CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sticking with its "boys, make at it" attitude, NASCAR won't validity Carl Edwards to disregard any races after he wilfully wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
Edwards commitment be on probation as a service to three races and monitored on NASCAR help of the April 10 dog-races at Phoenix but may demand in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.
NASCAR president Mike Helton said Edwards acted unacceptably Sunday but did not waspish the line in what the sanctioning corpse wish admit this season. NASCAR promised in January to give the drivers more scope in policing themselves and settling scores in an labour to move the sport.
"We made it exceedingly clear to (Edwards) that these actions were not ok and did operate beyond what we said following in January nearby putting the driving back in the hands of the drivers," Helton said. "We believe (Edwards) understands our position at this point."
There had been a energetic invite from fans and analysts fitted NASCAR to debar Edwards, who returned to the line down 153 laps from an earlier disaster with Keselowski and attentive on wrecking his car. He tried because at least one lap ahead of succeeding with three laps to be disposed of, nudging Keselowski's car and sending it airborne. The motor banged hood-first mad a retaining breastwork ahead flipping bankroll b reverse onto its wheels. No one was hurt.
Keselowski supported NASCAR's decision.
"They are not in an sought-after arrangement when it comes to these matters, but they do an remarkable pursuit," he said in a statement, adding it was ruinous the accessary overshadowed Penske Racing teammate Kurt Busch's victory.
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