Slightly-different version cross-posted at The Wisconsin Sports Bar
Anyway, I caught this live on the “Todd and Eddie Show”, and they reported it was Crown Royal that really put the pressure on Roush Racing to suspend Kurt Busch.
This brings up a couple of interesting things for those of us that follow NASCAR, questions that prove the folly of the Chase –
- Does he get replaced in the Chase, and if so, by whom? We do have 2 choices – Elliott Sadler (11th place after the fall Richmond race – the Chase cut-off) and Jamie McMurray (currently 11th).
- Does Rubberhead lose the bump-up in drivers’ points he got after Richmond and face the possibility of dropping out of the top 10?
- Similarily, does Roush lose the bump-up in owners’ points he got for the #97 after Richmond because he’s running a non-Chase driver in the car?
- Finally, can NASCAR “un-invite” Rubberhead to the awards banquet in New York City?
I’m not surprised that it wasn’t NASCAR that suspended him; they let Scott Wimmer drive after his DUI back at the beginning of the year. I’m also not surprised that Roush dumped him. I wonder what Roger Penske has to be thinking right about now. We may know more tonight; Penske is a scheduled guest on Speed’s “Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain”. Ricky Rudd is still available, even though he is headed to retirement – the Blue Deuce is the one ride he would have done the 2006 season for.
