Then, if you kindly ask for an autograph, odds are good you will get it. I'll never forget when Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first Busch race at Texas. The CBS camera showed an emotional Dale Sr. preparing to go to victory lane to greet his son. As Big E climbed down from his hauler, some guy asked him for his autograph. I thought Earnhardt was going to knock him on his hat.
Simple discretion is all it takes.
To all you fans that understand that the drivers and teams we watch on TV are humans too, not cartoon characters and robots - thank you. To all of those who aren't so enlightened, put yourself in the driver's shoes before you perform a move more deserving of a spot on America's Dumbest People. Until next week, be careful whose property you're about to mark.