I believe Nascar should be placing fines on the drivers of these cars that don't pass inspection.Outside of nascar the driver of any vehicle weather it is yours or not is responsible for the car.You accept the condition before you drive it and pay the price if something goes wrong.These drivers know if the car is not right so start handing down fines to them and see how fast the cheating stops.
2007-07-06 00:38:56 · 14 answers · asked by Dave B 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
I agree,
NASCAR needs to start cracking down harder on cheating, I don't care if the driver didn't know about it, the driver should be suspended as well as the crew cheif and should not be allowed anywhere near the race track, or have any contact with the crew.
2007-07-06 01:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many Drivers do you honestly believe know what is on their cars? They are Drivers, not mechanics. And for one person to check every inch of that car for every race, every time it is worked on would be far too great a task.
My Step-father was in the Air Force and we knew alot of Pilots. The Pilot inspects the plane before take off, but still there is only so much they can check. If the engine should fail it is not the Pilot who is held responsible, it is the Crew Chief of that aircraft.
I understand you zealousness and zealousness of others to curb cheating in NASCAR, but I think we all need to take a step back and really evaluate what is taking place each and every weekend before passing judgement on the Drivers.
What NASCAR needs to do is be more consistent and fair in it's rule enforcement. At Louden the #5 and #70 got caught cheating, and blantant cheating. Both where found with unapproved parts in post-race inspection. Their penalty: loss of 25 points and $25,000 fine. Oh, and the 82 got caught cheating, but all they did was disallow their qualifying time with no further penalties.
Correct me if I am wrong but didn't the 8, 24, and 48 get penalized 100 points, $100,000, and the loss of their Crew Chiefs for 6 weeks? The 24 and the 48 got hit with a rule that NASCAR didn't even have on the books till after they benched Gordon and Johnson.
You have 6 Teams; three of them are Fan Favorites and three are not. The three Fan Favorites get hit and hit hard while the three that are not get a slap on the wrist. With NASCAR being this inconsistent, it is no wonder Crew Chiefs are still cheating and it is no wonder the Fans are furious.
2007-07-06 01:06:00 · answer #2 · answered by Gene L 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't disagree with you more. It is pretty plane to see that you are new to this sport.
If you think that a driver knows that there is a bolt holding a bracket that supports a spoiler in place that isn't approved by ASSCAR your F ing nuts.
How is the driver going to know if they used a fuel additive or not?
If the body of a car is 1/2 under what is allowed on the body template?
You can go after a driver when he throws his water bottle out the window or his helmet at another driver, but because of something a body shop does I'm not saying they won't but they sure shouldn't go after the driver like they have.
I read yesterday where they said they are going to go after the driver and that only backs what I have been saying is NASCAR is one dicked up place to be right now. They have to get back to what made them famous not what you think made you famous.
Bill France was not like this. He worked things out when it came to this pre-race stuff. The kid must be a true ***.
2007-07-06 06:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by Ray Y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASCAR has not placed fines on drivers for violations other than taking away points.But with the recent rampant increase in violations it is quite clear that the drivers need to be included in the fines and suspentions.
Yes this will be unpopular but it may be the only way for NASCAR to get the message accross that people/teams that tend to or do alter the rules or cars will be delt with.
And yes one of my favorites would have been suspended it this were the rule.So NASCAR is now making an attempt to police itself.If this means that a major driver or team gets suspended maybe this will halt the rise in cheating and/or altering of the rules.
2007-07-06 02:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the Crew Chiefs responsibility to make sure the car meets all of Nascar rules. The driver has nothing to do with all that. All the driver is responsible for is driving the car and finishing well.
2007-07-06 07:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by nascarfan31 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drivers are not very involved when these cars are built or worked on. They just tell the crew chief what it needs and they fix it. The drivers are part of the car, the crew chief is the only one responsible, unless its a repeat offender like Chad, then some pressure should be put on Rick the owner, not the driver.
2007-07-06 01:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well they need to come up with different punishments... Obviously the suspensions and fines are not doing much. However, I don't think the driver can be punished, they have nothing to do with how the cars are built... Its the crew chiefs job to make sure everything is right before they race...
2007-07-06 02:13:14 · answer #7 · answered by shaggy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fines do not matter, these teams have such deep pockets that the only thing that will ever get their attention is if a car and driver are not allowed to race. Nothing else will ever eliminate the "cheating"
2007-07-06 02:31:11 · answer #8 · answered by 20forLIFE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ain't got no idea about racing. The driver has no idea about what the crew did to the car. I suppose if the coach at a football game doctored the ball, the QB should be tossed?? You people are full of it.
2007-07-06 01:54:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see your point, but the drivers don't set up the cars and do the building of the cars. They only drive them, thats why they aren't ever fined on those things.
2007-07-09 11:16:29 · answer #10 · answered by Bethany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋