Jeffy Gordon fails post race inspection

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That sucks but if there is any track you don't mind starting from the back it's the plate races.
 
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"We're sure this wasn't intentional," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition.
No fines or point deductions will be assessed to the No. 24 team, according to Pemberton
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Now why dosen't this part surprise me? :banghead2:
 
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Alot of things can cause a car to be lower after a race. It passed the pre race inspection so it wasn't a obivous attempt to cheat.
 
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which means...

Kurt Busch won the seond race. :rock: :rock: :rock:

i posted that before i read the article. nevermind.
 
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Once the race started, the load on those misaligned bolts caused the car's quarterpanels, but not the roof, to be lower than the minimum allowed height.
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It's amazing how detailed the inspections have gotten.
 
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tidwell said:
lol... I'm sure there have been other instances, but Jr. got docked points for his car being too low in post-race inspection after winning the Fall race at Talladega in 2001.
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Did he lose points that he just won in that particular race? Gordon didn't win any points in this race.

Another way to think of it is that Gordon was docked about 40 starting spots.
 
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Kenseth, Kahne, Sadler, Riggs, and Waltrip for that matter didn't win any points for qualifying, either...
 
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I have two sides on this..First off I am a F.A.G....and before yall flip..that is fans against Gordon..cheesy but true...but anyways...I find it comical that Gordon got caught...but on his defense, has NASCAR gone nuts or something? I am just wandering if they are "that much more strick" than they were last yr...but on the other side, if Gordon is getting penalized, why is he not getting docked any points? Is it b/c he is Gordon? They say it was just a "broken" part...well, hell...some of the others could have said the same thing..all well...:ermm:
 
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He is still considered the winner of the race.

But to not fine him or deduct points is ridiculous. He was almost an inch low on his quarter panels. That is 2.5 mph faster than everyone else. That is not fair and his ass got off easy. Very bad move by NASCAR to come down so harsh on the other guys and slap Gordo on the hand. B.S.
 
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checkerboard_charly said:
He is still considered the winner of the race.

But to not fine him or deduct points is ridiculous. He was almost an inch low on his quarter panels. That is 2.5 mph faster than everyone else. That is not fair and his ass got off easy. Very bad move by NASCAR to come down so harsh on the other guys and slap Gordo on the hand. B.S.
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He is fragile and must be treated differently than the men!
 
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volinbham said:
Did he lose points that he just won in that particular race? Gordon didn't win any points in this race.

Another way to think of it is that Gordon was docked about 40 starting spots.
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Everybody else who has failed inspection this week is starting the season "in the red" in points, some for very minor infractions. Last year Jimmy Johnson was caught cheating during qualifying, enough to lose his crew chief for four races, but didn't lose any points. They dock everybody else in the garage points for the least little thing, but they never take points from a Hendrick car, no matter what.
 
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tidwell said:
Kenseth, Kahne, Sadler, Riggs, and Waltrip for that matter didn't win any points for qualifying, either...
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Everybody else who has failed inspection this week is starting the season "in the red" in points, some for very minor infractions. Last year Jimmy Johnson was caught cheating during qualifying, enough to lose his crew chief for four races, but didn't lose any points. They dock everybody else in the garage points for the least little thing, but they never take points from a Hendrick car, no matter what.
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I just not one for conspiracy theories. Before I buy into this, I'd like to see apples to apples comparisons. Apparently, NASCAR puts rules violations into categories with varying penalties depending on the severity in their mind.

This reminds me of the NCAA. Different infractions are dealt with very differently based on some set of rules. It seems completely arbitrary but if you look deeper you see that the NCAA considers recruiting violations to be a bigger deal than violations after a student is on campus. Likewise, in the Reggie Bush case the sanctions will be very different depending on the source of his $$$ (booster vs. agent). If agent as suspected, USC would only face retroactive penalties. If a booster, they could easily face future penalties (scholarship deductions).
 
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volinbham said:
I just not one for conspiracy theories. Before I buy into this, I'd like to see apples to apples comparisons. Apparently, NASCAR puts rules violations into categories with varying penalties depending on the severity in their mind.
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The violations by the Evernham cars were less severe than what the 48 did last year.
 
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What exactly did the 48 do last year that got Knauss suspended? I've forgotten.
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
The violations by the Evernham cars were less severe than what the 48 did last year.
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Rules and penalties change from year to year (e.g. tuck rule in NFL or the Patriots mugging receivers rule).

Do we know if NASCAR entered this year with a stricter stance overall against rule violations - based on last year? Wasn't the Knauss punishment considered pretty severe at the time?

I don't have a dog in this fight - I'm not a Gordon/Hendrix fan (don't dislike them either). However before I believe NASCAR is playing favorites I want to see apples to apples comparisons. (e.g. if Hendrix pulls the same violations as Evernham this year - do they get the same punishment.)
 
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