Good for Talladega!

Finally, some repercussions for being an idiot.

Talladega Superspeedway has banned for life 14 "fans" after being arrested for throwing things onto the track after Jeff Gordon's win Sunday in the Aaron's 499.

I say good!

Yeah, I know, those 14 could still buy tickets from a scalper or let someone else buy them, but it's a good thing in principle.

Kyle Petty had his ponytail torqued over the incident. On Monday's Fast Talk, he outlined a few things you may not have considered.

First, Gordon was past most of the throwers, so the other cars behind him felt the brunt of the objects (beer cans).

That leads to problems for the other drivers. You get the car dented by a can, your aero package is shot. That means take it back to the shop, refab the car and put it back in the wind tunnel at, oh, $20,000 to $25,000 per session, Kyle said.

Kyle also said if his car got hit and he could know who did it, THEY would get the bill for the car.

A friend of mine Tuesday night suggested fining each of those arrested at least $1,000 and banning them from all NASCAR events. That way, he said, if you're too drunk to remember making the throw, you have a consequence you will remember.

He also said it's a real shame to pay $130 for a race ticket get drunk either before or during the event and not be able to remember it the next day. What a waste of good money.

If you don't like the outcome of a race, live with it. It doesn't have any effect on you personally -- you aren't the driver, crew chief, car chief, pit crew member, mechanic, sponsor or owner. You have no financial stake in the matter.

And in five years, will it really make a difference?