What Should Joe Gibbs do?
Joe Gibbs has been put in an extremely awkward position. As a Christian man, he and his family have set high moral standards for his employees and for all of NASCAR to follow. He has been uncompromising in these morals, much to his credit. That's why he recent "incident" of his Nationwide Series teams being caught cheating and subsquently being penalized by NASCAR thrusts Gibbs into a position he never hoped to be in. Those individuals who were caught have been dealt with by NASCAR, but, should that be the end of it? With Gibbs' high moral standards, should he set an example and cut those individuals loose, individuals who have all but admitted that they blatantly disregarded the rules during the dyno test at Michigan? The Bible says that we, as Christians, should "come out from among them and be ye seperate." That means that God holds us to a higher standard because we are his followers. Granted, I don't know all of the circumstances surrounding the incident, and I don't know the hearts of those involved. Gibbs, however, does. It would be extremely difficult to fire an employee under most any circumstances, let alone a couple of top-notch crew chiefs and crew members. You certainly wouldn't want those people to get away and go work for someone else. But, that's beside the point. What should Gibbs do in this instance? Should he send a message that cheating won't be tolerated under any circumstance, or should he show compassion and let NASCAR's suspensions and fines be their punishment and give them a second chance? It's an interesting quandry, for sure.
Posted: 8/22/2008 10:52:45 AM
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I say fire Dave Rogers...so Smoke can pick him up!
Posted On: 9/3/2008 12:43:50 PM
Give them a raise Joe.
Posted On: 8/29/2008 8:21:05 PM
I say, "Let ye without sin cast the first stone."
This is NASCAR and there is a storied tradition of trying to get past inspectors.
One of my favorites is the story of Smoky Yunick 'borrowing' the templates for the Chevelle he was building and returning them scaled down to 7/8.
I feel the indefinate suspensions are too harsh and that Gibbs should stand by his team. It was, after all an out of competition check. The motors were NASCAR approved and within the rules.
NASCAR and the other manufacturers should be ashamed of themselves.
NASCAR's Shade Tree Mechanics (who like to call themselves engineers) for approving a motor with a significant advantage.
Chevy, Ford and Dodge for letting their teams down by not developing and gaining approval for competitive engines.
The other for
Posted On: 8/25/2008 9:11:49 AM

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