We saw it at both Road America and Infineon. Bent sheet metal and angry drivers filled the garage area after the races. You would have thought we had just raced at Martinsville or the old Bristol. Papis was angry with Villeneuve, Stewart and Vickers were at odds, and no NASCAR clash is complete without a [...]
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Mayhem And Paybacks Rule The Weekend
June 27th, 2011 
T.C. David Reutimann And The Art Of Overreaction
October 3rd, 2010 T.C. To anyone not sitting in the #00 pit, what initially transpired between Kyle Busch and David Reutimann was nothing more then a racin’ deal. Reutimann slipped up in the center of the corner, and Busch couldn’t check up fast enough. It was an accident, pure and simple. What followed was a classic overreaction. (In case [...]
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Tags: Chase, David Reutimann, Kansas, Kyle Busch, payback, retaliation, wreck 
78 Comments »Logano Needs To Quit Talking And Just Get Payback
June 24th, 2010 T.C. When it comes to racing Joey Logano, a pattern is starting to emerge with how some of the veterans treat the young driver. And the message from the veterans appears to be that they don’t respect this kid very much. Recent run-ins with Kevin Harvick and Juan Pablo Montoya kept Logano from good finishes at Pocono [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, payback, revenge 22 Comments »Payback For Accidental Contact Not Cool
April 5th, 2010 Journo Two incidents, two very similar stories. Two drivers enter a turn, two wide. The one on the bottom slips up and wrecks the one on top. The one who was wrecked has his car repaired and returns to track. He goes out and wrecks the one who wrecked him. One incident ends with a car [...]
Posted in NASCAR at the Track, Racing Observations Tags: accidents, atlanta, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, contact, James Buescher, Jason Leffler, NASCAR, nashville, payback 11 Comments »Self-Policing…I Guess We See How That Worked
March 8th, 2010 Journo NASCAR policies often ebb and flow in their enforcement. In the past we’ve seen a sanctioning body that really likes to loosen things up when people start complaining; but when that inevitable watershed event occurs enforcement gets ramped up again. In true NASCAR form, this season brought us one of those promises of lighter enforcement. [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Racing Observations Tags: Carl Edwards, NASCAR, payback, retaliation, Robin Pemberton, rules, self-policing 49 Comments »