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CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 4, 2014) – Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal penalties announced today by NASCAR related to a post-race incident Sunday evening at Texas Motor Speedway.
“With NASCAR’s new Chase format, we’re seeing an unprecedented level of intensity every single week,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “Emotions run high when you’re racing for a championship, and that’s exciting for our fans and everyone involved with the sport. But there’s a line the competitors need to be cognizant of, and we understand that.
“Jeff (Gordon) was rightfully fired up Sunday night, and it just reiterated to me how passionate he is and how much he wants to win. The No. 24 team is a group that works together and is loyal to one another. They have our full support as we go into these final two races.”
Team members involved in the incident will not be additionally sanctioned by Hendrick Motorsports.
why dont every body else just pull off the track and let jef gordon win
Because then it wouldn’t be a race if that happened.
Curious, Davey, who’s your driver and how many cups has he won?
who punched Jeff Gordon and no one from Brad crew penalized
That’s a good question. I believe that Gordon got his lip busted not from being punched, but from with the No. 2 Miller Lite crew tackled him after he grabbed Keselowski by the collar. And you’re right – no one from Brad’s crew was penalized. In my opinion, I believe NASCAR is sending a message that “punching is not okay” but “shoving, tackling” is okay. Hence why they didn’t penalize Kenseth when he tackled Keselowski at Charlotte.