*If you were unfortunate enough to miss the last 30 laps of the Sharpie 500 from Bristol, you missed the best part. Short tracks are known for creating short tempers, and we definitely saw plenty of that Saturday night. Carl Edwards started on the pole and held onto the front position for most of the first 55 laps. It took Kyle Busch until lap 55 to get past Edwards, but once he got there, he settled in for over 400 laps., leading the field by a large margin, and lapping many drivers. Once again, it looked like we were going to watch the Busch-Edwards show. Then, on lap 469, Edwards made a classic ‘Bump and Run’ move on Busch and regained the lead, holding Busch off to get his 6th win of the season. Edwards started and finished out front, and that’s what counts. The ‘Bump and Run’ is a technique that takes finesse, and Edwards pulled it off perfectly. However, Busch wasn’t even a little bit happy with Edwards, and after crossing the finish line, he promptly showed his displeasure by bumping Edwards. Since we all know that this type of behavior is strictly forbidden by NASCAR, it came as no surprise to hear that Busch was being summoned to the NASCAR hauler. That wasn’t the end of it however, Edwards retaliated and spun Busch around. Since Busch is not a fan favorite, this move added to the cheering from the crowd. It seems that Busch takes one step forward and two steps back in gaining fans. His behavior was childish and unprofessional. He needs to ‘man up’ and accept it when someone out does him instead of behaving like a spoiled brat that had his lollipop taken away. Busch wasn’t a bit sorry for what he had done to Edwards. "He hit me getting into Turn 1, which got me a little loose," Busch said. "He'll probably say he was sorry and he didn't want to race that way. He always does. Whatever. We'll race him that way in the Chase if that's the way he wants to." However, Edwards didn’t appear sorry either. "A real smart racer explained it to me this way after he wrecked me and I was real mad. He said, 'I just had to look at your rear bumper and decide if you would do this to me, and you had, and so it was a real simple decision,"' Edwards said. "I'd do it again. I feel like I was extremely justified to do what I did," he continued. "I needed to do it and that's the way it went. Let's make it real clear: I'm not apologizing for it and that's it. I feel like the score is even and it just cost him more than it cost me at the time, and that's the way it is." Earlier in the season, NASCAR had said that they weren’t going to deal out harsh punishments to the drivers for their reactions as they had been in the past. They stayed true to this when they essentially gave both Busch and Edwards a 6 race probation, with no monetary or points deduction. Was Edwards right to use the ‘Bump and Run’ on Busch? Of course he was. Was Busch right in being angry even though he’s used that technique before? Of course, even though turnabout is fair play in racing, that isn’t going to change the emotion. Was Busch then right to retaliate on Edwards after the race? Absolutely not. Using your car to handle your anger is never acceptable behavior. So then was Edwards right to hit Busch back? Once again absolutely not. So, was NASCAR right in giving a slap on the wrist punishment to both drivers the correct decision? Yes, in this case it was. It was enough to tell the drivers that they disapproved of what they did, without any longstanding penalties that could essentially ruin what could possibly be a very exciting Chase. These two drivers are both hot-headed and passionate about winning. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing what the Chase brings for them. I’m truly glad that NASCAR didn’t put a total kibosh on them so that we can see how this will really play out. Someone that we thought would be another strong contender for the win basically took himself out of the running before he had technically started the race. The Bone-Head award of the race goes to Dale Earnhardt Jr., and it wa