NASCAR President Brent Dewar was critical on Twitter of a series official for fist-bumping a member of Kevin Harvick’s team after NASCAR decided not to penalize Harvick for an uncontrolled tire in Sunday’s Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Fox Sports 1 showed Harvick’s car chief Robert Smith fist bump with an official and Harvick’s business manager, Josh Jones, tap the official on the back.
Dewar, who often converses with fans throughout the week on social media, was on Twitter after the race. He engaged with a fan who was critical of NASCAR for not calling a penalty on Harvick (NASCAR admitted after the race it made a mistake in not doing so). During the back-and-forth, Dewar told the fan to “Come visit race control some time. You would change your tune.’'
Denny Hamlin later joined the conversation.
On the official fist-bumping members of Harvick’s team, here’s how Dewar responded to a fan:
Also want to point out that members of Kevin Harvick’s team fist-bumping and back-slapping a NASCAR official after a no-call looks *really, really, really bad* after this admission from NASCAR that Harvick should have been penalized. pic.twitter.com/zLOjKzojro
— Nick Bromberg (@NickBromberg) April 9, 2018
Agree!
— brent dewar (@brentdewar) April 9, 2018
Dewar had a discussion with a fan about NASCAR later admitting its mistake in not penalizing Harvick.
Stupid? That’s your take? Despite all the technology, we will miss a call every once and a while. Must be a nice to be in a perfect bubble where you live. 🤔Proud of the team to admit it. We strive for perfection every day. @NASCAR
— brent dewar (@brentdewar) April 9, 2018
You introduced stupid, not me! Come visit race control some time. You would change your tune. You have no idea how hard it is. Easy to criticize from you lazy boy 😂😂🏁
— brent dewar (@brentdewar) April 9, 2018
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— brent dewar (@brentdewar) April 9, 2018