NASCAR has shown that they are their own worst enemy yet again. They have no consistency whatsoever in their interpretation or enforcement of their own rules. This was never more apparent than this past weekend at Watkins Glen.

During the previous week at the race in Pocono both David Stremme and Robby Gordon were penalized and held five laps for aggressive driving after a few dust ups during the race. Fast forward one week to the Nationwide race at The Glen and we get to see Robby Gordon aggressively attempting to take out Joey Lagano over a few laps before finally forcing the young Logano into a head-on crash into the tire barrier during a local caution. Yet no penalty for aggressive driving.

Gordon easily could have been suspended had both races been Sprint Cup races, but this most recent dust up took place during a Nationwide race, meaning that Gordon's skirmish was "the first of its kind". It doesn't take a genius to realize that even if someone is still racing on two different circuits, the races are still overseen by the same governing body and something must be done.

Gordon very intentionally forced a crash on Joey Lagano's part. To make matters worse, he did it in a very dangerous part of the track, as another car had recently crashed there and the area was under caution. This led to a nasty crash when Lagano's car spun out, and the car went so far as to catch fire. This ended Lagano's day at the track, yet officials took no action against Gordon for his role.

If NASCAR is to be taken seriously when it comes to enforcing penalties then they must find a way to be consistent and not overlook blatant attempts like those of Robby Gordon.

For those who say he didn't announce over his radio that he was trying to wreck Joey so how could NASCAR know his intent, I say BULL!! Even a non race fan who watched that event could see what Robby was trying to do and the fact that NASCAR allowed it to continue to the point of a crash that resulted in a car on fire is ludicrous. If safety and fair racing are what NASCAR is really interested in then sometimes they need to step up and show it.

NASCAR may slap Gordon with some kind of suspension in the aftermath of this all, especially with all of the media coverage Gordon's actions are sure to command; but that isn't enough here. Gordon easily should have been suspended from the rest of the race.

I've never been a big fan of Gordon, but he just made the bottom of my list. His actions are unforgivable, and I can't believe that NASCAR doesn't see things the same way.

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