I see nothing wrong with spinning out his car to bring out a caution. Its simply a good strategy that many have used over the years. The only thing I think he should be fined for is bragging about it in post race interviews because it gave the wrong idea to drivers that may not have the talent to do it and make sure that it was safe and keep it off the wall. However, I can certainly understand his being excited after the race that he stayed on the lead lap.
I fail to understand how this was a selfish act, or even how it endangered the other drivers. When other drivers want a caution, they spin someone else or put another car into the wall. But Jr. got by himself and made sure that the only person he endangered was himself. It's all part of racing.
I don't believe it is fair to use his comments on his team radio against him, because team radio conversations should be considered private. It's like party lines before telephones. When somebody listens in on other peoples' conversations, they should understand that they might hear something that wasn't meant for them, and they should not pay any attention to it.
I actually think that where he spun was a great decision. Had he continued to race a few more laps, he would have been in traffic again and his wheel could have fallen off possibly taking out one of the leaders as they lapped him. That would have had a greater impact on the outcome of the race.
Jr.'s driving as of late shows me that his father did a great job of mentoring Jr. His father would have done the same thing, except he wouldn't have bragged about it, so you might have a point about his immaturity, but that's all part of growing up.
I fail to understand how this was a selfish act, or even how it endangered the other drivers. When other drivers want a caution, they spin someone else or put another car into the wall. But Jr. got by himself and made sure that the only person he endangered was himself. It's all part of racing.
I don't believe it is fair to use his comments on his team radio against him, because team radio conversations should be considered private. It's like party lines before telephones. When somebody listens in on other peoples' conversations, they should understand that they might hear something that wasn't meant for them, and they should not pay any attention to it.
I actually think that where he spun was a great decision. Had he continued to race a few more laps, he would have been in traffic again and his wheel could have fallen off possibly taking out one of the leaders as they lapped him. That would have had a greater impact on the outcome of the race.
Jr.'s driving as of late shows me that his father did a great job of mentoring Jr. His father would have done the same thing, except he wouldn't have bragged about it, so you might have a point about his immaturity, but that's all part of growing up.