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Tom Jensen
08/27/2008 - 11:52 AM
Charlotte, North Carolina
Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards got into each other on track after the checkered flag at Bristol. (Photo: John Harrelson, Getty Images) ยป More Photos
No harm, no foul.
That’s what two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson thought of the bump Carl Edwards gave Kyle Busch with 30 laps to go to win the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway last Saturday night.
NASCAR thought differently.
Busch had lead 415 consecutive laps at the 0.533-mile high-banked oval, but once Edwards passed him, Busch could no better than second place in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, while Edwards earned his sixth victory of the season in his Roush Fenway Racing Ford.
Afterwards, Busch was furious, but Edwards said he merely was racing Busch the way Busch had raced him in the past. On the cool-down lap after the race, the two combatants banged each other’s cars. As a result, NASCAR announced on Wednesday that the two drivers would each be put on probation for the next six races, with no points or monetary fines.
But Johnson dismissed the whole incident as just hard racing.
“What Carl did, that was absolutely within reason,” Johnson said during NASCAR’s weekly teleconference. “If you're intentionally trying to crash someone and cause harm and take them out of a points earning position, NASCAR will get involved at that point. What took place was just good racing. … It's just competitive racing. Kyle didn't like the bump from behind, but at the same time, if you look at what Carl did, it was a pretty smooth bump-and-run to get him out of the way and something you typically see at Bristol.”
Johnson, who can clinch his fifth consecutive berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with a finish of 40th or better in Sunday’s Pepsi 400, said drivers decide on an individual basis
Johnson said Saturday’s contact depended on point of view: “If you're a Carl Edwards fan, you love the move and if you're a Kyle Busch fan, you hate the move,” he said.
Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to
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