating its substance abuse policy, including the former brother-in-law of Jeremy Mayfield.
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Sprint Cup drivers pleased with tires after tests (AP)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Yahoo! Sports
Elliott Sadler had no complaints for Goodyear, only for those drivers griping about the manufacturer. When asked what it meant that at least a dozen competitors faced tire trouble at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sadler was quick with a response: “Yeah, but there were 37 others that didn’t,” he said Tuesday at Darlington Raceway.
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Interview with Mike Helton on Edwards, Keselowski accident
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010AutoRacingSport.com
HERB BRANHAM: Thanks, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the first of today’s two NASCAR Cams. For this first one, we’re joined by NASCAR President Mike Helton. He’s going to open up with a brief announcement before taking some questions from the media. Mike, it’s all yours.
MIKE HELTON: Thanks. Good afternoon, everyone. Revisit just a [...]
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Were NASCAR’s penalties for Carl Edwards sufficient?
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010thatsracing.com
TAKE OUR POLL: Were NASCAR penalties handed down Tuesday to Carl Edwards severe enough?
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Sprint Cup drivers pleased with tires after tests
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010thatsracing.com
DARLINGTON, S.C. – Elliott Sadler had no complaints for Goodyear, only for those drivers griping about the manufacturer.
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NASCAR Puts Carl Edwards on Probation; No Suspension, No Fine
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010fanhouse.com
Despite many calls for a swift and harsh penalty, NASCAR has decided against suspending driver Carl Edwards for an aggressive, retaliatory move in Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Calling the incident “unacceptable” NASCAR President Mike Helton announced Tuesday that the sanctioning body would not fine Edwards or penalize him any championship points, but instead place him on a three-race probation for Sunday’s frightening collision with Brad Keselowski and suggested Edwards and Keselowski need to sit down and “clear the slate.”
“There is a line. … and we’ll step in to maintain law and order when we think that line has been crossed,” Helton said. “There is a balance of wanting to do the right thing. … wanting the teams to race but us needing to maintain law and order too.”
Edwards, more than 100 laps down to the race leaders Sunday, crashed into sixth-place running Keselowski, sending Keselowski’s Dodge airborne and crashing hard on its roof along the front stretch grandstands. And the fact that Keselowski’s car got airborne on a 1.5-mile track was an even bigger issue in all this, according to Helton.
Edwards has repeatedly said he was glad Keselowski wasn’t injured and that he never intended the car to flip into the air. But, he has also maintained that it was absolutely his intent to settle a score with the young driver. Earlier in the race, the two collided and while Keselowski was able to continue racing, Edwards car suffered a lot of damage which was why he was so far off the pace.
Their more famous run-in, however, occured at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April when Keselowski’s car made contact with then race leader Edwards, sending Edwards Ford airborne into the front stretch retaining fence. Debris from the accident injured seven fans. Keselowski went on to win his first — and only — Sprint Cup race.