Gordon failed post-race inspection after the 150's & is now starting 42nd on Sunday. Plus you've got those 5 other guys......WOW.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6476906
2007-02-15 13:19:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
They are cracking down on a lot of stuff... It does not matter if its accidental or not... The funny thing is after this week you wont hear this stuff again... Last year the 48 got into some trouble, and then Harvick did later in the year... who knows why they are cracking down so hard right now for the first race... Maybe they do it so they can put their foot down at the start of the year to make sure it does not happen again...
Its getting annoying isnt it? When I hear Gordon was in some trouble i was praying it was not serious... These yahoo rooms are brutal with any hendrick team... so I was glad to hear it was just an accidental thing... And for those of you who dont think it was accidental, nascar's punishment says enough.
2007-02-15 13:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by Birdy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a known factor in racing, the rulebook. the problem with the rulebook is it is designed to level the field, that is give noone an advantage. Sometimes teams make attempts to push those rules as far as they can. This is especially true during the opening of the season where the first points can effect the rest of the season.
The reason we hear so much about it during speedweek and not so much during the rest of the season is the fact that the Daytona 500 is so prestigiuos. These same inspections happen all year long, and violation happen every race, but the media hype isn't as high as it is at Daytona.
2007-02-15 21:44:25 · answer #2 · answered by tlrlml 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stupidity!In an attempt to be the big dog in the yard teams push the envelope and get caught.
All but Gordons seem intentional.I am not a Gordon fan but after reading the various reports and web sites This was an error by a mechanic with the NASCAR inspector watching.
2007-02-15 21:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by blakree 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gordon's violation was probably a screw-up by someone in the garage - an honest mistake (but I still wouldn't want to be the team member who messed up on installing the shocks!!!).
I'm glad to see that NASCAR is wielding a big stick at Daytona. Hopefully it will get the message across to the Knauses of the world that the "grey area" is not so "grey" anymore.
Also, it will hopefully get drivers more involved in paying attention to what their crews are doing to their cars, so the drivers don't have the option of going "Duhhhh... I dunno, I just drive the thing..." If they get hit with points, they have a vested interest in keeping their crews honest.
The extra five points per win this season are a strong temptation to "bend the rules" a bit in order to chase individual wins. I'm hoping that this first round of "straighten up and fly right" penalties will put an end to the "creative interpretations" in the garage in pursuit of those wins.
2007-02-15 22:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They just want to have that edge during the race and they got caught, lost that edge and more
But Gordon's case apparently is an unfortunate accident. A part failure makes the car too low and drops him from 4th to 42nd, but that won't matter
2007-02-15 21:43:38 · answer #5 · answered by samwu09 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, jeeeeezzz. Jeff Gordon failed inspection. hmm. I think Nascar is trying to be more like football with all the penalties and whatnot. Thats what i think. They need to set preliminary rules and let the teams fill in the rest. TOoO OOoOOO many rules.
2007-02-15 21:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by JRfan1988 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They try to push the rules.
It's just not a smart thing to do. Why don't you just prove yourself on the track instead of making un aproved modifications?
2007-02-15 21:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by 88TebowFan15 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nascar said they will crack down on rules violations this year. these teams are examples.
2007-02-15 23:03:37 · answer #8 · answered by ny21tb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just think what would happen if they gave them all a pee test before the race.
2007-02-16 09:49:29 · answer #9 · answered by Chris S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tisk tisk tisk
2007-02-15 21:57:41 · answer #10 · answered by Kayla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋