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'Paul Menard Learns From Mark Martin?'

I dunno, Jeff Gordon is such a whiner that I have a hard time believing this.


After saying that, I'll go put on my Nomex suit and hide in the fall out shelter.
 
Go over to Speed and listen to or read Spencers comments. He put the whole thing together except for the encrypted radio transmission. NASCAR needs to ban the encrypted channels and keep things out in the open.
 
heres whats on jayski's

Gordon questions Menard's spin at Richmond: UPDATE: #24-Jeff Gordon says there is something "fishy'' about Saturday night's final caution at Richmond International Raceway that opened the door for #29-Kevin Harvick to win. Gordon implied after the race that #27-Paul Menard, Harvick's teammate at Richard Childress Racing, spun out intentionally with 16 laps to go to bring out the caution. Harvick then beat Gordon off pit road and maintained the lead after the final restart with 12 laps remaining. Gordon said from what he's been told of the radio communications between Menard, crew chief Slugger Labbe and RCR executive Mike Dillon there is reason to believe the spinout was orchestrated on a second channel. NASCAR released a statement Thursday saying officials did not see any wrongdoing during the race. "We haven't seen or heard anything that would indicate the #27 did anything inappropriate in Richmond," NASCAR said. "We watch closely the activity in each event all season long to maintain a fair and even event for all competitors. We naturally will do the same for the balance of the season." Harvick said he asked officials within the organization about the incident after accusations began flying and was told the right rear tire on Menard's car was "down to the cords.'' Menard said on the radio the tire was going down with 17 laps to go.(ESPN)
AND: Statement from Richard Childress: "There were no team orders despite all the speculation in the media. I know Paul Menard well enough that he wouldn't have spun out on purpose even if he had been asked. We are at Chicagoland Speedway to win the race and get a great start toward the championship."(RCR)(9-16-2011)
UPDATE: NASCAR President Mike Helton said Friday morning at Chicagoland Speedway that series officials are investigating Paul Menard's spin late in the Richmond race that played a role in helping teammate Kevin Harvick win that race. Helton said he has yet to hear the audio from Menard's radio chatter. "We're going to look into it and see if there's anything,'' Helton said. "A lot of it is going to be interpretation. Certainly, it's on us to understand exactly what all we can find as far as facts are concerned. It's on all of our shoulders to get the facts right and if there's something there, we should find out about it and be sure that we've got it right.'' Helton said that series officials will look at video of the caution itself to determine "if it appears that there & it was done on purpose.'' He also said series officials will get access to the audio.(Virginian-Pilot)(9-16-2011)
 
Guess it all comes down to weather the encrypted channel 2 was recorded. I doubt NASCAR is listening to more than one channel per team. The tire was not flat but supposedly worn down to the cord. Wonder if there is video of that or if the carcass is still around?
 
Some action has already been taken in that NASCAR has banned the secondary radios from the race track, garage use only. It's really not unusual, causing intentional cautions goes back to the beginning of the sport.
 
I loved the radio conversation:

"20 laps to go, we don't need a caution."
"Need a coution now?"
"No."
"How about now?"
"No"
"Now?"
"No"
"Ok the 24 is leading. Paul, check your volts."
"Volts are fine, why?"
"Go to channel 2"
...
"Dang, I've got a flat tire!"
"OMG I'm spinning out!"

No, I don't think he did it on purpose. Why would anyone think that? :icon_lol:
 
PRB said:
I loved the radio conversation:

"20 laps to go, we don't need a caution."
"Need a coution now?"
"No."
"How about now?"
"No"
"Now?"
"No"
"Ok the 24 is leading. Paul, check your volts."
"Volts are fine, why?"
"Go to channel 2"
...
"Dang, I've got a flat tire!"
"OMG I'm spinning out!"

No, I don't think he did it on purpose. Why would anyone think that? :icon_lol:
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