Ok, now I can't find any blog on this particular topic so I figured I'd get the ball rolling (if I'm wrong, please give me a link since I only skimmed over the 'NASCAR' and 'Other' categories).

We've had a couple days to digest the lap 14 collision between Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin in the Pepsi 400. Most have said it was just a racing incident and that it was just "one of those things". I think the problem most people have is what Tony said afterwards, about it all being Denny's fault and that Denny needs to figure out the meaning of the word 'team'.

But has he lost his crown for the silliest thing to say after crashing out? The very next day saw the IRL race at Watkins Glen. The first part of the race was a close fought affair with Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti running within a couple seconds of each other for the first 15 laps. All three of them pitted at the end of that lap and that's when things started to get a little interesting.

Franchitti lost a bit of ground during the stop and Dixon decided it was time to really pile on the pressure on Castroneves for the lead. Lap 17 saw him get a great slipstream and Castroneves dived right to protect the inside line leaving Dixon the outside (and racing) line which he couldn't pull off.

Lap 18, on the same corner, Dixon managed to get the inside line this time but thought better of it and backed out.

Lap 19, again on the same part of the track, Dixon faked a move up the inside in an attempt to distract Castroneves...and it worked. A few corners later, Castroneves got a bit sideways and smacked the outside wall, destroying the left front of his car while Dixon snuck through before he spun back across the track.

A classic case of being put under pressure...or was it?

Helio saw it differently and had this to say; "I hold my line. It's ridiculous, I mean, I'm trying to hold my line. But, I mean, you want (me) to give the pass to him, fine I'll give it to him. It's ridiculous, all of a sudden I'm pushing, pushing and it led to a mistake."

The commentators replied with; "If you listen to what Helio said, I mean, he apparently was unhappy that he was being pressured. But that's what Scott Dixon is supposed to do; pressure him into making a mistake."

"Sure it is. He absolutely pressured him into making a mistake. He said it was slick and he was trying to hang on to it. But that's because Scott Dixon was putting a lot of pressure on him."

"That's racing, pal, that's racing."

So, let me get this right. If you're the guy in front, you're expected to be absolutely millimeter perfect for the entire race so as to not buckle under pressure from behind. If you're the guy behind you can't pressure the guy in front as it can cause them to crash.

All the drivers are out there to do their best to come home with a result. Denny seemingly had a good car but it was going away a little and Tony just got in the back of him at the wrong time. As for Helio, he too had a good car but Scott's was a little bit better and was clearly pushing hard...it was too much for Helio to handle.

Should Tony have backed off? Should Helio have given Scott the position? No, of course they shouldn't.

Should both guys have bitten their tongues instead of lashing out at the other guy for just driving their cars? You better believe they should've.

I'm sorry, but this was pathetic and both guys were out of line. This is racing and these people are supposed to be some of the best drivers in the world...not some of the best whingers.

For what it's worth, I think Helio's comment was worse...it was his own fault he lost the back end of his car, not Scott's.