I read this article from ESPN and found Clint's remarks about the situation spot on.

But not every driver agreed with Sadler that Edwards should have gotten off without punishment. Clint Bowyer, who was in seventh place right behind the incident when it occurred, was most outspoken.

"The way the outcome of it played out, there should be some consequences," he said. "Too far is too far, and that was too far. He knew it as soon as it happened. It scared everybody. There needs to be wake-up calls, but it doesn't need to be forgotten about.

"We've got to learn from that mistake. Everybody has to do a better job before we kill somebody."

The incident led to two green-white-checkered finishes, the second caused by a multicar pileup in which Bowyer was collected. Had Edwards not flipped Keselowski and the race ended in green, Bowyer would have been in the points lead.

Instead, he slipped to fifth.

"When you take actions like that, the repercussions are on everybody," Bowyer said. "That's the unfortunate part of it. That's what made me mad.

"Retaliation is one thing. Carl is my friend. He's a good guy and a good racer. He could be a little bit more smarter about things. That was a situation that could have maybe gotten somebody killed."

Here is the link for the full article...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id ... type=story

I wonder how awkward the Gillette 500 commercials will be after our boy said that. Not that what he said was wrong, I agree with him, mostly, but NASCAR kind of opened it up in January. Carl had no idea he was going to flip the car...so that much isn't his fault, but he did try (and fail) and then try again, taking out a top 10 car for really, no apparent reason.

Oh well, time for me to focus on the #33 Cheerios / BB&T now.

Thanks for posting the article sharks! I completely agree with everything Clint said. Good for him for speaking up!

Yeah, they interviewed him on NASCAR Now yesterday. It's funny though how the media pick and choose what they want in order to make it fit what they are writing.

Clint also said he was biased because it messed up his day. Not that he wouldn't have felt that way anyway. I'm just sayin'...

slimbolen99 wrote :
> said that. Not that what he said was wrong, I agree with him, mostly, but
> NASCAR kind of opened it up in January. Carl had no idea he was going to
> flip the car...so that much isn't his fault, but he did try (and fail) and
> then try again, taking out a top 10 car for really, no apparent reason.


Carl's intention was too spin him out, but to say he had no idea the car was gonna flip is to say he is so smart he knew precisely how to hit the 12 to have the precise effect of spinning out & nothing worse.

Carl is not dumb. Based on this video, he should have known the possibilities the 12 could flip when he chose to wreck it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FsYDEIZWk

I agree with Clint... the whole issue between Carl/BK got me fired up lol.

And I also agree, Carl is the one person who should know that getting airborn was a potential outcome.

Don't agree with his penalty either. Good thing there's two short tracks coming up, shouldn't get cars airborn, but I'm betting some tempers are sure to fly. :)

Jess33 wrote :
> I agree with Clint... the whole issue between Carl/BK got me fired up lol.
>
> And I also agree, Carl is the one person who should know that getting
> airborn was a potential outcome.
>
> Don't agree with his penalty either. Good thing there's two short tracks
> coming up, shouldn't get cars airborn, but I'm betting some tempers are
> sure to fly. :)
Well said about the tempers. And my take lined up with what Clint said. Somebody could have been killed. Clint could have been killed just as easy as he drove right by it as it happened. Kyle Petty made a good point too. If you want to retaliate, don't do it at 195 mph. Do it on a short track where cars aren't going to fly or barrel roll. Clint has guts to say what he says. He is a straight shooter, and you never have to guess what he is trying to say. He does a great job. And as far as Carl is concerned, he's a marked man. He does anything else (no matter what his intentions), he's gonna get spun by more than a few guys. There were a lot of guys caught up in that late race restart accident as a consequence of Carl's stupidity.

Message to all drivers: Don't do it at high speeds. Don't do it near the end of the race. And most importantly, don't be stupid!

Sharks244833 wrote :
> I read this article from ESPN and found Clint's remarks about the situation
> spot on.
>
> But not every driver agreed with Sadler that Edwards should have gotten off
> without punishment. Clint Bowyer, who was in seventh place right behind the
> incident when it occurred, was most outspoken.
>
> "The way the outcome of it played out, there should be some
> consequences," he said. "Too far is too far, and that was too
> far. He knew it as soon as it happened. It scared everybody. There needs to
> be wake-up calls, but it doesn't need to be forgotten about.
>
> "We've got to learn from that mistake. Everybody has to do a better
> job before we kill somebody."
>
> The incident led to two green-white-checkered finishes, the second caused
> by a multicar pileup in which Bowyer was collected. Had Edwards not flipped
> Keselowski and the race ended in green, Bowyer would have been in the
> points lead.
>
> Instead, he slipped to fifth.
>
> "When you take actions like that, the repercussions are on
> everybody," Bowyer said. "That's the unfortunate part of it.
> That's what made me mad.
>
> "Retaliation is one thing. Carl is my friend. He's a good guy and a
> good racer. He could be a little bit more smarter about things. That was a
> situation that could have maybe gotten somebody killed."
>
> Here is the link for the full article...
> http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id ... type=story
Thank you so much for the posting of this article. It's much appreciated as I try to read as many sources as I can. Thanks again!