The End of the Firecracker 400, 2009

I think it was a racing accident, it happens in racing and when you are racing to the finish well things like this occur. It is not necessarily a good thing, in fact even Stewart said he does not like to win in this manner. Nascar has gone to extremes to make certain that these cars are safe for the drivers and fans alike. They can not prevent things like this from happening when cars are fighting to the finish. Tony had the dominate car last night and deserved the win, the accident was just that, an accident. Bush was driving very aggressively, it was bound to happen.

Oh my I was to busy on the out side to watch any races.

Yea go back and watch the video from when they give the overhead shot. Kyle SWERVED back to try to block Stewart the second time. He didnt just merge back over. his car was sideways, and I honestly doubt he could have straightened it out at that angle without hitting the wall even if Tony hadn't been there. And of course you may want to go and say that Tony got him loose for being that close to his rear corner panel, but people lead that race all day long with people on their butts bump drafting and everything, it's one of those things you have to get accustomed to and deal with to be a good restrictor plate racer. Darrell Watlrip has said that Kyle Busch is the only guy that can go 3 wide with himself. That's not necessarily because he is a good racer, it's because he is at times reckless. Yes he has that unyielding passion and want to win and do the best he can on every lap he races, but that's not always the way to win in actuality and reality. The fact is in many races you have to be smart and know when to hold back. And in the new car we are actually seeing that the drivers who can hold back and not use up the car before halfway are the ones that are able to hang on and have something at the end. But in the end, Kyle should have learned from Carl Edwards mistake at Talladega. And in a quick comparison of the two: Carl blocked quickly at Talladega. he went up and then down (which would have forced Keselowski below the forbidden line) but when he went down on Keselowski, Keselowski was only there by an inch or so, Carl had reacted quick. Kyle blocked slowly and stupidly at Daytona. He went down on Tony (which Tony then decided instead of holding his line low to make a run up high) so then Kyle went up. maybe Tony could have moved a foot or so higher on the race track to give Kyle more room but as I said early, with the angle Kyle swerved back it wouldn't have made a difference. And what's most important here is that Kyle waited longer in between block attempts. Yea, just a few seconds, but that meant the difference of almost a foot that Tony was up beside him. In all actuality it should have been time enough for anyone, including a spotter, to see that Tony was actually getting BESIDE Kyle. What I would have done if I were Kyle was to wait another few seconds til Tony actually got 3/4 the way beside me, then start grinding into him to slow him down and force him closer to the wall. That would have been more exciting, and that would have meant both cars just beating and banging at the line and it wouldn't have had the leverage to spin Kyle at that point. Worst case scenario there is Kyle finishes second and still has a great day. But we all know from Kyle's nationwide season that second just doesn't cut it. "Yea I guess it was a good points day..." (ROLLS EYES AND DISGRACES TEAMS HARD WORK)

I in fact watched the race and I was not to happy. But don't get me wrong I am not a fan of Kyle Busch. But I disagree with out the race ended. I flipped and my hubby sat there and said that is what happens in racing. I told him that is how racing happens but I feel that Tony could have controled what happened. I feel that he was in such a hurry to get to that damn finish line that he did not care who got in the way. He had to have seen Kyle coming to the front and yet Tony kept driving foward not caring because of the fact he figures that he is already won so many races that he wants to keep it that way. He needs to stop being greedy and allow someone else win. Although I will say that Kyle was a smart guy to wait till he was cooled off because he does have a bad temper. But I would have a temper too if I was rammed off the road like that. But things happen because it is racing although I still think the drivers should take in considration of the other drivers too. Happy Mylotting

Stewart was in position to pass and Kyle cut into him. Was Stewart just supposed to back off because Kyle wanted to block him?