speaking of press coverage on the web site of the Indy star paper they have a photo in the gallery of nascar drivers signing autographs there is a picture of Levi Jones signing also

Atleast there as only two people involved unlike the minor league baseball game that erruptted into a brawl in Dayton, OH.

Fine Tony, suspend himfrom races but don't penalize the driver for something the car owner does.

Virtually every racetrack in the country has a rule that states the driver is responsible for the crew. No different than if a kid was racing, and the dad went apeshit on somebody, the kid is told not to come back due to the actions of HIS crew. And honestly, the tracks that don't have that rule, or the ones that don't enfore that rule in my opinion are missing the boat. Get rid of the trouble makers. Will teach drivers to quit hiring jackasses.

Just to clarify my original recommedation of suspending TSR for 30 days: I figured that if Tony has a shred of decency in his heart (and I know he does, probably a lot more than many would give him credit for), he would allow Levi and Tracy to find other rides for that period. I doubt it would take either driver more than 72hours to lock up rides for all three divisions. This would allow the driver to continue running for title points.

Levi already runs a Walker car (did tonight at GC) and I believe Tracy was running pretty good in someones midget at the DuQuoin POWERi shows early this year.

They would only be impacted at two sprint races (Salem and Oskaloosa) and two SC races (Iowa and Springfield). The midget races would be the biggest hit because it would cover IMW. Just suspending an owner (who probably wouldn't be at any of these events anyway) wouldn't have much affect.

Smart teams would figure out a way to work around it.

Wow! Being successful and winning certainly is wonderful. Woody Hayes, Bobby Knight, Casey Kahne, Tony Stewart, A. J. Foyt. Sounds like Kevin Miller's idea of an "event" came true.

Ok lets say they (usac) does slap Tony on the hand for being a spoiled brat that didn't get his way in the deal ,even though he is TS. What will TS do when Usac goes to Eldora to show them HE IS THE BOSS . You slapped my hand I'll show you Whaaaaaa WHHHHaaaaaaaaa Tony grow up and quit being such a pr!ck. We all get it Tony,your the man, The Multi millionair ,the racing god and we're all breathing your air........GET OVER YOURSELF....I just wish the finish to this story was that the USAC guy decked him good for the whole world to see.

Hey lazi,
How about volunteering yourself to be the big hero who puts Tony in his place?
Oh, can't do that without losing your anonymity?
So you get on a message board to let the world know that you are insanely jealous of Tony.

Preacher Dave, that is exactly how I saw it and it happened in front of us. Tony was upset because he didn't understand the rules that were layed out explicitly in the drivers meeting. Penalize Tony; but leave Tracy Hines out of it, he was sitting in his car and had no hand in what went down. Fine Tony 10k, make him donate 10k more to the USAC foundation and apologize to the 2 young men he laid hands on and lets get back to racing. :checkered:
Tony is exceptional when it comes to charity, but has an explosive temper when it comes to racing. I believe it all equals out and I remain a Stewart fan.

I was not there so I will not speculate or state what I think should happen. That being said, if you where there you can find a list of potential penalities reguarding what reportedly happened in the rule book posted on USAC's website. Here is the link. (Note it is PDF)

http://www.usacracing.com/assets/fil...ook/part10.pdf

From the usac link:
10.28 Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Any participant who, in the judgment of the Chief Steward or the Director of Competition, is
guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct during a race meeting may be subject to any or all of the appropriate penalties in Rule 10.2.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unsportsmanlike conduct shall include reckless and overly aggressive driving
endangering the safety of participants.

10.30 Assault or Battery - If any competitor or other persons during or in respect to a race meeting shall commit an assault or
battery, such person, so offending, shall at once be disqualified and/or excluded by the Chief Steward and reported to the
Director of Competition for consideration of further penalties.

10.32 Conduct Detrimental to Racing - Any participant who, in the judgment of the Director of Competition, the Executive
Committee, or the Board of Directors, is guilty of conduct detrimental to racing and/or to the United States Auto Club, on or off
the track, may be suspended and/or fined by the Director of Competition or the Board of Directors and/or the Executive
Committee.

10.3 Authority to Pronounce a Fine - The USAC Chief Steward shall have the authority to pronounce a fine up to $2,500 upon
any participant or member who violates any USAC rule. To this, the Director of Competition, the Board of Directors or the
Executive Committee may add further penalty.
A. The Director of Competition, the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee shall have the authority to levy a
fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) against any participant or member who violates any USAC rule.

As I stated before, I am still a Stewart fan in spite of this incident and feel no action should be taken against Tracy (or Levi) as they had no hand in the incident. The people who posted about this being a PR positive for USAC are probably right. I saw the thing on TV this morning while I was looking for a weather report.