GREETINGS FROM SW OKLAHOMA:

     I HAVE JUST FINISHED READING AN ARTICLE ONLINE WHERE TONY EURY JR. HAS EXPLAINED HOW HE AND OTHER CREW CHIEFS HAVE PLAYED WITH THE RULES, INORDER TO DO THEIR JOBS EVEN WHILE THEY ARE SUPENDED.

     FOLKS NASCAR DOESN'T REALLY ALLOW STUPID PEOPLE IN THEIR BUSINESS AND I TRULY DOUBT THAT ANY OF THE RACE TEAMS DO EITHER, AND WE ALL KNOW  WHAT THE WORD SUPENDED MEANS.  I THINK IN THE PICTURE OF NASCAR RACING IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE TO STOP DOING YOUR JOB FOR A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME, IT DOESN'T MEAN JUST DO YOUR JOB FROM HOME OR FROM THE TOP OF A MOTOR HOME.

     I DON'T THINK THAT NASCAR SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A RULE BOOK THAT IS 4 FEET THICK JUST SO THAT HAVE TO PUT ON PAPER THAT YOU CAN'T TALK TO , TEXT-MESSAGE, E-MAIL  ETC, ETC. ETC.  DURING A TIME WHEN YOU ARE BEING PUNISHED FOR WHATEVER.  WE ALL KNOW THE INTENT OF SUPENSION AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SPELLED OUT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GROWN UP ADULTS.

     OF COURSE THERE IS A CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE THAT NASCAR IS FORCED TO GO TO THIS CURE.  WHENEVER THERE IS AN INFRACTION BAD ENOUGH TO WARRENT THAT TYPE OF PENALITY, THEN THEY SHOULD PARK THE CAR, AND TEAM FOR WHATEVER LENGHT OF TIME THEY DEEM PROPER.  THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN BY ANY DRIVER, THUS THE LOSS OF OWNER POINTS, AND THAT THE DRIVER COULDN'T DRIVE ANY OTHER CAR FOR THAT OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION, THUS THE LOSS OF DRIVER POINTS AND MONEY, AND DURINGTHE PENALITY TIME THE CREW CHIEF AND PIT CREW COULD SIT AT HOME AND TWIDDLE THEIR THUMBS.

     THE DOWN SIDE TO THIS IS THAT IT WILL HURT THE FANS, WHO GO TO RACES TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE DRIVERS, BUT SOMETIME THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO WAKE PEOPLE UP.

THAT'S MY OPINION - WHAT'S YOURS

GUNAQUAT