Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon are by far on two separate playing fields. While Busch has won many race in all three national touring series and a Nationwide Championship, Gordon has etched his name in stone as one of the greats. Four championship, third all-time in wins, no one can argue against him. However, they both should get the same punishment for deliberately wrecking a driver.
Last year, Kyle Busch deliberately wrecked Ron Hornaday in the fall Truck race at Texas by turning him right into the wall. He had to sit out the Nationwide and Cup race that same weekend. Yes, Busch has been known for pushing the envelop and being controversial, but both incidents must be looked at in the same light. Jeff Gordon deliberately turn Clint Bowyer right. It was clear payback that also took out innocent bystanders Joey Logano and Aric Almirola. Gordon also took Bowyer out of the championship hunt with his action. Granted, Bowyer would have needed a lot of help to win the title at Homestead, he still would have had a mathematical shot for the title.
NASCAR does not have a great history with consistency but now is the time to change that. Probation in NASCAR is rarely effective and is looked upon as more of a joke. Gordon's track history of bad blood is not very known. Almost a decade ago you had Gordon and Tony Stewart going at it. Matt Kenseth and Gordon getting into one another at Bristol is remembered by most and more recently Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon went face-to-face at Texas. But nothing as serious or premeditated as Sunday at Phoenix.
With retaliation a major possibility, it maybe best to sit Gordon for Homestead and give it the offseason to let things cool over. God only can imagine what the outcry would have been if Keselowski was caught up in that incident.
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