NASCAR Sprint Cup: ‘Pocono Pit Blame Game’ Exposes Soft Underbelly of the Sport

Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono was a record-breaking event. In all, 15 drivers combined to make history by earning an unprecedented 22 pit road speeding penalties in Sunday's running of the Pocono 400. Among those involved in the historic event were five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson, four-time champion Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski. Following Sunday's 400-miler, drivers left their cars fuming over the vast number of speeding penalties, and the "Pocono Pit Blame Game" commenced. "It was obvious that the section had some kind of issue, because I know both times I got busted, I was under the limit with my tools that I have available," Keselowski told SB Nation after the race. "I think there's p...

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