[vincesanity82]

Maybe Tony Stewart had something when he compared NASCAR to professional wrestling. Events during the Busch Series race last Saturday in Montreal and at the Pocono Raceway on Sunday gave conspiracy theorists plenty of fodder in their belief that some finishes are contrived. Robby Gordon and Marcos Ambrose were fighting for the lead with four laps remaining when Gordon spun. By the time he got his car back on the track, he fell back to 13th, according to NASCAR. Gordon, however, refused to restart in 13th. He pulled behind Ambrose in second place and ignored NASCAR's order to get in his proper place. Instead of forcing Gordon to conform to its orders, NASCAR restarted the race with Gordon in second place. He, as expected, knocked Ambrose off the track. Kevin Harvick won the race, Ambrose wound up seventh and Gordon was suspended from competing a day later at Pocono. Although Gordon was told he wasn't being scored during the final two laps, most in the garage were puzzled why Gordon still was allowed to maintain his position - and influence the outcome. -- Savannah Morning News

http://savannahnow.com/node/339915

[jks812]

Let me guess, some are saying Nascar wanted Robby to punt Ambrose so Harvick could win. And during the race Sunday, some are saying the extended caution one time was to make sure Jr stayed on the lead lap. Is that right?

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Maybe Tony Stewart had something when he compared NASCAR to professional wrestling. Events during the Busch Series race last Saturday in Montreal and at the Pocono Raceway on Sunday gave conspiracy theorists plenty of fodder in their belief that some finishes are contrived. Robby Gordon and Marcos Ambrose were fighting for the lead with four laps remaining when Gordon spun. By the time he got his car back on the track, he fell back to 13th, according to NASCAR. Gordon, however, refused to restart in 13th. He pulled behind Ambrose in second place and ignored NASCAR's order to get in his proper place. Instead of forcing Gordon to conform to its orders, NASCAR restarted the race with Gordon in second place. He, as expected, knocked Ambrose off the track. Kevin Harvick won the race, Ambrose wound up seventh and Gordon was suspended from competing a day later at Pocono. Although Gordon was told he wasn't being scored during the final two laps, most in the garage were puzzled why Gordon still was allowed to maintain his position - and influence the outcome. -- Savannah Morning News

Extended caution at Pocono fuels conspiracy theories | SavannahNow.com

hey vince, there's nothing in your synopsis, other than a brief mention in the 2nd sentence, about Pocono - headline doesn't mention Montreal - confusing....

I think I mentioned something about the long vs short cautions in my Pennsylvanis 500 Observations thread, except I compared McMurray's 3 lap caution to Jr's (which I thought was 6 laps, but could have been wrong.) I'll be paying closer attention to these as the Chase deadline approaches.

[Quality88]

I don't see anything other than NA$CAR just screwing the pooch in Montreal. As for Pocono.... eh... not sure, could have been.

[Schumarco]

I've seen the race and there were so many dangerous moves.Jonsson hit the car in front of him at the beginning,the same did Harvick later.They were not breaking too late,they clearly did that intentionally..
Ambrose was not clever pushing away Gordon.Gordon was the worstvertakes during safety car,under caution and the final move was exagerrated.The problem is the stewart in Busch series seems to me totally unserious.That's funny to see but that's not racing..