[rmjvol]

Never seen this before, Jr cut a tire there on Lap 401. Saw them taking pics of him with that tire in the post race show.

It was kinda funny but did get me to thinking... is there any real chance that hot dogging & doing donuts after the race could go REALLY wrong? I mean, I know they're not gonna have a 20 car pile up at 190+ but what's the chance of somebody getting hurt or somehow hurting a fan/crew?

My wife said "doesn't that stink?" when Jr started sending smoke into the stands & I told her that the crowd was loving it. In the era of risk management & Hamlin's hand injury, do you guys think there's any chance that NASCAR (or the owners) cuts back on the post race show boating stuff?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by rmjvol

Never seen this before, Jr cut a tire there on Lap 401. Saw them taking pics of him with that tire in the post race show.

It was kinda funny but did get me to thinking... is there any real chance that hot dogging & doing donuts after the race could go REALLY wrong? I mean, I know they're not gonna have a 20 car pile up at 190+ but what's the chance of somebody getting hurt or somehow hurting a fan/crew?

My wife said "doesn't that stink?" when Jr started sending smoke into the stands & I told her that the crowd was loving it. In the era of risk management & Hamlin's hand injury, do you guys think there's any chance that NASCAR (or the owners) cuts back on the post race show boating stuff?

Hey one day...one day...my boy in his #00 will get a chance to do the donut hotdog thing...mark my words...

[LSC9901]

Seems to me that the burn outs have been going on for years and years now. With the track pretty much enclosed I can't see any fans getting hurt. Naturally it is possible that it could occur so I won't say they will never get hurt. As for crew members ... I would hope that they know enough to stay out of the way at that point. They more so than anyone should know that tires can blow and I'm sure a variety of other problems could occur. The burn out seems to be something the fans wait to see and until something negative happens I think they should leave it alone right now.

[TN_Gal]

Lord knows they seem to clamp down on almost anything safety related.... all they need is someone to complain (or sue) about 2nd hand smoke............................................. .............................

[Lefty Noob]

all they need is someone to complain (or sue) about 2nd hand smoke

Wait... if this happens, will they want to chop off Tony Stewart's right hand, or his left?

Either way, that's gonna sure make it harder for him to drive...

[Nevadastars]

I don't think the smokey burnouts are concerning anyone. They are on the track by themselves, still strapped into their racecars, so the drivers are safe. Plus, I've never heard of anyone dieing because of tire smoke inhalation.

But I did see a discussion on Wind Tunnel or similar show, about drivers getting out of their cars doing celebrations, such as Stewart climbing the fence and getting into the flag stand or Kurt Buschs Snow Angel debacle. I suppose a driver could injure himself doing that.

At least Nascar drivers don't taunt their fellow competitors as some sports do. If I ever see a Cup driver get out of his car and do a Terrel Owens or Deion Sanders type of celebration.........that's when I'm done with racing.

[Wampinrock]

What a silly thing to worry about...a sport, by its very nature, holds some degree of injury possibility...that's part of the business...if the guys want to celebrate, let them the heck alone. God knows we have almost so many restrictions now that the sport is nearly regulated to a "sand-box" environment...I do suppose, though, that depression pills should be issued to the #24 fans for the DNF (both of them)...a whole week of lugging a DNF around could be tramatic...kinda like the disgruntled postal employee.

On a brighter note: did y'all hear the crowd when the #8 corssed the finish line? What a roar! Guess that pretty much settles who is favored by the vast majority!

TN GAL: 2nd hand smoke? that's good...could that also be a used race car with the #20 on the side?

[LSC9901]

I must say that I was nervous when Tony started climbing the fences. All I could envision was what would you do when you got to the top and couldn't find an easy, safe way down ?? I like to see Edwards do his signature flip but what'll happen if he goofs and lands on his head ?? I think they should stick with the burnout and the Polish victory lap.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Wampinrock

a whole week of lugging a DNF around could be tramatic...kinda like the disgruntled postal employee.

Oh my Gawd ... that's where I retired from. Now that I am gone from there am I just a gruntled "former" employee ????

[3829]

I agree with LSC, all the drivers should stick with roasting their tires then makeing a victory lap.

[Zack Man]

i Love The Post Victory Celebrations

[Quality88]

The smell of burnt rubber to me is like roses to a woman. Let them celebrate. I love it.

[LSC9901]

One of my favorite victory celebrations was the All Star challenge of '91 or '92. Davy Allison won the race but wrecked at the line. He was OK but had no car for Victory Lane.