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Allmendinger has been suspended temporarily by NASCAR for failing a random drug test

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  1. 4re Nut

    4re Nut F1 World Champ

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    http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8396117/aj-allmendinger-reinstated-nascar-drug-suspension

    Hornish might not even make it thru the Chase. :rolleyes:
     
    4re Nut, Sep 18, 2012
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    "speedy" recovery eh?
     
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  3. BartonWorkman

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    Strikes me odd as well, the whole scenario.

    Before, Penske couldn't drop AJA fast enough
    and, of course, he had Hornish waiting in the
    wings.

    Not unlike Ohio State running Tressell out on
    a rail when they had Meyer on the line.

    Now, Penske and AJA are buddy-buddy again
    and he's welcomed back into the fold as if nothing
    happened.

    Never any politics in NASCAR, uh huh...

    BHW
     
    BartonWorkman, Sep 19, 2012
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  4. tervuren

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    Shell...you forget that Shell has a big say in who is in their car.
     
    tervuren, Sep 19, 2012
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    True dat.

    Imagine when Bobby Rahal's CART team was
    sponsored by Shell, they passed over Tom Kristensen
    for Kenny Brack because he had "Indy 500 winner"
    on his CV!

    BHW
     
    BartonWorkman, Sep 19, 2012
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    Up one day...down the next...up again. Repeat cycle.
     
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  7. GuyIncognito

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    oops!
     
    GuyIncognito, Sep 20, 2012
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    At least...

    Soon after Rahal signed Brack, I ran across Rahal at
    a vintage/historic event at Daytonner. To that point,
    I was only a voice on the phone and a name on Emails,
    etc. so I caught him by surprise browsing books in the
    vendor area.

    Once I reminded him of the head to head match up
    record of Kristensen vs. Brack in F3000, he sheepishly
    said "Tom is a fine young man, he's going to have a
    great career" blah-blah-blah (SIC). Little did he, and
    many others, know then...

    It's amazing how sponsors factor in to driver hirings.
    Knowing Shell's fascination for "Indy 500 winner" on
    a driver's CV seems important to them but would they
    go so far as to ruin the reputation of AJA to achieve this
    in NASCAR?

    Interesting topic.

    BHW
     
    BartonWorkman, Sep 21, 2012
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    How does the hiring of Logano play into the conspiracy?

    Doesn't make sense that he would look for a way to ditch AJ because he has Hornish waiting in the wings and then replace Hornish with Logano.

    Every driver knows his job is in jeopardy if his performance doesn't meet the expectations placed on him. Everyone knew AJ's ride was in jeopardy going back to last season and it would not be a surprise to anyone if Penske made a change. It was inevitable. There are several ways to let a driver go and fabricating a drug scandal is the least likely and absurd to think that would be the path taken considering those involved.

    AJ made a simple but very costly mistake. He is not in the same league as someone like Jermey Mayfield who clearly has a serious problem. AJ has fulfilled his obligations to NASCAR and has the right to return to racing.We can only guess how Penske feels about AJ as a person but I'd say he never hated him for what happened and is happy AJ is back on track again. There is no flip flop of feelings. They just had to endure the process and the hardship it created.

    There is a big difference between business and politics in auto racing. NASCAR is pretty much all business and very little politics especially compared to other racing series.
     
    Str8shooter, Sep 21, 2012
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    I'm serious :)

    To clarify, I feel politics in racing is something like what Enzo did to have the last race of the season cancelled so Ferrari could win the championship. Business is something like Shell saying they would no longer sponsor #22 if AJ is the driver so Penske makes a business decision to change drivers to please the sponsors.

    If we can agree that is the difference between business and politics I'd be happy to hear of some past examples of politics in NASCAR. :)
     
    Str8shooter, Sep 21, 2012
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