[Don]

" At times it seems that drivers are getting penalized and called to the Nascar trailer for looking cross-eyed at another car. Sr would not hesitate to move someone out of his way if they were holding him up. That type of driving gets you penalized laps today (depending on who you are it seems at times) "

For 2010, which I believe correlates to the drop in TV viewing, NASCAR has recently stated, there will be a higher tolerance level for more aggressive driving, i.e. , fewer trips to the NASCAR trailer by the drivers......time will tell. Even " banging fenders " was part of the NASCAR comments

A few years ago, believe Jeff Gordon took Rusty Wallace out of the top spot by tapping the bumper in a corner....to get the win.

Seems there were conflicting reports on whether passing below the yellow line would be allowed. Latest I read, no passing for both Daytona & Talledaga ( sp ? ) , the drivers agree .