Nascar Panelists

Question: With Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards busy attacking each other, can another driver sneak in and win the Chase?

Billy: I don't want to say it can't happen, but I seriously doubt it. It is their year for these two drivers. Everything has fallen into place for them. It is their's to win or lose.

Brittany: No. I believe one of these two drivers has it wrapped up!

Terry: It's my belief that Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards would have to have a total meltdown for someone to be able to get past both of these drivers and win the chase. I am not saying that this is impossible, because it could very well happen. They are two of the hottest drivers in the Sprint Cup series to date. Out of the 24 races this season, Busch and Edwards have won 14 times. They also have 26 top-5 and 34 top-10 finishes. When it comes to winning the cup, it only takes a couple of bad races and all your season's accomplishments are thrown out the door, including your chance to win a championship.

Question: What is the greatest driver rivalry in NASCAR history, and what makes a great rivalry?

Billy: With so many great rivalries over the years, it is hard to say. Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte, Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace, The Allisons and Cale Yarborough, and Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch are all great rivalries.

Great rivalries must have two very competitive drivers that almost always seem to find themselves running for the same spot on the track and contending for the champoinship.

Brittany: Cale Yarborough and the Allisons - because at a Talladega event, one brother was fighting with Cale while the other one was leading the race and decided to pull in and join the fight. Giving up a race to help with a fight defines a true rivalry.

Terry: The Alabama Gang and its rivalries come to mind. The Allisons - Donnie, Bobby and Davey - put together some races against the likes of Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson and Buddy Baker that would make the hair stand up on your back.

The greatest driver rivalry was Dale Earnhardt and just about anyone that he was racing. The man in black would just make drivers mad when he did the old bump-and-run on them. To me, what makes a great rivalry is when one or two drivers go at it for several races, bumping and banging until someone is either knocked out, wins or they both lose.

I remember one year at Daytona with Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough going at it for the win. They both touched, and it sent both drivers spinning out of control. The two men climbed out of their cars and a fight broke out. Now that's a rivalry.

Question: Should NASCAR consider a lifetime ban for the parties involved in the Gibbs cheating scandal? Why or why not?

Billy: I think a lifetime ban would be harsh, but a season ban would be appropiate. It would give them time to reflect on their actions and deter them from doing any similiar actions in the future.

Brittany: No. You know how the old saying goes, "It's not cheating until you get caught." I'm sure there are teams that haven't been caught yet.

Terry: I wouldn't consider a lifetime ban on the individuals from Joes Gibbs racing involved in the cheating scandal. These guys are under so much pressure from week to week to set these cars up to get maximum performance. They are bound to make a mistake, whether it's intentional or not. But NASCAR should go a step further and punishthe drivers as well. Everytime these drivers and their teams get caught doing something illegal, it's the team, not the driver, that gets punished.

The drivers never pay. They get hit with a points deduction, but I think that NASCAR should suspend the drivers as well. They cannot say they did not know about the violation. I would almost guarantee that they knew.