When Is A Win Not A Win?

By Wyatt Earp | October 6, 2008

When NASCAR fraks over a young driver to award a victory to a fat bastard crybaby.

TALLADEGA, Ala. —Tony Stewart was the first driver convicted of dipping below NASCAR’s out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at Daytona that he’s carried with him the last seven years.

So when Regan Smith slid under the line Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway to finish first, Stewart was certain he’d be awarded his first victory of the season.

NASCAR agreed with him, and Stewart made his first trip to Talladega’s Victory Lane in 20 career starts. But Smith was adamant he’d done nothing wrong, arguing that the two-time series champion forced him below the line in a desperate blocking attempt.

But Fat Boy just can’t accept the decision and be damned thankful for it. He has to open his mouth and spout off like the jackass he is:

“You’re darn right I did. I’ve lost Daytona 500s, I’ve lost races here at Talladega because somebody blocked,” Stewart said. “That’s the name of the game. There’s always been people blocking. The nice thing is I was actually on the right end of it this time.

“Trust me, I’ve got no regrets about what I did. I did exactly what I needed to do to win the race, and it worked out.” (H/T – Yahoo!)

A-hole.

Look, Smith technically violated the rules when making that final pass, but Stewart gave him a lot of help by forcing him below the line. Personally, I think it was a judgment call. If Jimmie Johnson or Dale Earnhardt, Jr was forced under the line, they would have received much more consideration than Smith, and that’s a shame. I think the original decision – giving Smith the victory – should stand.

Oh well, at least we got to see “the big one” today:

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