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Well, here we are, Tuesday, the day that Nascar announces fines from the previous weekends races. What's missing from today? How about a fine for Kevin Harvick for his use of a profanity during a race broadcast? Oh, that's right, there is no fine for Harvick using the word "ass" on cable television (ESPN).
Why is this a big deal? Think back to a few weeks ago, after the Brickyard 400, to Tony Stewart's post race interview, on cable television (also ESPN). Why that interview? In that interview, Stewart used the word "bullshit". As a result, he was fined $25,000 and docked 25 points.
Of course you could say that context is everything. How the words were used may have affected the decision of whether to penalize or not. Well, which do you think it worse? Stewart's "This one's for every one of those fans in the stands who pull for me every week and take all the bullshit from everybody else." Or Harvick's "I was talking about kicking his ass, because that's how I felt about him." If I were to grade the comments, Harvick's comment would get the worse grade.
Nascar has been claiming all season that they were going to "standardize" penalties. If one person was penalized a set amount for doing something, anyone else doing the same thing would be penalized the same amount. I guess they forgot about that when they decided not to penalize Harvick.
Now, before you discount this as me just being a Stewart fan, yes, I am a Stewart fan. I'm also a Dale Jr. fan, and a Harvick fan, and a Mark Martin fan, and a Bill Elliot fan, and a fan of the Labonte brothers, and the late Dale Earnhart. Heck, I'm even a closet "Said Head". The names of those that are fined doesn't matter to me, as long as the fines are equal and unwavering, which in this case they aren't.
I would expect more from a sanctioning body charged with creating a fair, and equal playing field for all of it's participants. Come on Nascar, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Stop the double standard with who gets fined, and who doesn't.
Why is this a big deal? Think back to a few weeks ago, after the Brickyard 400, to Tony Stewart's post race interview, on cable television (also ESPN). Why that interview? In that interview, Stewart used the word "bullshit". As a result, he was fined $25,000 and docked 25 points.
Of course you could say that context is everything. How the words were used may have affected the decision of whether to penalize or not. Well, which do you think it worse? Stewart's "This one's for every one of those fans in the stands who pull for me every week and take all the bullshit from everybody else." Or Harvick's "I was talking about kicking his ass, because that's how I felt about him." If I were to grade the comments, Harvick's comment would get the worse grade.
Nascar has been claiming all season that they were going to "standardize" penalties. If one person was penalized a set amount for doing something, anyone else doing the same thing would be penalized the same amount. I guess they forgot about that when they decided not to penalize Harvick.
Now, before you discount this as me just being a Stewart fan, yes, I am a Stewart fan. I'm also a Dale Jr. fan, and a Harvick fan, and a Mark Martin fan, and a Bill Elliot fan, and a fan of the Labonte brothers, and the late Dale Earnhart. Heck, I'm even a closet "Said Head". The names of those that are fined doesn't matter to me, as long as the fines are equal and unwavering, which in this case they aren't.
I would expect more from a sanctioning body charged with creating a fair, and equal playing field for all of it's participants. Come on Nascar, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Stop the double standard with who gets fined, and who doesn't.
. . .hehehe, you sound like my son! you two would probably get along great!
