[jks812]

In a rare move, the National Stock Car Racing Commission on Wednesday overturned NASCAR's penalties against Kyle Busch's team following a Busch Series win last month at Kansas Speedway.

The three-member panel, which hears appeals of NASCAR discipline and seldom overturns the sanctioning body's decsisions, unanimously agreed that Busch's crew chief, Micahel Bumgarner, should not have been fined $10,000 for having a manifold that did not conform to NASCAR-approved gauges and other measuring devices.



"While rules enforcement must, by necessity, be discretionary in areas not readily measured by gauge, scale or template, the current NASCAR Busch Series manifold rules place extra emphasis on a strictly visual determination of whether or not too much material has been extracted in the plenum area during the polishing process," the commission said.


"By and large, officials need the flexibility to say when a modification has 'gone too far.' However, a direct comparison with the unpolished manufacturer casting or other approved pieces can be inconclusive in some respects without the introduction of additional enforcement parameters."


Car owner Rick Hendrick was pleased with the decision.

"We appreciate the commission giving us the opportunity to present the facts and send a clear message about our performance at Kansas," he said. "The team prepared a race-winning car that met every rule in the book. It's important that our fans, our sponsors and our competitors know that's the case."

[NASCAR Gnome]

Huh??? NASCAR actually overturned a decision?!?

This is a true sign of the impending APOCALYPSE!!!

[Racer Duck]

I think they sent a message to NA$CAR Tech as well as the competitors: eyeballing won't cut it, there has to be an accurate guage by which to check/test adherence to the rules.

'course, NA$CAR still has the old reliable "actions detrimental..." rule to fall back on...

[Campbell]

Originally Posted by NASCAR Gnome

Huh??? NASCAR actually overturned a decision?!?

This is a true sign of the impending APOCALYPSE!!!

LOL yeah surprising, right?!

[Quality88]

Bullsh!t...... Don't get me wrong, I'm glad for once they overturned their decision when they were wrong.... but how many times have they done this to other racers and their cars and not overturned it.

[SpaceCadet]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Bullsh!t...... Don't get me wrong, I'm glad for once they overturned their decision when they were wrong.... but how many times have they done this to other racers and their cars and not overturned it.

I guess that would depend on how many actually appealed it in the first place. The anti-HMS league is going to scream "favoritism" again.

[jks812]

Originally Posted by SpaceCadet

I guess that would depend on how many actually appealed it in the first place. The anti-HMS league is going to scream "favoritism" again.

Every week when you read that one was penalized you also read where they are appealing the penalty and then you read where they lost the appeal. That's why I was surprised they overturned this one.
Being one of the anti HMS league, no I don't think this was done out of favoritism. After all Gordon and Johnson didn't win their appeals before.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by jks812

Being one of the anti HMS league, no I don't think this was done out of favoritism. After all Gordon and Johnson didn't win their appeals before.

I concur.........