{"id":2510,"date":"2010-03-08T07:48:42","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T12:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2010-03-08T07:48:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T12:48:42","slug":"edwards-keselowsk-just-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/03\/08\/edwards-keselowsk-just-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwards-Keselowsk: Just Racing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At points yesterday the Atlanta race was not very interesting, especially as my favorite drivers fell out of contention thanks to poor setups with Goodyear tires. Then shit rained from the sky. Oh wait; that wait that was Brad Keselowski after Carl Edwards intentionally wrecked him, presumably as payback from earlier in the race and maybe as pent up frustration from other Keselowski run-ins.<\/p>\n

Tom Bowles of SI\u2019s Inside NASCAR<\/a>, sums things up as \u201cjust racing\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n

Which brings me to my third and final point: what Edwards did was no different than what any other driver has done through the years in retaliating for a wreck that took him out of contention. There was no intent to injure, and both drivers understand what happened and why. When the smoke clears, people need to realize this incident was \u201cjust one of those racin\u2019 deals\u201d and move on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agree with Bowles on his previous point; NASCAR has a tough call here. They said the boys could take care of things on the track. Edwards serves up the first test for this new hands-off stance.<\/p>\n

My first reaction was to suspend Edwards. I really think payback should have come at a future race, not later in the day when Edwards was obviously hot headed, and ultimately reckless. I am still thinking things over because at some point someone else will be killed, which would be a damn shame, especially if my kids are watching with me.<\/p>\n

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