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May 21, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) stands by his car on pit road before cup practice for the All-Star race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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May 21, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) stands by his car on pit road before cup practice for the All-Star race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Earlier, there was a bizarre scene in a Major League Baseball game. As it turned out, Pittsburgh Pirates player Rodolfo Castro got into a spot of trouble. This was because he was caught with his cell phone in his pocket.
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Apparently, when he dove to reach the plate, his phone slipped out of his pocket. Later on, the Pirates player got a 1-game suspension.
Soon, NASCAR fans jumped on it and recalled a similar incident involving Brad Keselowski.
why did it become illegal in NASCAR in the first place? was it actually to do with Keselowski’s tweet during the Daytona red flag? 😭
— Patrick🇮🇪 (@poggerspatrick) August 16, 2022
Keselowski did that at the 2012 Daytona 500 ☠️☠️
— x – Kevin Planvick 🏁 🏁 // GLEN & GATEWAY WEEK (@H4rvickismo29) August 16, 2022
Did he get fined for having the cell phone in the car?
— Mr. Joseph Smith (Ace) (@liljoe2021) August 16, 2022
1 game is baseball is like being suspended for a lap in nascar lol
— Scott Carter (@scarter0202) August 17, 2022
Castro was clearly in violation of the MLB’s electronics rule and also got fined for his offense. However, the 23-year-old has lodged an appeal, insisting that it was unintentional.
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He said, “I just really want M.L.B. to hear my version of the story and make sure they understand my heart behind everything. None of this was intentional, I didn’t mean for any of this to happen.”
What happened with Brad Keselowski and his cell phone incident?
During the 2012 Daytona 500, the then Team Penske driver took a photograph from inside his car. Fortunately for him, this was during a red flag period, but it was still a big no-no for NASCAR.
Nevertheless, he accepted the penalty without much of a fuss and chose not to appeal. As for Keselowski’s punishment, he was fined $25,000 for the offense. The opportunity was irresistible because he had just reached a milestone of 100,000 Twitter followers.
"NASCAR made cell phones illegal because it is a non-engine electronic component that is capable of sending and downloading data. NASCAR only permits communication through an analog radio system that anyone with a scanner can hear"…as of 2015
— Antonette Kilpatrick (@AntonetteKilpa1) August 16, 2022
Can they have them in the car?
— Hunter (@hunternorman184) August 16, 2022
no, pretty sure they banned phones after Brad posted this during the 2012 Daytona 500 red flag 😭 https://t.co/anWUKBY9k4
— Patrick🇮🇪 (@poggerspatrick) August 16, 2022
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If drivers were allowed to tweet during a race fans probably wouldn’t fall asleep nowhere near as much
— Nonstop Bubba Content (@NBCofNASCAR) August 16, 2022
The photograph also came in the wake of another bizarre incident, which brought out the red flag. Earlier, Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya crashed his car into a jet dryer and that created a massive fireball.
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Obviously, Keselowski must have been bored, but NASCAR did say that they warned drivers to not carry cellphones in the car. Of course, he insisted that it did not mean that NASCAR frowned at the use of social media. They just did not want it in the cars.
