Public USA Today Poll: 3,859 votes
What's your opinion on Carl Edwards' punishment for bumping Brad Keselowski?
*** Too light. Edwards' actions crossed the line. 61%
*** Just right. The penalty seems appropriate. 21%
*** Too harsh. Didn't NASCAR want self-policing 18%
Comments:
•Robby Gordon, the last driver benched for discipline (August 2007 at Pocono Raceway), wrote: "Just heard the news. I wonder what would of happened to me in that situation? Hmmm someone playing favorites?
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•Kevin Harvick (@kevinharvick), who was parked in an April 2002 race at Martinsville Speedway after rough driving in a Camping World Truck race, said "huh! surprised by the penalty or lack there of....." and "i'm thinking about asking for a refund for all of my penalties!!!!"
• DeLana Harvick (@delanaharvick), Harvick's wife and co-owner of the Kevin Harvick Inc. in the Nationwide and truck series, wrote "my heading is spinning. i can't understand what a 3-race probation actually does. maybe @kevinharvick should awe shucks more. seems to work." and later "have no prob w/ heat of the moment racing battles but premeditated 190 mph+ retaliation fires me up."
•Scott Speed (@scottspeed) wrote: "Yo go #nascar!!! 3 race probation for Edwards! Awsome I love it!!! I bet Keslowski is scared now lol"
•ESPN analyst Ray Evernham (@skiprec) wrote, "ok lets get past the penalty and go to work on flying cars, roll cages and tires because it really has been a great race season so far."
•Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne) wrote, "doesn't sound like favorites to me. Airborne is biggest and only issue. I like Helton's call."
•Elliott Sadler (@elliott_sadler) wrote: "In case anybody was wondering, I have no comment on the 99/12 incident, how about how can we keep cars on ground??"
• And Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) said: "i think everyone needs to take a chill pill. was it ok for brad to spin me in front of the field? how dangerous was that to me."
•Michael Waltrip (@mw55) added: Good call #nascar. You can't ask the driver to take their gloves off one week and then tell em to put em back on the next."