Comments on: Tony Takes Indy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/tony-takes-indy/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Tank http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/tony-takes-indy/#comment-628 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:02:04 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/tony-takes-indy/#comment-628 There are plenty of unwritten rules (well, more like *guidelines* than rules, but I digress...) in NASCAR but none with respect to hands on the wheel. Dale Jarrett was doing commentary and couldn't believe what he saw, not because it violated any protocol, but because he'd never seen anyone dare take both hands off the wheel while driving 200 mph. I think Tony just figured he was in clean air, well ahead of anyone else, Indy has long straightaways, chicks dig scars, and... he was thirsty. Ironically, Kevin Harvick, with whom he traded paint with 10 laps to go, is among his best friends in the garage. Stewart even drives for the Busch Series team Harvick owns. There are plenty of unwritten rules (well, more like *guidelines* than rules, but I digress…) in NASCAR but none with respect to hands on the wheel. Dale Jarrett was doing commentary and couldn’t believe what he saw, not because it violated any protocol, but because he’d never seen anyone dare take both hands off the wheel while driving 200 mph. I think Tony just figured he was in clean air, well ahead of anyone else, Indy has long straightaways, chicks dig scars, and… he was thirsty.

Ironically, Kevin Harvick, with whom he traded paint with 10 laps to go, is among his best friends in the garage. Stewart even drives for the Busch Series team Harvick owns.

]]> by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/tony-takes-indy/#comment-627 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:29:01 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/tony-takes-indy/#comment-627 Help me out on this, are there any unwritten rules in NASCAR - like we'd find in, say, baseball? Specifically I'm wondering if "both hands off the whell to get a drink" for the cameras is viewed as showing up opponents, in much the same way Manny standing in the batter's box to admire a (possible) home run is frowned upon in MLB (and would've resulted in numerous beanings if Bob Gibson were still in the league). From what I understand of Stewart, he cares little about the thoughts, hopes, and feelings of his peers - and as a result is probably *not* the NASCAR driver with the greatest number of "friends" on his MySpace page. So is this potentially a source of irritation for fellow drivers, just a case of Tony Being Tony, or absolutely no big deal? Help me out on this, are there any unwritten rules in NASCAR - like we’d find in, say, baseball? Specifically I’m wondering if “both hands off the whell to get a drink” for the cameras is viewed as showing up opponents, in much the same way Manny standing in the batter’s box to admire a (possible) home run is frowned upon in MLB (and would’ve resulted in numerous beanings if Bob Gibson were still in the league). From what I understand of Stewart, he cares little about the thoughts, hopes, and feelings of his peers - and as a result is probably *not* the NASCAR driver with the greatest number of “friends” on his MySpace page.

So is this potentially a source of irritation for fellow drivers, just a case of Tony Being Tony, or absolutely no big deal?

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