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Originally Posted by Mr. Ford95
Sorry Scottt, unlike you, I don't go near Jayski. I do talk with Marty Smith from time to time since he grew up just down the road from me. He's the only person I will ever believe when it comes to rumors and stories, he hasn't been wrong yet. Remember the Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte deal at Sonoma a couple years ago? They got busted for a fender being out of shape. It was then that NASCAR said they were going to look at intent on these violations and in that instance, the intent was to cheat so they punished both teams even though they had broke no rules. They had found a "grey" area to work in and exploited it as it was an area not covered in the new COT rule book. They were straight up cheating, they hadn't mistakenly messed up a fender. Remember Jeff Gordon winning a 150 2 years ago at Daytona only to lose his 4th place starting spot for the 500 whereas others got major punishment? Per NASCAR:
Still has nothing to do with Engine, Gas, or Tires. Nascar said 2 years ago it is a automatic $250K fine if the engine is out of spec, tires are softened, or the gas has a additive in it.
The place Carl is getting shafted is a driver has never been suspended before. The car owner is listed as his wife. The owner and crew chief should be getting suspended and fined.
No Belpre I don't think Gordon had any type of traction control. The risk is too high for even the mastermind crew chiefs. Everyone associated would be black balled out of any type of racing if caught. With multi million dollar sponsors and contracts I don't think anyone would be crazy enough to try it.
Traction control has come along way. The first ones were a sensor on the wheels to sense wheel spin, easy to spot. Today they have them where you can turn them on and off with a cell phone. There is another the driver can carry in his pocket and plug it in and unplug it and put in his pocket when he gets out of the car. If you listen close you can hear them because they ****** the timing everytime there is sudden jump in RPM.