All Purpose NASCAR Thread

I forgot about the Skinner fiasco. Junior has driven a 3 car in a couple Busch Series events.

 

For Childress.

 

Yes, for Childress.

 

I saw a late model race tonight, and Austin Dillon, grandson of Richard Childress, ran a black #3 car. I mentioned it during an interview and was told that the #3 is, in fact, trademarked and that they had to alter it in order to use it on the car, which has a paint scheme eerily like that of Earnhardt.

 

Only the design of Earnhardt's 3 is trademarked, not the numeral itself:



If you wanted to have any other design of the numeral 3 on your car, like:

or

then Richard Childress couldn't say boo, and neither could the Earnhardt family or NASCAR.

 

Yeah, JJ, but the fans could sure as hell say boo.


All 3 of Evernham's crew chiefs have been suspended and ejected from DIS, as has Robbie Reiser from the 17 team, and all four teams have been docked at least 25 points each.

(Yeah, I know. They don't have any points to lose yet.)

And why look for a qualifying advantage at a race where qualifying barely matters?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-daytonacheating&prov=ap&type=lgns

And what did Mikey have in his intake manifold? I heard he may be facing a sterno penalty.

 

FWIW, Ty the Tool Norris denied that Waltrip had sterno in there.

Why those four guys, who all are locked into the race, decided to gamble like that is baffling to me. Anyone on the inside know whether it was a case of Evernham finding a loophole before NASCAR found it, and now they're coming down hard?

 

Someone answer me this: If NASCAR found the violations in the cars prior to qualifying, why were the cars allowed to qualify? It makes no sense to me to dock points and money to a team when NASCAR allowed them to go onto the track with allegedly illegal equipment. Isn't that pretty much the sanctioning body setting the teams up? I can understand if you get busted in post-qualifying...I have no problem with strict fines, etc. But when NASCAR busts you prior to qualifying, the teams fix the issue, THEN NASCAR nails them, something doesn't quite seem right. And yes, I know I'm talking about NASCAR and I should be used to the illogical manner of the France family, but it still doesn't seem right...

 

Same thing happened to Jimmie Johnson a few years ago... want to say it was 2002 at the 400. They docked him points for a practice infraction. Part was fixed before qualifying.

 

It happens every year. The last 500 I covered, I think it was 05, it happened to Rusty and Robbie Gordon I think. To quote Larry the Cable Guy (God help me), It's like wipin' before you poop, it don't make no sense...

 

This is why I prefer real sports, like baseball. You can't cheat at baseball.

Sincerely,

Barry Bonds

 

Jayski says the 55 team has been banned from the 500. So Michael Waltrip apparently is entering a car under another number. Of course, that will NOT help him with owner's points, since it's a post-entry. Haven't seen this anywhere else.