The Fight and Crew Swapping

[SyxxSynse]

What are your thoughts on the Jeff and Jeff Fight and Hendrick replacing the #48 crew with the #24 crew mid race?

[615 Vol]

Originally Posted by TheSyxxSynse

What are your thoughts on the Jeff and Jeff Fight and Hendrick replacing the #48 crew with the #24 crew mid race?

Don't have a problem with either though it was more of a push than a fight. Those guys get paid to perform and the RF tire changer killed his team all day.

I'm actually glad to see that Gordon still has some fire in him and cares enough to get mad.

[VOLNBAMA]

it's good for the sport to see them getting in fights. If i'm on the 48 crew and did my job right the whole day i would be pissed.

[JTrainDavis]

Maybe settling disputes in steel cage outside the NASCAR trailer with a trash barrel full of everyday items that can be used as weapons would help ratings.

[Burhead]

What happens to the 48 team is the question. If the 24 crew stays with the 48, does the old 48 crew pit the 24 or do they get let go? If they are fired who picks them up? Maybe Kevin picks them up to pit his NNS effort?

[GAVol]

The Gordon/Burton wreck was just strange. I can see why JG lost his mind. Its just hard to believe Burton could screw up that bad.

[Lexvol]

Slapfight! It was like watching midget wrasslin.

[GAVol]

Originally Posted by Lexvol

Slapfight! It was like watching midget wrasslin.

. . . And then they jumped in the same ambulance and rode off to the Land of Oz.

[TennesseeFan07]

I wish Gordon would have went over to Stewart. Now that would be entertaining.

[615 Vol]

Originally Posted by Burhead

What happens to the 48 team is the question. If the 24 crew stays with the 48, does the old 48 crew pit the 24 or do they get let go? If they are fired who picks them up? Maybe Kevin picks them up to pit his NNS effort?

I think they work on it this week and everyone goes back to their regular position. It should be served as a wake up call to those guys to perform at the highest level or they will be replaced. I didn't feel sorry for them because it is no different than yanking a pitcher that gets rocked in the first three innings. It doesn't mean that pitcher won't come back in their next start and pitch a shutout. Sometimes people just have bad days.

[Burhead]

Twitter / Jim Utter: BREAKING NEWS: 24 pit cre ...

What happens to the 48 crew now?

[MG1968]

so, the 48 crew has one bad race and they're being thrown under the bus?

that seems petty

[615 Vol]

Originally Posted by Burhead

Twitter / Jim Utter: BREAKING NEWS: 24 pit cre ...

What happens to the 48 crew now?

Interesting, that must have come from Rick Hendrick because I don't see Chad Knaus making that decision and Jeff Gordon approving it. I know Chad made the decision yesterday but Jeff's day was over at that point.

[TennesseeFan07]

The 48 crew underachieved all through the Cha$e.

[SyxxSynse]

Originally Posted by 615 Vol

Don't have a problem with either though it was more of a push than a fight. Those guys get paid to perform and the RF tire changer killed his team all day.

I'm actually glad to see that Gordon still has some fire in him and cares enough to get mad.

It looked to me like Gordon might have tried to throw a punch or two. Maybe not, but I think it was probably the closest thing to a real fight since the Allison-Yarborough deal in '79.

And the swapping of the crews I have somewhat of a problem with. I see why it was done, but it just doesn't seem right for one team to be able to totally switch crews with another team (even if it is a teammate) in the middle of a race. I can see switching one or two maybe, but the WHOLE team? It seems to me that there should be some kind of a rule against that.