Comments on Skirts and Scuffs: Where's the Line?

Mayfield had my sympathies until he popped a posit...

2009-11-05T22:52:19.608-05:00

Mayfield had my sympathies until he popped a positive the second time. He knew he was being monitored.

As far as the DUI's go, I have a serious issue with being penalized before having the chance to appear in court. A DUI arrest is often no more than a ticket (as was the case in AJ's situation) based on the likelihood of guilt. By having a fine and NASCAR probation served they have tainted the court hearing he has in December. A breathalyzer does not equate to being guilty of DUI, as the most reliable form of testing blood alcohol is a blood test.

I have a serious problem with the way our society has begun to see guilt before innocence in DUI cases. If AJ worked on Wall Street and was treated the same way, they would be opened to a lawsuit. So, it appears that yet again NASCAR feels it can act outside of the rules everyone else has to play by.

The Kurt thing got blown way out of proportion, es...

2009-11-05T20:10:25.866-05:00

The Kurt thing got blown way out of proportion, especially considering he didn't get a DUI and the cop who pulled him over, later admitted that not only wasn't Kurt drunk, but it was the attitude that got him in trouble.

I like your thoughts on a suspension because it seems like NASCAR is afraid of suspending drivers now. Harvick got a suspension in the Cup Series for something he did in the Truck Series! They (officials) pulled the old "detrimental" line and pulled him from the car.

NASCAR can't decide who's life is more important: people on the road or people on the track. Imagine what would have happened if (god forbid) AJ had hit someone!

You made a good point about both examples. But in...

2009-11-05T17:06:18.086-05:00

You made a good point about both examples. But in NASCAR, they make a bigger deal about drugs then drinking. It doesn't matter I think AJ still should have gotten some penalty for doing what he did, he got arrested but he probably didn't get the chance to go behind bars. All he had to do was to pay his bail and he's free to go, just like that. Kurt gets pulled over in Phoenix back in 2005, he may have been a little drunk due to his attitude with the police officer and he only gets a ticket and he gets suspended for that Phoenix race and Homestead. And as much as I want to say he didn't deserve to be suspended, he got the right treatment. But with AJ's problem he's gets arrested and charged with drunk driving and in NASCAR he gets a slap on the wrist with a small fine and probation for the rest of the season, just about two months, give me a break that is nothing! He should have at least sat out for two races for his own good. So what he felt guilty about it, he still should have been suspended, he really didn't learn anything in this situation.

I'm not condoning drug use while in the car, b...

2009-11-05T11:05:27.149-05:00

I'm not condoning drug use while in the car, but drugs and alcohol often affect the body in the same way. It might not be in your system anymore, but it will still turn up on a drug test. Marijuana can test positive up to 6 months after you use it. I just think it's odd that you can drive drunk off the track and get a slap on the hands, but if you use drugs off the track, you're banned from racing.

NASCAR drivers shouldn't even race under the i...

2009-11-05T08:17:39.870-05:00

NASCAR drivers shouldn't even race under the influence of cough syrup.

I don't think they should be allowed to drive with a fever, either.

It's not about the legality of the drug, it's about the driver's ability to drive in excess of 150mph when the green flag flies. If that ability is compromised, then the other drivers are put at unnecessary risk.

I think a lot of it has to do with the illegality ...

2009-11-05T00:19:55.225-05:00

I think a lot of it has to do with the illegality of the drug of choice. Since the rule book is super secret we don't really know. It's not illegal to drink alcohol but it is illegal to smoke marijuana or use meth as Mayfield has been accused of doing.