Brad Keselowski Suggests NASCAR to Demote Drivers for Multiple Mistakes

On Sunday, Quin Houff was subject to the wrath of a number of drivers for making a rookie error and triggering a massive wreck. That error cost Ryan Blaney a shot at winning at the Texas Motor Speedway, even though he was dominant.

In the wake of this, Brad Keselowski made a suggestion regarding rookie drivers.

He insisted that he would love to see drivers reach the top level in the sport. At the same time, he would like to see them removed if they make too many mistakes.

Keselowski admitted that he cannot speak for the guilty driver, however, he has seen drivers facing similar issues several times and still racing.

If it was up to him, those drivers would be demoted to a more minor league level. Once they prove their mettle, only then would they be deemed experienced enough to handle racing with the ‘big boys’.

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Did anyone agree with Brad Keselowski?

Reacting to the #2 driver’s comments, former NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray also offered his two-cents on the issue. He revealed that Quin classified it as a ‘rookie mistake’.

Though McMurray is not convinced, because taking the wrong racing line, not saving fuel, those are rookie mistakes.

Even something that Houff did in the race can be considered a rookie mistake. However, the former driver insisted that this is a rookie mistake that would be prevalent in the ARCA series.

Houff’s excuse was that his spotter mirror fell off, but McMurray’s solution would be to go down as low as possible.

Meanwhile, analyst, Larry McReynolds wondered if the car spotter could have helped. McMurray countered that the spotter’s job was to tell him to pit and he could not do anything.

Instead, Quin Houff should have gone low and his actions were unacceptable. At the end of the day, the collision was not the spotter’s fault. It boiled down to poor judgement.

Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski said, “I think on the other side of that there’s the, ‘Hey, I’m a professional race car driver that’s worked my entire career to get here. Had to jump through a lot of hoops to make it and would like to think that those efforts have created a spot for me in this series to be joined with peers of similar talent levels’.”