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Kyle Busch at Infineon in 2011You know what they say, it only takes a few to ruin it for the many.

It seems that after a few incidents with Kyle Busch, NASCAR is pondering the “Boys have at it” stance, and trying to determine where the line should be drawn when it comes to letting the drivers settle things amongst themselves.

It wasn’t just Kyle Busch, but also incidents with Brian Vickers “fencing” Tony Stewart onto a pile of tires at Infineon an then again, Vickers raging vendetta against Matt Kenseth at Martinsville.  (If you remember that race, that was a pretty piss-poor move on Vickers part… blatant and arrogant.)

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NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton feels that generally speaking, the self-policing policy is working.  It would only be the intent of a few that are making headlines from the sport.

He also pointed out that he’s also aware of differences like retaliations at a small track vs a high-speed track, and takes everything into consideration.

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At one point, drivers weren’t sure where the line lay, as far as having gone too far with their need for retaliation.

Common sense says one thing, but in the height of competition, it can become an entirely different beast.

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NASCAR News and opinion from NASCAR BITS & PIECES on Brusimm.comYou would think that being third in the points would hold some merit with folks, but apparently not so with the folks at Turner Motorsports!

TM released Reed Sorenson today from the NASCAR Nationwide team and is now scrambling to get drivers behind the wheel for the rest of the season.

(Well if you hadn’t of…)

Right now they’re looking at Brian Vickers for a few events and they’re not sure about the rest of the season.

Not sure what’s up with that, but there it is.

Also, the team will be losing Dollar General as their sponsor for 2012.  So they have double troubles.

But Turner Motorsports isn’t the only team with issues in the NASCAR.

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Driver Ratings at New Hampshire

September 24, 2011

Stats for the New Hampshire race… but the measure of an athlete, statistically, never takes into account the emotional state.

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Bristol Motor Speedway’s Driver Introduction Music Themes

March 17, 2011

Bristol Motor Speedway’s Driver Introduction Music Themes

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The Subway Fresh Fit 500… Jeff Gordon Wins [NASCAR]

February 27, 2011

The Subway Fresh Fit 500… Jeff Gordon Wins [NASCAR]

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Brian Vickers Is Back?

January 11, 2011

Brian Vickers Is Back?

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NASCAR’s Brian Vickers Had Heart Surgery!

August 27, 2010

I was surprised to hear that Brian Vickers had gone through heart surgery to repair a hole in his heart. Last I heard, they were looking to deal with the blood clots that stymied his time in the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota. On top of the heart surgery, a stent was installed to help [...]

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2011 – Kahne to Red Bull, Martin Stays on No. 5 [NASCAR]

August 10, 2010

In case you had not heard the news (I’m wondering exactly who hasn’t?), sources are saying that Mark Martin will be staying in No. 5 Chevy in 2011 and Kasey Kahne will be spending his in-between year at Red Bull Racing.  In 2012, Kasey will come to Hendrick Motorsports. Red Bull will confirm later this [...]

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Who Has The Stats For NASCAR’s Michigan Race?

June 11, 2010

If you’re wondering who we might see cross the finish before the rest of the pack in NASCAR’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 from Michigan International Speedway, let’s take a look at a few short stats. Brian Vickers won the last 3 poles here at the track and he won the last NASCAR race [...]

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Brian Vickers: He’ll be Missed but Needed To Step Down

May 27, 2010

It was a curious and worrisome day for many fans of NACSAR driver Brian Vickers when Casey Mears first stepped into Brian’s Red Bull ride.  The worry became any number of mental maladies when Brian officially announced stepping out of his Red Bull ride due to blood clots.  Brian put on one hell of a [...]

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Top-12 Bubble Focus after Bristol Mar 21 2010

March 23, 2010

Kevin Harvick still leads in the points race after Britsol, but he’s hanging on by 1 point.  The top-4 spots in this Race for the Chase is pretty snug right now, as there is a decent points jump after 4th in the points, where Greg Biffle sits. If we look at 12th, held by Clint [...]

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Juan Pablo Montoya & others Surprised Me

September 14, 2009

Going into the final “regular season” race to qualify for the Chase for the Cup, I made a grievous error.  Well, 2 when you count Brian Vickers. I used past performances on short tracks to gauge that Juan Pablo Montoya and Brian Vickers would fall out of the top-12.  Oops.

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Brian Vickers Wins The Carfax 400 At Michigan & Other Observations

August 16, 2009

Brian Vickers led the pack to the green flag of the Carfax 400 car race at Michigan International Speedway but that dash for the checkers didn’t last long as a spot of rain passed through, holding off the race for only a few minutes. After that, the event got underway and it became a fuel [...]

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Brad Keselowski Wins The Kyle Busch Show!

August 15, 2009

The CarFax 250 at Michigan, is what I dare call one of the best Michigan end-races I’ve ever seen in the Nationwide Series.  This may even compete for one of the best finishes we’ve seen in the Nationwide racing Series in some time! The double-file restart set up the show for the last few laps [...]

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