do you think it was just some accident, or maybe sabotaged?
2007-11-01 05:49:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
NASCAR has ruled out sabotage.
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/10/29/atlanta.water.fuel.dhamlin/index.html
The above link explains what NASCAR officials know to date. Below are a few exerpts from the story.
"Speaking Monday during a two-day test session, Darby said NASCAR and Sunoco are actively pursuing the cause of the contaminated water that affected "more than two and less than 43" of the cars in the Pep Boys Auto 500."
"For example, our race winner [Sunday] night, in post-race inspection, we did find some evidence of some water in the fuel," Darby said. "Obviously, from a performance standpoint, there wasn't an issue. [Then there was] a high level of contamination that we did find in a couple of cars, such as [Dave Blaney] and [Hamlin],where there was enough introduced into the fuel system that could potentially create some performance deterrents."
"It's a brownish-colored water," he said. "Typically, if it was just water, it would appear to be more clear. What the residue in the water can help us understand is if it's come from a failed pipe or a pump or some other source that could allow that to enter the fuel."
I hope that answers your question.
2007-11-01 06:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Steve T 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it was an accident.I read on NASCAR.com that the water in the fuel came form a portable gas pump that was being used to alleviate the traffic jam that happens at the fuel pumps when the teams are trying to get their gas cans filled. The drivers affected were Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Dave Blaney, Denny Hamlin, and supposedly Jimmie Johnson.
2007-11-04 08:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by gibbsracing201811 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was just an accident... maybe a leak in the lines that run from the underground tanks to the dispensers. Lots of guys had problems b/c of it... Hamlin, Blaney, Johnson, Earnhardt, Biffle... and some more that I can't remember.
2007-11-01 16:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by tuberk768 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No sabotage...no conspiracy theory...still a mystery. Funny it happens in a state that is in severe drought though!
Go Jr.>>>>
2007-11-01 13:29:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Accident!!!!!
2007-11-01 20:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by Ed P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
another was stewart i think
2007-11-01 18:24:49 · answer #6 · answered by Rey Mystereo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋