Truex removed from Chase after manipulated race

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Michael Waltrip, founder and co-owner of MWR:

“What occurred on the No. 55 radio at the end of Saturday night’s race in Richmond was a split-second decision made by team spotter Ty Norris to bring the No. 55 to pit lane and help a teammate earn a place in the Chase. We regret the decision and its impact. We apologize to NASCAR, our fellow competitors, partners and fans who were disappointed in our actions. We will learn from this and move on. As general manager, Ty Norris has been an integral part of Michael Waltrip Racing since its founding and has my and (co-owner) Rob Kauffman’s full support.”
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Michael Waltrip has tweeted, and basically threw Ty Norris under the bus. “This wasn’t a master plan or about a spin. It’s about a split-second decision made by Ty to try to help a teammate. I stand by my people,”
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Truex kicked out of Chase as part of NASCAR penalties against MWR (UPDATED) | MotorSportsTalk

I just lost a lot of respect for Waltrip. He always was a bit of an ass, but this is low.
 
DipStick

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CrashTest

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NASCAR has become a mix between professional wrestling and NCAA football. I stopped watching years ago.
 
Sweet 16

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As much as it pains me to say this, Gordon should be IN, Bowyer OUT. I don't understand how he managed to escape unscathed when they had just as much radio "evidence" against him as everyone else. Even Junior thought the spin was fake.
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

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Sweet 16 said:
As much as it pains me to say this, Gordon should be IN, Bowyer OUT. I don't understand how he managed to escape unscathed when they had just as much radio "evidence" against him as everyone else. Even Junior thought the spin was fake.
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I don't know if this was a 'Junior jab' or not, but, Bowyer's spin did seem intentional.
 
DipStick

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Sweet 16 said:
As much as it pains me to say this, Gordon should be IN, Bowyer OUT. I don't understand how he managed to escape unscathed when they had just as much radio "evidence" against him as everyone else. Even Junior thought the spin was fake.
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They didn't have conclusive evidence of that. But I agree. Vickers being told to pit after the restart, when his car was running fine, that was the smoking gun. And then when he didn't lose enough positions on pit road, he ran like 30 mph off the pace on the last lap.

I've got to give props to the NASCAR press corps here. They unraveled this entire thing. Some heads up work from Alan Cavanna when he overheard Mikey say to Truex that he has some great teammates. And Clint Bowyer would make an awful politician because he is a TERRIBLE liar. :killingme

I hope FOX fires Michael Waltrip after this. It's irritating enough having to listen to him during the races. But he has no right to comment about other race teams. This is the second time he's given the sport a huge black eye with his cheating antics.
 
homedepot20

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DipStick said:
I hope FOX fires Michael Waltrip after this. It's irritating enough having to listen to him during the races. But he has no right to comment about other race teams. This is the second time he's given the sport a huge black eye with his cheating antics.
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Here We agree! :buddies: MW being retired would be acceptable , but a ACTIVE Owner & P/T Driver, commenting on other teams & drivers is like Jerry Jones in the booth on ESPN Monday Night Football
 
GWguy

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DW must cringe when he has to talk about his little brother on the air. I'll bet he gave MW one of these: :smack:
 
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