In the wake of the altercation and subsequent punishment for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch, Joey Logano is looking for some more consistency from NASCAR’s decision-makers.
Speaking with FOX’s Bob Pockrass, who gauged the feelings of a myriad of drivers in the wake of the controversial altercation, the two-time Cup Series champion spoke on Stenhouse Jr.’s bloated fine, and even harkened back to Denny Hamlin jumping the restart at Richmond, believing NASCAR needs some harder guidelines moving forward.
“Whether it’s the car or restarts or altercations apparently, just let me know the rules is what I want to know,” stated Logano. “What is the price I’m about to pay if I make this decision and is it worth it?
“That’s really how it’s got to be is just looking for consistency in that to where it’s the same all the time, and I know it’s hard to do. That’s a lot to ask for because every situation could be a little bit different. It’s a judgment call. There’s no black and white. When you look at a post-ace altercation at what point is sometimes it’s OK and sometimes it’s not? I don’t know.”
Logano makes some salient points. At the end of the day, it’s tough to follow the rules if you don’t exactly know what they are, and sometimes it feels like NASCAR makes them up as they go along. The No. 22 wheelman simply wants to know the parameters, and whether or not they’re worth breaking.
Moreover, another driver who didn’t make the punishment easy on NASCAR was Chase Elliott. The sport’s most popular wheelman even questioned why the fine for Stenhouse Jr. was so high, believing it was a little too steep from NASCAR’s decision-makers.
“Wow, that seems like a lot to me,” Elliott said when he found out the total of Stenhouse Jr.’s fine, via Toby Christie of Racing America. You’re going to fine him, but you’re going to promote with it? What are we doing? That’s a little strange to me. That’s a lot of money to fine a guy.
“It’s not OK, but we’re gonna blast it all over everything to get more clicks. I don’t really agree with that.”
That’s been the thought-process from a myriad of drivers and media members, from Daniel Suarez to ESPN’s Ryan McGee. Still, the fine has stood, and Stenhouse Jr. has sat back and allowed it all to play out, including a mini-feud with Richard Childress of all people.
Moving forward, Joey Logano is surely speaking for many in the garage when he clamors for more consistency from NASCAR, so we’ll see if the decision-makers decide on some better-enforced rules after what we witnessed in North Wilkesboro.
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