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Are you one of those racing fans who think NASCAR's "Secret Fine" policy is dastardly?

If so, please look in the mirror. You will see why those snobby outsiders think the average NASCAR fan has the IQ of a hubcap. Make that a hubcap off a UFO that crashed in Area 51.

Racing fans love a conspiracy theory, and this latest revelation has further convinced them NASCAR is run by a secret society that rigs races and now uses the Bill of Rights to wipe the oil off dipsticks. Before we get a good laugh out of that, let's dispense with the obvious.

Surely nobody would argue that a business doesn't have a right to discipline its employees. Drivers may not technically be NASCAR employees, but they willingly represent the organization.

They must therefore abide by a few rules. One of them is "Don't Trash the Company That Feeds You."

Could you go on TV and rip your company without ramification? Even the ACLU wouldn't allow its lawyers to say its legal opinions are baloney. Yet many racing fans were shocked and dismayed to learn NASCAR fined two drivers for being overly critical of the sport.

Uh, yeah. That's what happens when a person says something that damages their organization. See: Shirley Sherrod ... on second thought, never mind.

 

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