Edwards penalized.... loses points lead

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306...rds_penalty;_ylt=AifN4mzIU6lXmxXfaZzsalCs0NUE

 

I don't like Edwards, but this is the kind of crap that makes Nascar annoying. Too many penalties. Too many rules.

 

We were just discussing this at work. There are way too many rules. However, in this case Edwards did seemingly have a competitive advantage.


I am glad that they overturned the point reduction for Robby Gordon. I thought he was getting a raw deal.

 

the difference in the nose that RG had on his cars and the "approved" nose was where the headlight stickers went on. no lie

 

Dodge needs to pay his fine.

 

They trying to say they couldn't tell if a screw was lose until they get the lid back? Can't they see if the threads were stripped?

 

Toyota's GM says #99 knew what it was doing with lid: Lee White, GM for Toyota Racing Development, said Carl Edwards' team knowingly caused a lid to come loose on an oil tank in his Ford because it increased the car's speed during Sunday's victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Edwards was penalized 100 points by NASCAR for the missing cover. Roush Fenway Racing has denied the infraction was intentional, saying a bolt broke because of a vibration. The team said it wasn't certain it achieved a gain in performance. White said the manufacturer's testing at wind tunnels in Germany revealed removing the cover on the oil tank (located in a steel box behind the driver's seat) resulted in 170 extra pounds of downforce, the aerodynamic measurement of keeping a car glued to the track. White also said video of a pit stop showed a member of Edwards' pit crew pulling on a right rear fender to open a 3-inch gap to an inner panel. Toyota testing showed that would create about 70 pounds of downforce, White said. NASCAR said the only issue with the car during inspection was the lid

 

Do you think they should have taken away the win?

 

Shouldn't have been speeding.

 

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