You know, to see the repetitive situations of question ability or legality of certain crew chief's work, or his team's work, I should say, that just brings up a lot of questions. You know, like Casey said, it's not good for the sport, it's not good for any of us to have that question mark out there.
You know, I don't have a specific example of what could or should be done other than something a little more strict than a suspension 'cause, you know, that didn't seem to slow him down too much.
Q.
Do either of you believe that Chad had nothing to do with the racing here today or yesterday?
RYAN NEWMAN:
Go ahead, plead the fifth (laughter). The crew chief assumes the role of the parent of the team. That's the bottom line. Whether it was Chad's fault or not, Chad is responsible for what goes on with that race car. That's what the crew chief's role is, at least with our team. That's why I say it that way.
Q.
I meant, do you think he was in communication with his team today?
RYAN NEWMAN:
Hell, I don't know. I got an Alltel phone, he's got a Nextel. We can't even communicate.
Q.
Is this race going to go down in history as the race that was won with an asterisk behind Jimmie Johnson's name?
CASEY MEARS:
Jimmie is going to be here in a little bit. You can ask him all kinds of questions. Honestly, I mean, I'm happy I got second. If you want to ask me something about that, I'll answer it.
I mean, all this stuff is so hypothetical, just like grasping at air.
RYAN NEWMAN:
Ask us questions we can answer. Ask the hypothetical questions for anybody else.
CASEY MEARS:
Don't mean to be rude.
RYAN NEWMAN:
We'd like to go home, too.
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