Gordon, Johnson fail qualifying inspection

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tidwell

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John Roberts just spouted off about Jimmie Johnson being one of the best road course drivers out there in the same breath as Jeff Gordon. :lol:
 
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How can you fail prerace inspection and not be given the chance to fix whats wrong? Even Waltrip got to put a new engine in his car at Daytona after the accellerant deal...
 
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They're allowing them to fix it, and the #48 just passed inspection the second time around apparently. They'll be allowed on the track tomorrow, assuming they pass inspection this second time.
 
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Has Jimmie Johnson ever won a road course race??? I don't think so, John Roberts, NEVER mention him in the same sentence in Jeff Gordon while speaking of road course racing.
 
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tidwell said:
They're allowing them to fix it, and the #48 just passed inspection the second time around apparently. They'll be allowed on the track tomorrow, assuming they pass inspection this second time.
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That makes more sense....

That line earlier about sitting at home startled me...
 
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kkep48 said:
Has Jimmie Johnson ever won a road course race??? I don't think so, John Roberts, NEVER mention him in the same sentence in Jeff Gordon while speaking of road course racing.
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Exactly.

orange+white=heaven said:
That makes more sense....

That line earlier about sitting at home startled me...
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I believe he was referring to the crew chiefs, who could be suspended for this.
 
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They should get the same thing that every other crew chief has gotten that's messed with anything that they shouldn't have....JMO....And no I'm not just saying this because it was 2 Hendrick drivers and what not, I'd say that for anyone
 
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NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said both cars "failed the initial inspection ... as a result of body modifications found to be outside NASCAR tolerances. The front fender [of both cars] was modified outside of NASCAR regulations. They did not meet the C2 template inspection."

"When we presented the cars for inspection today [NASCAR] found our fenders were outside their limits in between the templates," said Doug Duchardt, Hendrick Motorsports' vice president of development. "The cars fit the templates. We thought we could work on the points between the templates and it became clear to us [in inspection] that we could not."
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yeah, let's hang 'em by their toenails. :banghead2: NASCAR needs to get a grip. to me, this seems minor and is no reason for all the "get a rope" blather.
 
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Even though I think Nascar has been way too harsh on their fines and penalties, they should get the same penalty, fine, and points deduction that Dale Jr. and his crew chief got.

"It's going to suck with those two cars starting in the back because guys up front aren't going to get any TV time." - Kurt Busch :eek:lol:
 
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Just attempt vehicular manslaughter on pit road again, Kurt. That'll warrant some camera time.
 
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I couldn't resist. :lol:

Kyle Petty believes it'll be a harsher penalty than the #8 team received.

"You have a rule book, and we have rules. NASCAR has been adamant about the COT. For 24 months they've been adamant about the COT, "Don't mess with us on this.'

"I think we've already seen it when a mistake was made by the 8 car. We saw how drastic they approached a mistake, so anytime you get into something they deem intentional it's gonna be big. With what's gone on [Friday], they deemed it to be intentional, so it's gonna be a little harsher."
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#10_Ainge_#10 said:
They should get the same thing that every other crew chief has gotten that's messed with anything that they shouldn't have....JMO....And no I'm not just saying this because it was 2 Hendrick drivers and what not, I'd say that for anyone
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:unsure:
 
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Oh, I'm not jealous. That thought just popped in my mind when I read Kurt's quote. You know I don't think he should've been penalized in any way for that Dover incident since Stewart and Robby weren't. :)
 
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