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COME ON NASCAR, HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU GIVE TONY STEWART THAT WIN SUNDAY? I KNOW HE HASN'T WON IN A LONG TIME, BUT COME ON. REGAN SMITH DOESN'T EVER GET AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE HE HAD SUNDAY IN THE AMP ENERGY 500...

NASCAR: Are You Really Giving Tony Stewart That Win?

by Zack Keough (Contributor)

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October 09, 2008


COME ON NASCAR, HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU GIVE TONY STEWART THAT WIN SUNDAY? I KNOW HE HASN'T WON IN A LONG TIME, BUT COME ON.

REGAN SMITH DOESN'T EVER GET AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE HE HAD SUNDAY IN THE AMP ENERGY 500.

HE RACED CLEANER THAN ANYONE IN THE ENTIRE FIELD. HE GAVE EVERYBODY ROOM AND IN MY BOOK EARNED A LOT OF RESPECT FROM HIS FELLOW COMPETITORS.

HE WENT TO MAKE A CLEAN PASS ON STEWART COMING TO THE FINISH. STEWART CAME DOWN ON HIM AND FORCED HIM UNDER THE YELLOW LINE. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. STEWART EVEN ADMITTED IT FOLLOWING THE RACE!

REGAN SMITH COULD HAVE STAYED IN HIS LINE AND CAUSED A 15 CAR PILE-UP AND GUESS WHO WOULD HAVE WON. PROBABLY THE LIKES OF A JOE NEMECHEK OR A KENNY WALLACE. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEEN THAT!

BUT GET REAL. HOW DO YOU TAKE A WIN AWAY FROM A GOOD OLE BOY LIKE SMITH? EVEN WORSE THAN THAT, HOW DO YOU PLACE HIM 18TH IN THE RACE?

NASCAR, REGAN SMITH DID NASCAR A HUGE FAVOR BY NOT TAKING STEWART OUT. HE SAVED JOE GIBBS AND OTHER TEAMS A LOT OF MONEY. HE ALSO SAVED THE CLEAN UP GUYS FROM HAVING TO CLEAN UP A HUGE MESS AFTER THE RACE AND KEPT THE CHAMPIONSHIP DREAMS OF TONY 'SMOKE' STEWART ALIVE.

GO REGAN SMITH, YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF A FAN.

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  1. Mary Jo Buchanan 8 months ago

    Zach....good article but had a tough time getting past all caps - is that for emphasis?

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  2. James Atkinson 8 months ago

    Great Article Zack,,,Its a shame You could not use larger Fonts,like maybe 24 size,,,maybe NASCAR could/would read that. BAD CALL!!, But thats NASCAR. JimA

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    • Zack Keough 8 months ago

      thanks for the comment.. i would probably have to make a huge font size never even heard of and pay nascar for them to even consider reading it.. still wouldnt make a difference cause one of their big name drivers needed a big win leaving the underdog in the dog house...

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  3. Andy Stotts 8 months ago

    Good story and though I disagree with you technically (if you go below the yellow line, you must go to the end of the longest line) I do agree that Regan should and will win big soon. he should have taken Tony out is what he should have done.

    Lose the all caps though. CAPS are shouting in the writing world. Shouting in an article is not good form. You are too good for that.

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  4. Zack Keough 8 months ago

    thanks..

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