[simple simon]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR inspectors have added to their collection of illegal parts during inspection.


Among the new items added for display at the NASCAR hauler are unapproved windshield braces have been confiscated from the No. 22 Toyota driven by Dave Blaney.


Unapproved probe heaters utilized in car’s transmissions were found on both Robert Yates Racing cars, the Nos. 38 and 88, driven by David Gilliland and Ricky Rudd, respectively.

That's Racin' | 02/15/2007 | NASCAR seizes illegal parts from Yates team's cars, Blaney's Toyota

[simple simon]

does this send the front row to the back row ?

[Mike24]

Wow! And it looks like we may add another team to that list unfortunately. I was watching Raceday and Truck qualifying, and NASCAR found something on the 24 car. But the funny thing is they did not find it on pre race inspection, but they found it on post race inspection? I'm confused.

[simple simon]

i saw your post on the Duel race thread Mike

ive been searching for more info but havent found anything more on it yet

ill keep looking though

[simple simon]

Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Nextel Cup News Page

• Post Inspection Problem with #24? SPEED's Victory Lane show is reporting NASCAR is looking hard at the #24-Jeff Gordon car that won the 2nd Gatorade Duel 150 race, supposedly something with the templates

• doesnt sound good....probably wont hear much more until tomorrow

[LSC9901]

I looked at Nascar.Com and didn't see anything there about Gordon's car.

[Mike24]

Originally Posted by simple simon

doesnt sound good....probably wont hear much more until tomorrow

But wouldn't you think they would have found that in pre-race inspection? That's the confusing part.

Alot of guys are getting in the grey areas. This proves that these teams actually care about their performance, which is why they are pushing the grey areas. I heard Jeff had a talk with Letarte, he must be upset with him and the team. But they will get it worked out I'm sure.

[simple simon]

sorry Mike.......the news i found isnt so good

After winning the second Gatorade Duel 150, Jeff Gordon was relegated to the 42nd starting position for Sunday's Daytona 500 after his car failed post-race inspection. Gordon's car was found to be roughly an inch too low, the result of what NASCAR characterized as an unintentional misalignment of a bolt and shock mount

FOX Sports - Daytona 500 - Gordon's No. 24 fails inspection

[Mike24]

OUCH! Oh boy, Gordon isn't gonna be too happy with the team. But his car looked strong, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

[LSC9901]

This incident is similar to a problem they used to have concerning the height of the cars at the end of the race. When the drivers got out they would jump up and down on the roof. In some cases it actually lowered the car making it illegal. That's why you won't see any drivers jumping on the car anymore.

[Mike24]

This is a serious penalty for something very minor. I think NASCAR is actually going to put a stop to the grey areas.

Oh well, hopefully Jeff and the 24 team move on and focus on trying to win the 500. A win is a win, you can't take it away from him.

[Mike24]

Good news. NASCAR says that they believe this was NOT intentional, but they will still drop Jeff back to 42nd. That's good to know that the team didn't do anything wrong, it was just an accident.

Gordon's winning car fails Duels inspection

Will start 42nd in Daytona 500 because of infraction

By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
February 15, 2007
08:05 PM EST

Jeff Gordon's winning racecar in Thursday's Gatorade Duels 150 qualifying race failed post-race inspection, dropping him from fourth to 42nd on the starting grid for Sunday's Daytona 500.

Gordon's car was deemed "close to an inch" too low, according to NASCAR officials, due to the fact that a bolt on the shock fastener was misaligned.

"We're sure this wasn't intentional," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition.

No fines or point deductions will be assessed to the No. 24 team, according to Pemberton.

Despite the infraction, Gordon still goes into the record books as the qualifying race winner.

Gordon is a three-time Daytona 500 winner.

[BringBackWilkesboro]

Originally Posted by Mike24

Good news. NASCAR says that they believe this was NOT intentional, but they will still drop Jeff back to 42nd. That's good to know that the team didn't do anything wrong, it was just an accident.

Gordon's winning car fails Duels inspection

Will start 42nd in Daytona 500 because of infraction

By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
February 15, 2007
08:05 PM EST

Jeff Gordon's winning racecar in Thursday's Gatorade Duels 150 qualifying race failed post-race inspection, dropping him from fourth to 42nd on the starting grid for Sunday's Daytona 500.

Gordon's car was deemed "close to an inch" too low, according to NASCAR officials, due to the fact that a bolt on the shock fastener was misaligned.

"We're sure this wasn't intentional," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition.

No fines or point deductions will be assessed to the No. 24 team, according to Pemberton.

Despite the infraction, Gordon still goes into the record books as the qualifying race winner.

Gordon is a three-time Daytona 500 winner.

This is where the penalizing gets to the point of being unfair. NASCAR knows this was something that happened to the car while it was on the track, but he is still forced to the back. I understand that whether intentional or not, it gave him an illegal advantage, but neither Gordon or his team had anything to do with it, and they still suffer the consequences. On the other side of things, NASCAR has got to be fair to the other 42 guys in the 500. Its a win-lose-lose that cant be fixed.

[LSC9901]

It would seem that it was in no way intentional so it is good that no point or cash penalty is imposed. I'm not sure about the drop in positions, but if they rule this way consistently then maybe it'll be OK. On most tracks I can see him driving his way back to the front but at Daytona it will be a challenge. Getting to the front will invoove more than just hard driving. Luck for him and some bad luck for others will be what it takes.

[Mike24]

Originally Posted by BringBackWilkesboro

This is where the penalizing gets to the point of being unfair. NASCAR knows this was something that happened to the car while it was on the track, but he is still forced to the back. I understand that whether intentional or not, it gave him an illegal advantage, but neither Gordon or his team had anything to do with it, and they still suffer the consequences. On the other side of things, NASCAR has got to be fair to the other 42 guys in the 500. Its a win-lose-lose that cant be fixed.

I agree. NASCAR needs to calm down on the penalties they give. I know they want to stop the cheating, but this was not Jeff's nor the team's fault, and they shouldn't have penalized Jeff like that. Oh well. Michael Waltrip said this could help him get more grip in the turns with it being raised up, so I guess it's a win-lose situation when you look at it.