Full Throttle

Darrell Waltrip never has been one to take careful aim when shooting his mouth off had this to say about Jeff Gordon missing NASCAR’s clam bake in NYC:

… If you’re outside of the top 10, then you figure your presence isn’t going to be that important.

That’s true except for 11^th place, which is worth a cool $250,000 bonus. With that bonus, 11^th place pays $1 million. That’s why I say no show, no dough. If going to Paris or going on a vacation is more important than showing up in New York to pick up $1 million, you’re going to have to forfeit the $250,000 because it is a bonus. That’s how I would handle 11^th place.

I guess DW missed the point about Gordon informing and gettiing tacit approval for representing both NASCAR and America in Paris.

DW does say NASCAR and Hunter should have keep their rebuke of Gordon and Earnhardt Jr. private and I would agree with that. But NASCAR has already said how they will handle 11^th places finishers. They made it “special” by attempting to appease the 11^th through about 15^th places because of being locked out of the Chase. Then they tied a quarter million dollar ribbon around it trying to make it look good. No matter how much lipstick is applied to that pig it’s still a pig and Dale Jr. finished the year as the 18^th loser, award or not.

Oh… and DW is ok with Dale Jr. missing the event because, well… because that whole Most Popular Driver Award thing would be only “mentioned during the awards ceremony” and actually awarded on the Thursday preceeding the banquet in the past.

Thanks DW. Now when did they pass the United States Federal income tax law?

Think I’ll try the same ruse on the IRS agent when he comes knocking.

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