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Filed under: Carl Edwards, NASCAR Crashes

Carl Edwards rammed his car into another vehicle Sunday. In the real world, that's called road rage.

In the NASCAR world, that's called "a good time."

That's why it would be an injustice if Edwards (left) is sent to the pits for the next race. He should be sent to jail for what he did to Brad Keselowski. And NASCAR should be charged with aiding and abetting.

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It's always a good time until somebody loses an eye or a leg or a family member. Nobody was killed at the Kobalt Tools 500, but Edwards would have been arrested if he'd pulled that stunt on I-85.

It would be dicey legal territory, but I'd like a prosecutor to at least try to bust a driver who's as patently guilty of reckless driving as Edwards.

And what if Keselowski had been killed or his car had flown into the stands? Would the courts just look the other way?

I couldn't get a response from the Henry County District Attorney's office Monday. There is no simple answer to the question of when violence in sports becomes criminal. If I'm a prosecutor, however, I'd like my chances against Edwards.

 

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Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Nationwide Series, Danica Patrick

The biggest story in racing is spinning out. That became apparent Wednesday when it made the National Enquirer.

No, it wasn't "Lindsay Lohan Confessions" or "Why Jon Gosselin hates Hailey Glassman's guts." Joining those headlines was this grab for attention:

Dale Jr. & Danica NASCAR War.

"Dale is livid at Danica for talking trash about him behind his back," revealed a source. "He's feeling he's giving her entrance into the NASCAR world and teaching her his tricks -- and she's saying how she can beat him."

Just because it's in the Enquirer doesn't mean it's not true. The paper was just nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for its investigation into John Edwards' zipper problems. Inquiring minds now want to know whether Dale Earnhardt Jr. hates Danica Patrick's guts.

According to the usual unnamed sources, insiders, friends and pit-crew observers, the answer is yes. Believe them if you want, but the story behind the story is the real story.

What do celebrities do when they can't really do anything?

They get attention the new-fashioned way. They concoct it.

 

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Filed under: NASCAR Crashes, Nationwide Series, Danica Patrick

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Reality bites.

Actually, it crashed on the home straightaway.

Then all the king's horses, swimsuit photographers and Go Daddy producers couldn't put Danica Patrick's car back together again.

"Tough day," she said.

Good day if you think Danica belongs on a massage table and not in a stock car. But Saturday's tough day was hardly a failure.

I mean, what did you expect?

 

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- The most dramatic race in NASCAR history ended here the other night. The winners escaped one of the biggest wrecks this hemisphere has ever seen.

It was the earthquake in Haiti, and I know what you might be thinking.

God, not another story about that.

After 10 days of depressing news, you might want somebody to rescue you from Anderson Cooper. But what happened at this little airport proves at least one good thing.

"There is always a silver lining," Dick Snook said.

 

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Filed under: Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson doesn't need help winning. He desperately needs help making people appreciate winning.

On Sunday, Johnson clinched his fourth straight Sprint Cup title. To put that in layman's terms, Johnson is the Yankees, Patriots and American Idol wrapped into one.

That makes Johnson the most under-loved dynasty in sports history. When he won the crown Sunday at Homestead, most of America likely stifled a yawn unless he would have popped out of the cockpit dressed as Danica Patrick. (Needless to say, he didn't.)

Jimmie, we're here to help.

 

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