You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy.™
Jeff Gordon purposely wrecking another driver.
Jeff Gordon is the poster boy of NASCAR politeness. He’s sweetness and apple pie with a tailpipe.
He’s so sweet, that until he got married and had a kid, rumors swirled that #24 was lighter than the air in his racing tires. I still think he drives pink, but that’s another post for another day.
So suddenly, JG, is the Hulk Hogan of the sport?
What the hell was wonder boy thinking?
In case you missed it, It happened at the the end of the race. That’s when Gordon intentionally turned into the #15 car, Clint Boyer.
Bam. Crash. Boom.
It’s kind of a racing who gives a crap.
It’s kind of a racing who gives a crap.
Both guys slide into the wall at 100 miles an hour.
Gordon will later say he couldn’t take it any more.
They say payback is a bitch and this bitch is barking.
Usually it ends with a smirk and half hearted I’m sorry interview. Not today boss.
Cameras catch Gordon walking back to the garage when suddenly he gets jack hammered by a member of Boyer’s crew. While that hullabaloo is unfolding, the camera’s follow Boyer jumping out of his race car, then sprinting through the pit lane and getting his nasty on.
Cameras catch Gordon walking back to the garage when suddenly he gets jack hammered by a member of Boyer’s crew. While that hullabaloo is unfolding, the camera’s follow Boyer jumping out of his race car, then sprinting through the pit lane and getting his nasty on.
Pretty soon the good year blimp is over head showing a full scale NASCAR melee.
Those ready to switch to the NFL are suddenly clicking over.
Somewhere the old dirt track pioneers who forged this sport on grease and mud are smiling.
NASCAR fans love aggression on and off the track and this was about as aggressive as it gets.
There’s an old saying “rubbing is racing.” But in today’s new NASCAR it’s all about etiquette and playing nice. Crashes are boring and the driving is boring. Round and round she goes and where she stops nobody knows. Yawn.
But this was different. This was much more than rubbing is racing unless you count rubbing people into the concrete as what you are shooting for.
NASCAR fans are taking sides.
Some drivers are angry saying it’s out of control.
Twitter is split on the issue with good ole boys cheering.
Brad Kazlowski, one of the points leaders said; “it is embarrassing for a 4 time champion.”
Really? I think maybe, just maybe, it’s brilliant.
Few drivers outside of Little E and Jimmy Johnson are bigger in this sport than Jeff Gordon. He is still the only NASCAR driver to host Saturday Night Live.
There’s another old NASCAR saying “have at it boys” and apparently they are rolling the dice in this most dangerous game at 200 mph.
Gordon was fined $100,000.
While everyone is feigning disbelief, and casting incredulous stares, somewhere behind closed doors, NASCAR hierarchy should give Gordon a big fat French kiss.
As far as I’m concerned NASCAR on Saturday is a forgotten telecast battling 2nd tier College Football games. And God forbid if they put it up against the NFL. Its a freaking ratings massacre.
The best thing that could have happened is some good old fashioned good ole boy controversy. Fists and fenders and foul mouthed finishes. It was good TV.
It was in the A block of World News Tonight and again on Good morning America. Twitter and Facebook are talking about it and now even the highly respected and often over looked ANDYCORDAN.COM is bringing the controversy to the populous.
There’s another old saying. any publicity is good publicity. And with the final race of the season coming up this weekend, the timing of Gordon’s outburst couldn’t have come at a better time.
Personally I couldn’t care less who wins this long drawn out left turn-a-rama. But if I think Jeff Gordon might sand bag Boyer again, Damn I might even tune in for a bit.
Perhaps at half time.
And that is crazy.™