Jay Mariotti is a national columnist for FanHouse We know what would happen, of course. If Carl Edwards was driving down a freeway somewhere in America and decided to play a vindictive game of bumper cars, he'd be convicted of vehicular assault and sent

LOS ANGELES — The concept seemed simple enough: NASCAR would let its drivers race a bit more aggressively and give the fans a better show this season. But thanks to Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski and some unexpected physics, that idea has become

NASCAR gave Carl Edwards nothing more than a slap on the wrist as punishment for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski in last weekend's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. During a Tuesday afternoon conference call, NASCAR president Mike Helton

Speedway. During a Tuesday afternoon conference call, NASCAR president Mike Helton said the sanctioning body has placed Edwards on probation for upcoming races at Bristol, Martinsville and Phoenix, but the driver was not fined, suspended or docked

By putting Carl Edwards on probation for the next three races for sending Brad Keselowski’s car into a violent flip last Sunday, NASCAR Tuesday stood by its edict to let the Sprint Cup Series garage area police itself. Although some wanted severe