Fan Editorial – Gateway Nationwide Event

There’s a lot of misinterpretation of Carl’s post-race comment about not apologizing.

Carl never said that he intentionally wrecked Brad.  He would have been better advised, had he had the time to think about it, to explain that all he did was not lift or back off when Brad implemented his too-late slide job.   Nobody has evidently taken the time to view the incident from all the views available and in super-slow motion, which is what NASCAR did immediately after the race.

The rest of the media are simply running their mouths based on what they think they saw, and then Carl’s “admission”.

Brad simply wrecked himself when Carl didn’t lift.

The thing that really PO’s me is that people that should know better (Like Dave Despain) are making comments about Carl “turning deliberately into Brad’s quarter panel.    That never happened, and makes it obvious that they “saw” things that didn’t happen and didn’t bother to look further.

All Carl did was correct to his left when their bumpers came together.  That “left turn” was completely limited to the back of the car until Brad went around.  Carl’s fender damage was from driving through what was already debris on the track (the 22).

Carl could have lifted; he didn’t.    …repeat of ‘dega last year.   

It’s a fine line, but it’s not “intentionally taking him out”.   It was simply intentionally choosing not to lose the race.

Carl didn’t, and shouldn’t apologize; he no reason to apologize for not choosing to lose.

If Brad was fast enough to have won the race off the corner, there wouldn’t have been any contact or opportunity for contact; it was an unsuccessful attempt to block, plain and simple.

Carl Edwards Diehard Fan,

Buz