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My father spent most of my childhood trying to be sure that I (and my siblings) would do the right thing. “Two wrongs don’t make a right,” was one of his more familiar quotes. The saying has been around for a long time and has stood the test of time in teaching ethical behavior.

NASCAR fans are currently wrangling over two “wrongs” – in this case, two rules that simply should no longer be on the books. That a team should use both these wrong rules together sure enough doesn’t make a “right.” Continue Reading »

When it comes to “spins” in NASCAR – the media has it ALL over the drivers and their cars. Reporters have more “power” than the COT engine will ever have. And, depending upon the way a story is covered, a commentator can make a driver come out smelling like a rose…or like something off the bottom of your shoe.

Case in point: Kyle Petty said the “F” word on TV – clear as day – while serving as an in-car commentator for TNT Sports during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. The incident was pretty much ignored, with little or no mention anywhere in the media. I thought that was probably a wise choice on the part of the media. Mistakes happen. What’s done is done. No sense harping on it, right?

WRONG! Just a few weeks later, Tony Stewart said the “F” word on-air to a reporter who shoved a camera in his face, knowing full-well there was no delay on either the tape or Tony’s mouth. It was ALL you read or heard about. As a matter of fact, that incident is seldom left out of any Stewart-related article since. What’s with that?

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