the big questions is why were the 25 and 5 not involved in the modification. Could it be that since Jeff and Jimmie are pretty much in the chase and points mean nothing to them are they the testing what they can get away with without risking the 25 and 5 who both really need the points
2007-06-22 10:31:17 · 11 answers · asked by haggismoffat 5 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Well, the 24 and 48 were built in different shops at Hendricks than the 5 and 25 were. That is probably the main reason the 5 and 25 didn't have the same fender modifications. I don't think they would purposely risk a points penalty and crew chief suspension just because they are basically already in the chase.
2007-06-22 10:36:08 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Bobber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 5 and 25 cars are not build in the same shop.24 and 48 are built in one shop while the 5 and 25 are in another.
2007-06-22 20:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, good question. But I wouldn't think either Jeff or Jimmie would want to risk loosing their crew chief with a suspension of some length/races at this stage of the game. Robin Pemberton was pretty believable in the nascar.com interview that come Monday and Tuesday they will review the infractions. But I'm very impressed with your question and had not even given that a thought.
2007-06-22 17:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sally B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sick of all of this stuff.
The car of tomorrow is a bad idea for the sport. There are way to many requirements and building specs on it. Aside from basic engine and frame standards the rest should be up to the crew to make the car as good as possible.
I think putting together a good car is just as much a part of the sport as the drivers driving the car. If this idea works out and it levels the playing field NASCAR will weed out the superstars and the sport will lose fans.
Let me compare it to this. If you have two football teams with equal talent who wins? The team that puts in the time in the weight room and practices harder. Work off the track should be just as important as on.
I think a better way to solve the inequity of funding between someone like Hendrick and the rest would be a luxury tax, such as in baseball. For every 1000 dollars hendrick spends he pays out 50 to DEI (smaller operation) maybe 25 to Ginn. That way the money gets spread further.
2007-06-22 18:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by kcbf 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats an interesting take on the subject... I don't know, seems like a big risk to take. Maybe the crew chiefs for the 5 and 25 just said, "no way, we're not doing that, too much to risk!" They might not have even known anything about it... Hard to speculate too much about it...
2007-06-22 17:44:44 · answer #5 · answered by shaggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanna say that even though they are all teammates, I think the 24 and 48 have their own shop location and the 25 and 5 have another shop location so things may vary. i could be wrong on this but I thought I heard that somewhere. Just my two cents on the situation.
2007-06-22 21:26:13 · answer #6 · answered by Austin B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really good Q. I don't think that is the case. My opinion, Chad always likes to work in the gray area of the rules, he always has {the main reason I no longer am a fan of the 48} disregarding ethics and sportsmanship. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the 48 team is a quote from Chad concerning a shock issue "NASCAR never said we couldn't use them" Typical.
2007-06-22 18:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by Dale Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think that they would risk two cars for testing. If that were the case i think they might try it on one of them.
As good as the 24 has been with the COT i don't see why they were even pushing the limits.
2007-06-22 19:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by kevo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do have an interesting point there.
2007-06-22 18:24:22 · answer #9 · answered by Bethany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They just got caught.
2007-06-22 23:55:23 · answer #10 · answered by rowdy45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋