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#252
#252
(2/13/2006, 5:48 p.m. ET
The Associated Press

(AP) — Crew chief Chad Knaus calls himself an innovator in the racing world. NASCAR hasn't exactly seen it the same way. Here is a Knaus timeline that includes penalties imposed by NASCAR:

• March, 21, 2001: Suspended two races and fined $5,000 for using unapproved shoulder harnesses in a car driver by Stacy Compton.
• Oct. 22, 2001: Fined $750 for using unapproved windshield clips on Compton's car.
• Dec. 10, 2001: Hired by Hendrick Motorsports as crew chief for Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet.
• July 11, 2002: Fined $25,000 for having improperly installed mounting bolts. The team also was docked 25 championship points and 25 owner points.
• July 23, 2002: Fined $5,000 for cursing during a live television interview, NASCAR's first sanction for profanity.
• May 21, 2003: Fined $1,000 for using an unapproved air-directional device during NASCAR's All-Star race.
• May 26, 2003: Signed five-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports.
• May 27, 2003: Fined $2,500 for using an unapproved refrigerant.
• March 15, 2005: Suspended two races and fined $35,000 because Johnson's race-winning car failed to meet the minimum height requirement during post-race inspection at Las Vegas. The team also was docked 25 championship points, which knocked Johnson out of the points lead.
• March 16, 2005: Appealed suspension.
• March 23, 2005: National Stock Car Racing Commission overturned the suspension and placed Knaus on 90 days of probation, but upheld the fine and the points penalty.
• Sept. 30, 2005: NASCAR changes a rule regarding shock absorbers after Knaus exploited a loophole that caused Johnson's car to fail post-race inspection at Dover International Speedway.
• Feb. 12, 2006: Johnson's qualifying time for the Daytona 500 was disqualified after the car failed a post-qualifying inspection.
• Feb. 13, 2006: Suspended from the Daytona 500 for raising the rear window on Johnson's car to alter the aerodynamics during the team's qualifying run.
 
#253
#253
(JennVols @ Feb 13 said:
(2/13/2006, 5:48 p.m. ET
The Associated Press

(AP) — Crew chief Chad Knaus calls himself an innovator in the racing world. NASCAR hasn't exactly seen it the same way. Here is a Knaus timeline that includes penalties imposed by NASCAR:

• March, 21, 2001: Suspended two races and fined $5,000 for using unapproved shoulder harnesses in a car driver by Stacy Compton.
• Oct. 22, 2001: Fined $750 for using unapproved windshield clips on Compton's car.
• Dec. 10, 2001: Hired by Hendrick Motorsports as crew chief for Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet.
• July 11, 2002: Fined $25,000 for having improperly installed mounting bolts. The team also was docked 25 championship points and 25 owner points.
• July 23, 2002: Fined $5,000 for cursing during a live television interview, NASCAR's first sanction for profanity.
• May 21, 2003: Fined $1,000 for using an unapproved air-directional device during NASCAR's All-Star race.
• May 26, 2003: Signed five-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports.
• May 27, 2003: Fined $2,500 for using an unapproved refrigerant.
• March 15, 2005: Suspended two races and fined $35,000 because Johnson's race-winning car failed to meet the minimum height requirement during post-race inspection at Las Vegas. The team also was docked 25 championship points, which knocked Johnson out of the points lead.
• March 16, 2005: Appealed suspension.
• March 23, 2005: National Stock Car Racing Commission overturned the suspension and placed Knaus on 90 days of probation, but upheld the fine and the points penalty.
• Sept. 30, 2005: NASCAR changes a rule regarding shock absorbers after Knaus exploited a loophole that caused Johnson's car to fail post-race inspection at Dover International Speedway.
• Feb. 12, 2006: Johnson's qualifying time for the Daytona 500 was disqualified after the car failed a post-qualifying inspection.
• Feb. 13, 2006: Suspended from the Daytona 500 for raising the rear window on Johnson's car to alter the aerodynamics during the team's qualifying run.
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well at least he trys. they win to.
 
#254
#254
Knaus is the best crew chief in the garage... imagine all the crap he gets away with that does end up helping the #48. I'd say they end every year in the + rather than the - as far as points with all the crap he pulls.
 
#259
#259
(tidwell @ Feb 14 said:
NASCAR marking off 'no zones' at Daytona to limit bump drafting
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OMG.

I am floored. this could be the worst move ever by nascar. i hate the bump drafting in the turns but when they start saying when and where they can do it, it will be bad.


what are they gonna do. start black flagging b/c they THINK they saw someone illegally bump draft.


nascar is gonna continue to go downhill if they keep regulating EVERYTHING.

I HOPE TO GOD I AM WRONG ABOUT THIS. but nascar is killing all the fun. these drivers know the risks and they know how much they are getting paid. if they cant learn to bump draft without it being ENFORCED then they should not be on the track.

PERIOD.
 
#260
#260
here it is in writing.





NASCAR will post additional officials in the turns at Daytona International Speedway to monitor the act of bump-drafting between cars on the track, according to Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition for the sanctioning body. And left up to make the call, he said Tuesday, officials could penalize drivers for such contact. Pemberton said the officials would begin monitoring the situation beginning with Thursday's Gatorade Duals, twin 150-mile qualifying races that will set the remainder of the field for the Feb. 19 Daytona 500. "I think what we are going to do over the week as the races unfold," Pemberton said, "we may have some zones that we post added officials in where me might be forced to make a call of a bump draft that is unnecessary. The straightaways, obviously, don't appear to be a problem. But we're working on it. We've talked to the competitors about the problem and we may be put in the position that we have to make some calls that we really don't want to make."
The act of bump-drafting occurs when a driver makes contact with his and another vehicle in front of him on the race track with the front bumper of his car. The "hit" is normally used to push the car in front past a car beside it. The practice has become fairly common at Daytona and Talladega, however, following Sunday's Budweiser Shootout, defending series champion Tony Stewart said the act of bump drafting could lead to another death at the 2.5-mile track. As far as penalties are concerned, Pemberton said it could be "a pass through as far as coming down pit road. It could be anything. ... This is a serious matter. "Everybody has to remember, we don't drive these things. The drivers are in control, they have the pedals they can push and the steering wheel they can turn. To leave it in our hands when we're not out there ... they may get a call that they didn't bargain for."(NASCAR Scene)(2-14-2006)
 
#261
#261
I agree that slam drafting someone in a turn probably isn't the safest thing to do, but how are they going to decide what is bump drafting and what is just barely tapping them? Someone's gonna get screwed over just because they pulled up on the back of someone and barely tapped'em.

They should only black flag'em if they cause a wreck by doing it. Make'em sit in the pits for a few laps or something.
 
#262
#262
Jimmie Johnson will take out half the field at Daytona doing that crap......he done it at Talladega last year, can't beat em fairly might as well take em out
 
#266
#266
Anybody going to Daytona this weekend beside me? I'll be in DePalma section C Row 19 on Sunday! The Great American Race is awsome.
 
#267
#267
(tidwell @ Feb 13 said:
Twin (I'm not gonna call them the "Duels") 150 Lineups

Race 1

Race 2
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No picks for the Twins?

I like Stewart in the first one... he'll probably win the 500 too. Same car that dominated both Daytona races last year. Jr. oughtta make it up to the top 5, but he didn't sound too pleased with his car today in the practices.

Gordon oughtta dominate the second race, with Harvick finishing second.
 
#268
#268
Go Ryan Newman, he is my pick to win it all this year. I wont watch much racing, but if I do he is my new favorite driver even though rusty and newman never really got along when they were team mates.... Am I the only one that feels racing is going to be diffrent without rusty at bristol??
 
#269
#269
These new rules that Nascar comes up with every year are getting more lame. :bad:


They might as well not let Jimmie Johnson on the track at all if they are going to be so strict on the bump drafting. He will take out half the field anyways.
 
#270
#270
(vols2345 @ Feb 16 said:
Go Ryan Newman, he is my pick to win it all this year. I wont watch much racing, but if I do he is my new favorite driver even though rusty and newman never really got along when they were team mates.... Am I the only one that feels racing is going to be diffrent without rusty at bristol??
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Bristol won't be the same without Rusty. He owned Bristol.
 
#271
#271
I'll take Dale Jr. in the first one....That one is loaded with people....the reson I am gonna say that I take Jr. is simply because he has all his teammates in that race with him, those 3 hook up you better look out....Like he said, they aren't fast by themselves but they are good in the draft and practice speeds show that

Second one, I would take Greg Biffle....maybe.....that one IMO is a toss up
 
#272
#272
twin 150 results.

First race.

car#, driver, starting spot, laps led

#38-Sadler-f (3)[locked in top-35 op](36 laps led)
#99-Edwards-f (14)[locked in top-35 op]
#8-Earnhardt Jr.-c (20)[locked in top-35 op]/engine change
#48 -Johnson-c (29)[locked in top-35 op]
#17-Kenseth-f (28)[locked in top-35 op]

#2-Busch-d (6)[locked in top-35 op]
#31-Burton-c (1)[locked in pole](13 laps led)
#20-Stewart-c (10)[locked in top-35 op](15 laps led)
#11-Hamlin-c (7)[locked in top-35 op]
#1-Truex Jr.-c (18)[locked in top-35 op]

#66-Green-c (12)[locked in top-35 op]
#21-Schrader-f (16)[locked in top-35 op]
#88-Jarrett-f (2)[locked in top-35 op]
#9-Kahne-d (13)[locked in top-35 op]
#49-Sherman-d (24)[locked in top-35 op]

#61-Lepage-f (15)[needs to race in/or speed..if][RACES IN]
#36-Elliott-c (5)[locked in speed][RACES IN]
#23-Skinner-d (23)[needs to race in]
#74-Cope-d (22)[needs to race in]
#25-Vickers-c (9)[locked in top-35 op]

#07-Bowyer-c (4)[locked in top-35 op]
#52-Gunselman-c (26)[needs to race in]
#50-Foyt-d (19)[needs to race in]
#59-Belmont-f (27)[needs to race in]
#64-LaJoie-c (21)[needs to race in] -2 laps

#14-Marlin-c (8)[locked in top-35 op] - 4 laps
#92-Chaffin-c (25)[needs to race in]/back OUT
#15-Menard-c (17)[needs to race in/or speed..if] OUT
#00-Sadler-f (11)[locked in speed] OUT

c=chevy; d=dodge; f=ford


second race

car#, driver, starting spot, laps led

#24-Gordon-c (1)[locked in outside pole](38 laps led)
#5-Busch-c (4)[locked in top-35 op](22 laps led)
#26-McMurray-f (3)[locked in top-35 op]
#43-Labonte-d (2)[locked in top-35 op](4 laps led)
#6-Martin-f (12)[locked in top-35 op]

#45-Petty-d (19)[locked in top-35 op]
#42-Mears-d (14)[locked in top-35 op]
#16-Biffle-f (11)[locked in top-35 op]
#12-Newman-d (15)[locked in top-35 op]
#7-Gordon-c (10)[locked in speed] RACES IN

#41-Sorenson-d (13)[locked in top-35 op]
#09-Wallace-d (24)[needs to race in] RACES IN
#10-Riggs-d (27)[needs to race in] MISSES
#78-Wallace-c (26)[needs to race in] MISSES
#19-Mayfield-d (9)[locked in top-35 op]

#29-Harvick-c (5)[locked in top-35 op]
#4-Wimmer-c (18)[needs to race in]
#96-Labonte-c (29)[locked in Champ Prov]
#55-Waltrip-d (23)[locked in top-35 op]
#40-Stremme-d (21)[locked in top-35 op]

#27-Shelmerdine-c (16)[needs to race in/or speed..if](IN ON SPEED)
#37-Blount-d (25)[needs to race in]
#22-Blaney-d (20)[locked in top-35 op]
#18-Yeley-c (7)[locked in top-35 op] -1 lap
#89-Shepherd-d (22)[needs to race in] -2 laps

#32-Kvapil-c (8)[locked in speed] -4 laps
#80-Long-f (28)[needs to race in] -8 laps
#95-Barrett-c (17)[needs to race in] OUT
#01-Nemechek-c (6)[locked in top-35 op] OUT/engine

 
#273
#273
THIS IS THE FINAL STARTING POSITIONS FOR THE 500.


1. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 189.151 mph.
2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188.877 mph.
3. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.810 mph.
4. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 187.570 mph.
5. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 186.614 mph.
6. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 187.743 mph.
7. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 185.124 mph.
8. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 187.935 mph.
9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet,
10. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 186.436 mph.
11. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford,
12. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 184.794 mph.
13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 187.539 mph.
14. (42) Casey Mears, Dodge, 186.127 mph.
15. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 187.196 mph.
16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 186.672 mph.
17. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 187.488 mph.
18. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 185.774 mph.
19. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 185.242 mph.
20. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.850 mph.
21. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 186.990 mph.
22. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 186.289 mph.
23. (21) Ken Schrader, Ford, 186.043 mph.
24. (09) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 182.953 mph.
25. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 188.849 mph.
26. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 186.908 mph.
27. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 186.691 mph.
28. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 187.406 mph.
29. (49) Brent Sherman, Dodge, 182.142 mph.
30. (55) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 183.411 mph.
31. (61) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 186.097 mph.
32. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 184.543 mph.
33. (36) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 187.715 mph.
34. (22) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 184.566 mph.
35. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 187.239 mph.
36. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 187.207 mph.
37. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 187.786 mph.
38. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 187.402 mph.
39. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 187.274 mph.
40. (32) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 187.106 mph.
41. (00) Hermie Sadler, Ford, 187.025 mph.
42. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Chevrolet, 185.361 mph.
43. (96) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, past champion.
 
#275
#275
Lineup for tonight's Craftsman Truck series race. i love the trucks. its on the SPEED channel



1 6 Mark Martin Ford Scotts 178.628 50.384 Leader
2 22 Bill Lester Toyota Checkers/Rally's 178.017 50.557 -0.173
3 21 Stacy Compton Ford State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Ice Cream 177.715 50.643 -0.259
4 20 Jon Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 177.480 50.710 -0.326
5 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 177.473 50.712 -0.328
6 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 177.452 50.718 -0.334
7 60 Jack Sprague Toyota Con-Way Transportation 177.225 50.783 -0.399
8 30 Todd Bodine Toyota iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations 176.779 50.911 -0.527
9 12 Joey Miller Toyota Curb Records 176.367 51.030 -0.646
10 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 176.315 51.045 -0.661
11 47 Kraig Kinser Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial 176.291 51.052 -0.668
12 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral 176.029 51.128 -0.744
13 17 David Reutimann Toyota Toyota Tundra 175.812 51.191 -0.807
14 29 Brad Keselowski Ford K Automotive Performance 175.761 51.206 -0.822
15 99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Racing 175.743 51.211 -0.827
16 59 Mike Wallace Dodge Melling Eng. Pts/M-Select/Harris Trkg 175.685 51.228 -0.844
17 9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE/Germain Mtr Co. 175.644 51.240 -0.856
18 08 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge Tech-Net 175.569 51.262 -0.878
19 16 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Xpress Motorsports 175.486 51.286 -0.902
20 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 175.227 51.362 -0.978
21 13 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 175.227 51.362 -0.978
22 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards/Energizer 175.029 51.420 -1.036
23 15 Kyle Krisiloff Chevrolet ditech.com/Nat'l Land Liquidations/Krud Kutter 174.948 51.444 -1.060
24 98 Erin Crocker Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 174.924 51.451 -1.067
25 85 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Flex Fuel E85 Silverado 174.839 51.476 -1.092
26 18 Bobby Hamilton Dodge Fastenal 174.632 51.537 -1.153
27 25 Boston Reid Dodge Woodard & Sharp Racing 174.405 51.604 -1.220
28 4 Timothy Peters Dodge Dodge Motorsports 174.365 51.616 -1.232
29 04 Kevin Hamlin Dodge Dodge Motorsports 174.338 51.624 -1.240
30 07 Sean Murphy Chevrolet Garden Fresh Chips & Salsa 174.122 51.688 -1.304
31 10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel 174.108 51.692 -1.308
32 77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge Orleans Hotel & Casino 173.953 51.738 -1.354
33 75 Aric Almirola+ Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing - - -
34 8 Chase Montgomery+ Dodge BHR2 - - -
35 1 Robert Richardson+ Dodge WinYourMortgage.com - - -
36 02 Kelly Sutton Chevrolet Team Copaxone 175.404 51.310 -0.92
 
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