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Originally Posted by MikeNoun
In explaining his decision, Darby said Stewart and Logano didn't place anyone at risk, like during a 2011 incident at Darlington that led to $25,000 fines for Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. In that altercation, Harvick took a swing at Busch, who stayed in his car. In trying to pull away, Busch pushed Harvick's car into the inside retaining walls with safety workers and crew members still in the area.
The scene between Stewart and Logano never reached that point. Stewart was angry that Logano blocked him on the final restart. After the race, Stewart cut off Logano's car on pit road with his, approached him and shoved him. A scuffle ensued, and Stewart lashed out during an interview later shown on Fox, with the cuss words bleeped.
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Ding, ding, ding... We have a winner!!!
No punches, no using the car as a weapon, no putting track workers at risk - means that "boys will be boys (and girls)".
I do live in fear of someone deciding to go after Iwanica - for the same reasons you mention Mike. She is an (overly) protected class right now by the media. Back in the day (1994) when Shawna Robinson won the first NASCAR pole at Atlanta many people were about ready to hang Mike Wallace when she wrecked in turn 3 of the first lap.
At least that was the initial reaction by the media - until the overhead shot from the blimp showed that Wallace never touched her - she got loose all on her own.