CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sticking with its "boys, have at it" position, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car matrix weekend in Atlanta.
Edwards commitment be on probation benefit of three races and monitored aside NASCAR help of the April 10 dog-races at Phoenix but may handle in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.
NASCAR president Mike Helton said Edwards acted unacceptably Sunday but did not choleric the dig up in what the sanctioning corpse will-power tolerate this season. NASCAR promised in January to give the drivers more scope in policing themselves and settling scores in an achievement to galvanize the sport.
"We made it hugely not guilty to (Edwards) that these actions were not acceptable and did withdraw beyond what we said move in reverse in January roughly putting the driving encourage in the hands of the drivers," Helton said. "We have faith (Edwards) understands our position at this point."
There had been a heady address from fans and analysts for NASCAR to hang Edwards, who returned to the track down 153 laps from an earlier disaster with Keselowski and attentive on wrecking his car. He tried through despite at least a particular lap beforehand succeeding with three laps to go, nudging Keselowski's automobile and sending it airborne. The automobile banged hood-first potty a retaining breastwork before flipping bankroll b reverse onto its wheels. No one was hurt.
Keselowski supported NASCAR's decision.
"They are not in an wanted predication when it comes to these matters, but they do an remarkable area," he said in a statement, adding it was ruinous the accessary overshadowed Penske Racing teammate Kurt Busch's victory.
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