Running 2018 NASCAR thread

Silly season already? I guess this is the right time of year …

Kurt Busch taking Monster with him from Stewart-Haas to Ganassi, replacing the expiring contract of Jamie McMurray.

Kurt Busch and Monster Energy to leave Stewart-Haas Racing

 

Pretty sure SHR will miss the sponsor more than the driver.

 

Bobby Allison is credited with 84 wins in the Cup series.

Should it be 85?

No win deal: NASCAR refuses to recognize Bobby Allison's 1971 win at Bowman Gray

 

Wait, what ...

Fucking NASCAR ....

 

There are still a handful of Snead’s victories not recognized by the PGA Tour.

NASCAR is the worst for this stuff. Mark Martin’s 1988 penalty was the worst.

 

Greg Biffle found guilty of invasion of privacy for installing cameras in his bedroom and bathroom of his home.
He used cameras to catch his wife in an affair.

Yes, he was found guilty. The jury awarded his now-ex a $1.

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle found guilty of invading ex-wife's privacy

 

$1 in damages speaks volumes.

There is apparently still an opportunity for Biffle's wife to ask the jury for punitive damages. I can't see them giving her any after finding such small actual damages, but you never know.

 

Punitive damages are about the conduct of the defendant and discouraging others from repeating it, not about compensating the victim for her injuries. While actual damages can be a guide for punitive damages, they are not some fixed limit. A jury could find that while the former Mrs. Biffle did not suffer any injuries in this instance, Mr. Biffle and others like him should be punished for and discouraged from such offensive conduct. See the Supreme Court case from Colorado about a guy suing because his BMW had a slight scratch. The punitive damages were eventually overturned because they were so outrageously disproportionate to actual damages, but the point stands that actual damages do not limit punitive damages except at some absurd point. Also, note that the Colorado courts had approved the punitive damages. The case also provides some of the factors and reasons for punitive damages (repeated similar acts, etc.).
In this case, yeah, the actual damages probably reveal the jurors thoughts regarding the former Mrs. Biffle and they aren't about to give her some windfall.

 

I don't need a lesson on punitive damages, but thanks.

Yes, it is possible the jury could come back with something much larger. Those scenarios are generally rare where a jury awards minimum actual damages and significant punitive damages.

Regardless, N.C. law caps punitive damages at treble the actual damages (so $3 in this case) or $250,000, whichever is greater. So we won't be seeing an award like that in the Hulk Hogan or Erin Andrews privacy invasion cases.

 

Kasey Kahne is tired of the NASCAR grind and is retiring at 38. Star drivers didn’t used to retire that early, but star drivers didn’t used to get paid this well.

https://www.twitter.com/kaseykahne/status/1030068665620811777