After several years of continued feud and too many accidents between Edwards and Keselowski NASCAR finally took a stand! Carl Edwards was officially penalized during race at Raceway International Speedway last Sunday while competing in the Nationwide Series. This is the first time that there has been action taken for this kind of behavior. Everybody in the Roush Fenway Racing Team is affected by Edwards decision, as they had several points deducted for aggressive driving. The official penalties caused them loss of 60 points for the actions of Edwards during his 2010 Nationwide Series. Team also took an additional loss of 60 points in the Championship Owner Points Standings. Personally, Edwards received a fine of 25,000 dollars, and was placed on probation until the end of the 2010 season. Do you you think this is out of line? Think these penalties are to harsh for what he did? Fine to high? Let’s go with a no, Check out the top all-time NASCAR penalties and maybe you will look again at the outcome.
Saturday, July 17th Carl Edwards hit the car of Brad Keselowki causing him to spin out on last lap just so he could win the race. The impact from Edwards ramming into him caused him to hit the retaining wall and hit other competitors. However, the main cause of this crash caused Brad Keselowski to loose the event that evening at the Raceway International Speedway. Earlier, at the beginning of the race Brad actually tagged Edwards car, so we could say this was all trying to get even or for pay back. However, in the end both Brad and Edwards paid for the continued feud that these NASCAR drivers have for eachother. Keselowski walked away with no victory that evening, and Edwards faces many penalties for his actions taken on the track. For this 2010 season this is the second incident that has happened between the two. Earlier during the beginning of the season Edwards also caused Keselowski to crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Yes, Edward took the win but was it worth what he is facing today? What if Edwards admitted that he intentionally caused Brad to crash that evening so he could take the victory! Will this stop the friction between these two drivers?
Outcome of this as far as standings in the Nationwide Series. Edwards did still win the race yes, but he still remains second to Keselowski, and only trails behind him by228 points!