Eddie Cheever somments on incident at Texas

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In a off-race track interview, Eddie Cheever was asked to comment on the incident at Texas Motor Speedway. Apparently the Chief Steward of the IRL told them all that close racing on high banked ovasl is good, but to respect one another and not cause the major crashes that have been happening.

For those who did not see it. Greg Ray attempted to pass a back marker on the apron of the track and was easily two car widths inside the white line and made contact with the guy, spinning them both into the path of Cheever who was battling with Sharp for 2nd place. Luckily all escaped with minor injuries as the crash was very violent.

During the interview, Cheever expressed his disappointment at the incident and with Sharp and Ray who said it was good aggressive racing. Several times Cheever had attempted to pass Sharp and was driven up the track and forced him to lift or crash into the wall. He asked why was it that no one can drive side by side with Sharp or Ray without them trying to run them off the track, and its easy to race side by side with Lazier or Hornish. He said that these guys do not respect the other racers and feel that they are justified in any action to get a win.

I think that Cheever was upset about the crash and probably had a right to be. Ray made one of the most stupid moves I have ever seen in motor racing and luckily no one had to pay for it with their life or career. For him to shrug it off as aggressive driving is irresponsible.