Did Jeff Gordon cheat during the Gatorade Duel Race II?

Question

I think he did and got favorable treatment as always.

Answer 1

Racing and cheating go hand-in-hand. That's why NASCAR hired one of the best cheaters around to work for them - Robin Pemberton.
As long as they don't kick teams out of the races, cheating will continue, and as long as it doesn't make things unsafe to any of the drivers, cheating will be a part of racing. If teams didn't get away with it, it wouldn't continue like it has been. Holes in wheel wells for aerodynamics?
If they'd dump the restrictor plates, chop the spoilers to loosen up the cars, and let the boys slide them around the track, there'd be a lot less room to cheat.
Cheating and winning go hand-in-hand.... always have and always will... you can even buy books that show you how to do it and get away with it. Shoot, Darrell Waltrip used to fill his roll bar with lead shot to meet weight and when he was racing, pull a plug and the shot would drain onto the track and make him lighter.
Don't get all high and mighty over cheating.... just laugh and remember, it's easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.
Yes, Gordon's team cheated and made it look like it was an oversight.... pretty damn slick! Did they take the winning purse away? No! Is he still in the race? Yes! Was it worth it? Hell yes! Will they ever admit it? He** no!
It's only cheating if you get caught!!!

Answer 2

I think that is is a load of poo that after all these so called "cheats" this week NASCAR finishes with a slap on the wrist in the final round before the race! The Kenseth violation supposedly also looked to be accidental but he has points, suspension and cash taken from him. Just a bunch of Bull!
Here is the clip from NASCAR:
No. 24 car Jeff Gordon used to win the second twin 150-mile qualifying race was found to be an inch too low, according to NASCAR officials. Gordon retains credit for the victory, but as a penalty will start Sunday's Daytona 500 in 42nd position.
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president for competition, said bolts had been misaligned on the rear shocks installed prior to Thursday's race. Once the race started, the load on those misaligned bolts caused the car's quarterpanels, but not the roof, to be lower than the minimum allowed height.
"Honestly, I think it's something a mechanic made a mistake on as he bolted the shocks on during the installation process," Pemberton said.
That's of little solace to Gordon, who wasn't happy to hear the news.
"I hate to hear that. That sucks," he said before the violation was announced. "I'm curious to know how low it is. If we're talking a millimeter, that's one thing. If we're talking a half an inch, that's different."
Pemberton added that NASCAR was convinced the infraction was unintentional, and that no fines or point deductions would be warranted. Gordon, a three-time winner of the Daytona 500, will vacate his fourth-place starting position and instead roll off 42nd. Dale Jarrett, who got into the race on a past champion's provisional, will start last.

Answer 3

No, he didn't. Leave it to the Pro's to decide what is illegal and what is an accident. Obviously, you are being ignorant to the claims that not only NASCAR, but competitive driver Jeff Burton, have made about Gordon. Here are a few quotes that prove my point.

"Pemberton stressed that he believed the infraction was unintentional, and that further penalties were unwarranted. Jeff Burton agreed, but only after inspecting the part and talking to Nextel Cup series director John Darby on Friday."

"Gordon knows there's a segment of the NASCAR fan base that believes he received favorable treatment, and he wishes he had the opportunity to convince them otherwise."

All the advice I can give you, is to respect the Pro's, an don't be prejudice to certain drivers. Hatred will only make you mean and dislikable.

Answer 4

Having watched inspections in the room of doom both pre and post race it is not likely this is the case.
The mountung bracket in question was mounted in front of the NASCAR officials when the team received the shocks for the race.In a rush to put these on the bracket was mounted incorrectly.This being done in the inspection bay sounds like an error.
But your question could bring up a point.And if it is so then congrats for the spot.If not it is still a good observation.

Answer 5

I don't think that Jeff Cheated during the Gatorade Duel Race, because if he did then he would not have passed the first inspection BEFORE the race.

I think what happened is he got bumped by someone and when his pit crew was working on his car they messed it up.

Answer 6

I don't like Jeffrey cause he's a whining Crybaby. Hows does anyone know he wasn't cheating that bolt that loosened.could have been tampered with just for handling .These People cheat all the time and fortunately dont get caught .Why is that?"engineering".
Heis a cheater from the word go, Who owned the the 48 car last year at Daytonna? "Jeffrey" He should have lost points and crew chief like everyone else,Or maybe Pemberton felt sorry for him from the Number 48's cheating from last year in the 500

Answer 7

I'n not a Gordon fan,But I still don't think I could know if HE cheated.Lettin a shock loose could be a lot worse for handling than good. Making a shock coming loose a violation is stupid, he** a lot of things come loose and break on a race car..Dah !
I think Nascar should stay being a race promoter, they are the Best at that, But deciding all the bread and Butter of Racin is best left to the guys who do it.."UNLIMITED" is what Cup racin is about.....The Fans...of racing...will sort this all out shortly..They ..like I want to see racing, not a bunch of Competition Rules....Just good safety rules....."Back To Green Light Racin Ladies and Gents"

Answer 8

You got it figured out!! Jeff Gordon cheats in every race. hahahaha HMS leads the field in cheating!!hahahahaha Maybe more teams should cheat and then they would have more championship trophies!!hahahaah IT'S A CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!

PS How many of you think that Earnhardt Senior always played by the rules???? He had 7 Championship trophies. If you think he never cheated you better wake up and smell the coffee.

Answer 9

Oh yeah he did. How ironic is it that hendricks cars have been found to be too low 12 times in the past 3 years at various tracks either pre or post race inspections. Yet each time they claim a part broke. Thats fine and dandy but anyone knows you can purposely have a weak part that will gurantee to break after a few bumps. He and hendrick got the easy penality because they have nascar in their back pocket

Answer 10

First of all he didn't cheat. His car failed post race inspection because the car didn't meet the correct height requirements. It happened during the race unintentionally.